Podcast Episodes

Trump leaves Alaska with 'no deal' after Putin meeting

USA TODAY White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers recaps President Donald Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

The District of Columbia has sued President Donald Trump…

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Why is Alaska the 'most strategic place' for Trump-Putin meeting?

USA TODAY National Correspondent Trevor Hughes takes a look at some of the reasons a meeting in Alaska makes sense for President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday.

California Go…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

SPECIAL | From electric grids to powering gadgets, sodium-ion batteries hold promise

From laptops to electric cars, lithium-ion batteries are in so many of the products we use every day. It’s hard to imagine there’s an alternative. But a half century ago sodium-ion batteries were als…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Why Democrats have limited power to fight Republican redistricting

USA TODAY Government Accountability Reporter Erin Mansfield takes a closer look at redistricting fights playing out across the country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with British P…

Published on 3 weeks ago

SPECIAL | 'Freakosystems' reveal nature's strange new balance and its risks

Across the planet, the actions of humans are creating novel ecosystems which, according to the BBC, have been dubbed ‘freakosystems’ by the daughter of a professor of ecology. ‘Freakosystems’ are pla…

Published on 3 weeks ago

National Guard troops arrive in DC

Members of the Washington, D.C., National Guard have reported for duty across the nation's capital under President Donald Trump's orders to fight crime and reduce homelessness in the city.

USA TODAY W…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump orders National Guard into Washington and takes over DC police

USA TODAY Pentagon Correspondent Tom Vanden Brook takes a closer look at President Donald Trump's moves this week surrounding the National Guard and police in the nation's capital.

An explosion at a s…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Israel strike kills journalists in Gaza

Israel's military says it targeted and killed Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al Sharif.

USA TODAY Health and Wellness Reporter Adrianna Rodriguez discusses the ongoing feud between medical groups and RFK …

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident

Valeriana is an ancient, lost city in Southern Mexico hidden under jungle canopy for centuries, recently discovered via a Google search. How did that happen you ask? Luke Auld-Thomas’ research on May…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump and Putin will meet in Alaska next week to discuss Ukraine war

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet next week in Alaska to discuss an end to Russia's war on Ukraine.

President Trump and the leaders of Armenia and Azerb…

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago