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Campus protests continue nationwide over the war in Gaza.

USA TODAY National Immigration Reporter Lauren Villagran discusses what Texas 'border czar' Mike Banks says about the border.

Many states have enacted laws since 2021 that could limit voter access and inhibit the ability of officials to administer elections.

USA TODAY Education Reporter Alia Wong examines the new AP African American Studies course.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem defends shooting a family dog.




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It’s now been over six months since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7th, when more than 1100 Israelis were killed and over 200 taken hostage. These were mostly civilians. While the Israel-Hamas War has been ongoing since that day, the repercussions of that attack have also been keenly felt here in America in the form of a surge in antisemitism. On college campuses, and in communities across the country, Jews have felt targeted, threatened, and frightened. Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League or ADL, a Jewish civil rights organization, joins The Excerpt to talk about the issues. Next Sunday's episode will feature an interview with Nihad Awad, the national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights organization.




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Former President Donald Trump's hush money trial continued Friday in New York with more witness testimony.

President Joe Biden says he's willing to debate Donald Trump.

USA TODAY Democracy Reporter Erin Mansfield looks at how the Republican National Committee is getting involved with lawsuits around the country.

The top official overseeing federal college financial aid will leave his role this summer.

USA TODAY Pentagon Correspondent Tom Vanden Brook explains how the U.S. is upping its defenses against drones.




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USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen updates several legal issues surrounding former President Donald Trump.

Protests continue on college campuses over the war in Gaza. For a map of ongoing protests, click here.

 A New York appeals court has overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction.

USA TODAY Congress & Campaigns Reporter Ken Tran looks at President Joe Biden's latest challenges with young, progressive voters.

It was a good night to be a quarterback at the NFL Draft.




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For the past five years, a small group of Silicon Valley investors has spent nearly a billion dollars quietly buying up over 50,000 acres of farmland in northern California. The goal? To create an ambitious new California dream city, something that hasn’t been done in America for over a century. The California Forever project aims to create a livable, workable, walkable city that puts working families at the heart of its design, creating new housing for up to 400,000 people. Skeptics abound, but could this be the solution to one of California’s most intractable problems? The city’s designated architect, urban planner Gabriel Metcalf, joins The Excerpt to discuss the hurdles and possibilities of developing an entirely new city.




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USA TODAY Supreme Court Correspondent Maureen Groppe recaps Supreme Court arguments over a state abortion ban.

Israel appears set to launch a military offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza.

A grand jury has charged Arizona Republicans and former aides to Donald Trump in a scheme to keep him in the White House by falsely certifying he won the state in 2020.

The Arizona House has voted to repeal an 1864 abortion ban.

New FAFSA rules opened up a 'grandparent loophole' that boosts 529 plans.

USA TODAY Health Reporter Karen Weintraub talks about a woman with a new lease on life thanks to a heart pump and pig kidney transplant.




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