As wildfires continue to erupt across greater Los Angeles, the urgency of the housing crisis is front and center for Angelinos. With thousands of homes gone, the various issues that have plagued the real estate industry since the '80s are just that much more urgent. Where will people live and at what cost? Peter Dreier, an urban and environmental policy professor at Occidental College, joins The Excerpt to discuss the worsening situation and what it means for the people who call L.A. home.

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An American Airlines passenger jet with 64 people aboard and a military helicopter collided Wednesday night.

President Donald Trump orders his administration to begin preparations on a facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay to house up to 30,000 migrants detained for being in the U.S. without legal authorization.

USA TODAY White House Reporter Zac Anderson gives some of his major takeaways after the first day of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing.

The Trump administration rescinds a freeze memo on federal grants.

USA TODAY White House Correspondent Joey Garrison breaks down President Donald Trump's buyout offer for federal employees who don't wish to return to work at the office.

The Trump administration ends deportation protection for Venezuelan immigrants.

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Fears about how AI will utterly transform our lives in the years ahead are rampant. From replacing us in our jobs, to posing an existential threat to humanity itself, there’s no end to the negative hype this technological revolution has fueled. But what if our fears are simply unfounded, part of a predictable short-sighted response of rejecting change like the Luddites did two centuries earlier when machines revolutionized the textile industry. In his new book "Superagency, What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future" Linked-in Co-Founder Reid Hoffman argues that our fear-focused response to AI ignores the incredible promise this technological revolution holds. Reid joined The Excerpt to share his thoughts.

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USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen takes a look at what's next after a federal judge temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy that aimed to review grants and loans to ensure they complied with his priorities.

Caroline Kennedy calls Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a predator ahead of his confirmation hearing.

The State Department allows the distribution of H.I.V. medications in foreign countries to continue. It had been frozen after President Trump ordered a pause on foreign aid.

Trump orders the federal government not to fund or assist with gender transitions for youth.

A new strain of bird flu has been found in California.

Humanity is at its closest yet to destroying itself, according to Tuesday's reset of the "Doomsday Clock."

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The Justice Department has fired employees who worked on Donald Trump prosecutions under special counsel Jack Smith.

USA TODAY Senior National Political Correspondent Sarah D. Wire takes a closer look at Kash Patel - Trump's pick to lead the FBI - and his role in Jan. 6 misinformation.

Trump pledges sweeping tariffs on steel, semiconductors and other imports. Plus, Trump is ending DEI in the military and reinstating troops who refused COVID-19 vaccines.

USA TODAY Money and Personal Finance Reporter Medora Lee explains how news over a Chinese startup's AI model rattled markets.

What's next for California wildfires after rain relief?

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President Donald Trump is holding off imposing tariffs and sanctions he threatened Sunday on Colombia after a spat over deportation flights.

Trump floats a plan to move Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan.

USA TODAY Reporter Andrea Riquier looks into whether we're facing an insurance crisis.

It's been 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz.

USA TODAY National Correspondent Elizabeth Weise gives an explainer on the doomsday clock and what a Tuesday update might tell us about humanity.

The Super Bowl matchup is set!

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While on the campaign trail, then presidential-candidate Donald Trump made illegal immigration his signature issue and also his scapegoat, routinely equating immigrants with criminals. On Day 1 of his presidency, Trump sought to make good on his campaign promises, signing a flurry of executive orders related to the southern border, illegal immigration and refugee admissions. What’s in all of this legislation and what kinds of impacts are we already seeing? USA TODAY National Reporter Lauren Villagran joins The Excerpt to share her reporting.

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USA TODAY White House and Pentagon Reporter Davis Winkie discusses how the military may be used for immigration purposes.

The Senate votes to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense.

In his travels to disaster zones Friday, President Donald Trump again suggested abolishing FEMA.

President Trump cancels Dr. Anthony Fauci's security detail.

USA TODAY Managing Editor for Politics, Legal Affairs and World News Holly Rosenkrantz gives us an inside peek at how her team covered this historic week for news, as part of a new weekly segment called Editor's Note.

Pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make their U.S. debut. Listen to our deep dive episode on panda diplomacy here.

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President Donald Trump is expanding the pool of federal law enforcement officers who can investigate and apprehend immigrants. Plus, a judge blocked Trump's birthright citizenship order.

USA TODAY Chief Political Correspondent Phillip M. Bailey discusses Trump's threats of withholding federal funds amid Los Angeles fires, ahead of his trip there Friday.

President Trump orders a crypto working group to draft new regulations and explore the possibility of a national stockpile.

USA TODAY White House Correspondent Swapna Venugopal breaks down Trump's comments to the Davos World Economic Forum.

Oscar nominations are out. Did your favorite get snubbed?

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Deaths from fentanyl are falling. The promising news comes as the overdose antidote naloxone becomes more widely available. But are dropping death rates concealing other issues in the fight against this brutal form of addiction? Reuters Investigative Reporter Maurice Tamman joined The Excerpt to discuss what he's seeing on the ground where addiction and death are still the reality.

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USA TODAY National Correspondent Will Carless discusses what's next for the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers after pardons this week.

Los Angeles County's Hughes wildfire forces evacuations.

USA TODAY Senior Reporter Jessica Guynn takes a closer look at President Donald Trump's executive order on DEI.

A quarter million LGBTQ+ youth and family members have moved to other states because of anti-LGBTQ politics or laws, a new report says.

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