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What's next for President-elect Donald Trump's hush money sentencing?

USA TODAY White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers talks through how the Biden administration is addressing aid to Ukraine in its final weeks.

Donald Trump taps TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Plus, he picks Linda McMahon to be education secretary.

USA TODAY National Correspondent Rick Jervis discusses immigrant advocates' concerns about children under Trump immigration plans.

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Israel has intensified its bombardment in and around Beirut, and Hezbollah has kept up missile fire into Israel, while U.S.-led diplomacy progresses.

USA TODAY National Immigration Reporter Lauren Villagran discusses President-elect Donald Trump's comment about using the military to carry out mass deportations.

President Joe Biden asks Congress for $100 billion to aid recovery from hurricanes and other disasters.

President-elect Donald Trump picks Fox host Sean Duffy for Transportation secretary.

USA TODAY Wellness Reporter Charles Trepany talks about why some Gen Z men are shifting to the right.

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The Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to strike deep inside Russian territory.

USA TODAY White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers discusses how world leaders are approaching the transition from Biden to Trump.

As President-elect Donald Trump retakes the White House, climate-change experts are preparing for another fight.

USA TODAY Congress, Campaigns and Democracy Reporter Sudiksha Kochi talks about how Donald Trump could still face some pushback from members of his own party, despite GOP trifecta control in Washington.

Forensic science failures persist as labs fail to adopt standards.

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President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a multitude of promises from mass deportations to banning transgender athletes. But perhaps the area that American voters said they were most persuaded by is the economy. From enacting tariffs on foreign goods to slashing taxes for both individuals and businesses, Trump’s vision of economic populism is about to be put to the test. How might the Trump administration impact the economy in his second term? USA TODAY Money Reporter Medora Lee joins The Excerpt to decode what his various proposals might mean for the economy.

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Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will request the House Ethics Committee not release a potentially damaging report on the conduct of President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general - former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Trump's Defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth was involved in a 2017 sexual assault probe.

USA TODAY Congress and Campaigns Reporter Savannah Kuchar looks at what's next for Democrats after a rough November.

Jake Paul defeated Mike Tyson by unanimous decision in their highly anticipated boxing bout.

USA TODAY National Correspondent Elizabeth Weise discusses how scientists revived frogs in Yosemite lakes.

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President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Is Trump signaling a retribution agenda with Gaetz, and other picks for his administration?

USA TODAY Personal Finance Reporter Daniel de Visé relays what economists say about blaming the Biden-Harris administration for inflation.

The global cryptocurrency market has topped $3 trillion on hopes of a post-election Trump boom.

USA TODAY National News Reporter Jeanine Santucci explains why The Onion acquired Alex Jones' Infowars.

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DIY medical tests offer the convenience of monitoring your health at home, but they also come with ethical and medical concerns. For one, some carry the risk of misdiagnosis. Still, against the backdrop of high medical costs and an imbalance of access to care, is there reason to be optimistic about the future of DIY medical tests? Dr. Karen Kaul, Chair of Pathology at Endeavor Health NorthShore Hospitals, joins The Excerpt to discuss.

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The GOP has won a trifecta in Washington. Plus, Sen. John Thune will be the next Senate majority leader, while President-elect Donald Trump continues to build his next staff.

USA TODAY White House Correspondent Joey Garrison takes a closer look at the tasks Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will be asked to do as part of a new 'Department of Government Efficiency.'

USA TODAY Reporter Andrea Riquier explains how mass deportations could make a housing shortage worse.

Inflation is still here, according to the latest Consumer Price Index.

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While the U.S. is, on the whole, a wealthy country, currently one in eight Americans is food insecure. Meanwhile, more than a third of food produced goes uneaten or unsold. That’s roughly 90 million pounds according to ReFED, a research and advocacy group focused on eliminating food waste. Most of that food ends up in landfills where it becomes a big contributor to climate change because of the huge amounts of methane gas that are released as it decomposes. Is there a way to solve these two problems together by simply using the food surplus to feed more people instead of sending it to landfills? ReFED President Dana Gunders joins The Excerpt to dig into this meaty issue.

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President-elect Donald Trump continues sketching out what his next presidency will look like.

USA TODAY National Correspondent Will Carless discusses Donald Trump's promises about pardoning January 6 insurrectionists, and what such pardons would potentially mean for the far right movement.

A New York court suspends all current deadlines in Donald Trump's New York hush money case.

USA TODAY Supreme Court Correspondent Maureen Groppe looks at the future of several issues circling the high court.

The Pentagon classified document leaker has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

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