Trump to hit Canada, Mexico and China with tariffs beginning Saturday

On Saturday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY White House Correspondent Joey Garrison breaks down President Donald Trump’s announcement of new tariffs. A Medevac jet crashed into a residential Philadelphia neighborhood Friday evening, with six people on board. Officials recover the helicopter’s black box after this week’s collision. Remember the victims here. Mexico’s president explains why Google shouldn’t rename the Gulf…

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Trump to talk tariffs with leaders of Canada and Mexico

On Monday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: President Donald Trump will speak with the leaders of Canada and Mexico Monday after a tense weekend over tariffs. USA TODAY White House Correspondent Bart Jansen takes a look at some of the early Trump policies already breaking norms. Authorities say the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet…

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Donald Trump returns to the White House

On Tuesday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY Chief Political Correspondent Phillip M. Bailey gives some of the biggest takeaways from President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day. Trump’s new meme coin soars. USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen breaks down Trump’s executive orders surrounding January 6 pardons, and the southern border. Trump Monday also signed an order on TikTok and removed the…

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Syrian President Assad flees country as rebels take over

On Monday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Rebels have taken over Syria. What’s next? USA TODAY Congress, Campaigns and Democracy Reporter Sudiksha Kochi takes a look at the possibility of bipartisanship, as some Democrats signal support for certain Trump picks and initiatives. Donald Trump says he’ll begin pardoning Jan. 6 rioters on the ‘first day’ of his second term….

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