USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page joins us to discuss the major politics stories upcoming in 2018, among them: #Oprah2020. Plus, an announcement from the Cup of Politics team. (Photo: Evan Vucci, AP)

Congress has rewritten the tax code, but your taxes won't change for a while

Dec 22nd, 2017 18m 26s

Congress passed a massive overhaul of the nation's tax code, but it will take a while before those changes trickle down to you. But over the next year, it is likely to contribute to a near doubling of the deficit. Our tax reporter Herb Jackson

Congress has rewritten the tax code, but your taxes won't change for a while

Dec 22nd, 2017 18m 26s

Our newspaper got into a war of words with President Trump

Dec 15th, 2017 11m 29s

When President Trump fired off an insulting tweet about a female senator this week, USA TODAY’s editorial board fired off an insulting editorial about President Trump. We invited Saunda Torry, co-author of the editorial, to explain why the boar

Dominoes begin to fall in Congress on sexual harassment

Dec 8th, 2017 14m 27s

In the blink of an eye, the 53-year congressional career of Rep. John Conyers ended this week as repeated allegations of sexual misconduct emerged. Detroit Free Press Washington Correspondent Todd Spangler joins us to recap the congressman’s ca

Congress tries to fix its harassment problem without making it worse

Dec 1st, 2017 21m 23s

The tsunami of sexual harassment claims washing over prominent men has swept into Washington, leaving Congress struggling to figure out how to fix its byzantine system for handling complaints without making it worse for victims. USA TODAY’s Hei

President Trump's Asian trip may pay later dividends

Nov 17th, 2017 15m 19s

White House Correspondent David Jackson covered President Trump’s 12-day Asian trip and says it may take years to see whether the trip pays off. Photo Credit: AP

Democrats revel – for a little while – in some election victories

Nov 9th, 2017 22m 16s

Inside Elections editor Nathan Gonzales joins us to talk about the Democrats’ election night wins in Virginia and New Jersey, and whether they tell us anything meaningful about 2018. Photo Credit: AP

A year after Trump election, how much has really changed?

Nov 3rd, 2017 19m 23s

Nov. 8 marks the one year anniversary of President Trump's election. USA TODAY’s Washington Enterprise editor Ray Locker talks about where he has succeeded and stumbled and the growing troubles his presidency faces.(Photo: Carolyn Kaster, AP)

A U.S. Senator is on trial for corruption, and the verdict could have a broad impact

Oct 27th, 2017 21m 16s

As the trial of New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez is nears its verdict, USA TODAY’s Herb Jackson explains the charges, the defense, and how the case could have far-reaching impacts on future bribery and public corruption cases.(Photo: Ed Murra

The military’s slow-moving sex scandal rolls on

Oct 20th, 2017 16m 28s

The Pentagon removed a two-star general from duty this week after USA TODAY revealed he had been sending racy text messages to the wife of a subordinate soldier. Our Pentagon reporter Tom Vanden Brook explains how he broke the story and why the

Cracking the wall of VA secrecy

Oct 13th, 2017 13m

USA TODAY’s Donovan Slack uncovered a Veterans Administration policy of hiding misdeeds by medical providers who were being forced out. Her story has already forced change at the agency, as it looks to alert the public to doctors’ past errors.

Las Vegas massacre restarts old fights about gun laws in Congress

Oct 6th, 2017 13m 24s

USA TODAY reporter Nicole Gaudiano explains how the horrific shooting in Las Vegas has reignited old debates in Congress over gun control, with a few surprise twists.(Photo: Karen Bleier, AFP/Getty Images)

How free is free speech on a college campus?

Sep 29th, 2017 15m 28s

Kenyon College, a small liberal arts campus in Ohio, is rewriting its policies on freedom of expression to make them more permissive, not less. The college president explains why.

Hunting a modern killer: Customs agents go after synthetic opioids

Sep 22nd, 2017 12m 35s

USA TODAY reporter Deirdre Shesgreen describes the extraordinary challenge U.S. border agents face trying to intercept tiny shipments of potent and deadly drugs in the massive flow of international mail.(Photo: Seth Harrison, The Journal New

Hillary Clinton wants to tell us why she lost

Sep 15th, 2017 11m 11s

USA TODAY's Susan Page says interviewing Hillary Clinton about her book rehashing the 2016 election revealed the emotional toll her loss to Donald Trump has had on her. (Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images)

Pay to play: President Trump’s courses offer good golf and unmatched access

Sep 8th, 2017 10m 29s

Lobbyists, CEOs and other rich people with interests before the government are paying tens of thousands of dollars to be members of the golf clubs that President Trump both owns and visits regularly. USA TODAY reporter Fredreka Schouten explain

A newsroom can’t hide from a hurricane

Sep 1st, 2017 8m 44s

As much of the Texas coast fled Hurricane Harvey, our colleagues at the Corpus Christi Caller-Times went to work, deploying reporters, photographers and even drones to cover the storm of the century. Editor Tim Archuleta joins us to describe ho

Trump roars in Phoenix: The view from inside the lion's den

Aug 25th, 2017 15m 32s

President Trump held a rally in Phoenix this week and aired a long list of grievances, including calling reporters anti-American liars. Our reporter Eliza Collins was in the building and tells us what it was like, and what comes next.(Photo:

Is 'hate speech' a thing, and can we ban it?

Aug 18th, 2017 18m 56s

In the wake of the Charlottesville tragedy, University of Virginia vice dean and law professor Leslie Kendrick helps us understand why white supremacists have a right to express repugnant views in public places.(Photo: Win McNamee, Getty Imag

Churches focus on body — not soul — to tackle health disparities

Aug 11th, 2017 14m 40s

As Washington grapples with health policy, churches and other organizations in the South are testing novel approaches to bringing health care to underserved black Americans. USA TODAY's Deborah Berry joins us to explain what she found in Birmin

Can Trump transform transgender policy in a tweet?

Jul 28th, 2017 13m 11s

USA TODAY Pentagon Correspondent Tom Vanden Brook explains what’s behind President Trump’s announcement of a ban on transgender troops serving in the military, and what it will really take to implement the change.(Photo: Justin Merriman, Gett

Is Trump's voter fraud commission a fraud?

Jul 21st, 2017 12m 48s

USA TODAY reporter Heidi Przybyla sat through the first meeting of President Trump’s voter fraud commission and explains what’s going on behind the scenes. Photo Credit: AP

When reporters ask tough questions, Sean Spicer turns to Skype

Jul 14th, 2017 17m 8s

USA TODAY White House correspondent Gregeory Korte explains how the president’s press secretary has turned to local reporters phoning in via Skype to defuse contentious White House press briefings.(Photo: Andrew Hamik, AP)

When Trump tweets, is it news? It depends…

Jul 7th, 2017 17m 25s

Cup of Politics host and Washington correspondent Paul Singer explains how he and the USA TODAY newsroom grappled with covering President Trump’s tweets over the past week, and what those decisions mean about the journalism industry.(Photo: E