{"author_name":"The Excerpt","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/5-things/episodes/3ce87bcd-0d8c-4c6c-abfb-0719ad6a7ca0","description":"<p>Arwa Damon, former CNN Senior International Correspondent and president and founder of INARA, joins The Excerpt to discuss the latest concerns about starvation in Gaza. Arwa wrote an essay earlier this week for the Atlantic Council detailing <a href=\"https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/gazans-fear-famine-amid-israel-aid-block-i-dont-want-to-be-a-number/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gazans' famine fears</a>.</p><p>USA TODAY White House Correspondent Bart Jansen breaks down Supreme Court arguments over President Donald Trump's efforts to <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/15/supreme-court-oral-arguments-birthright-citizenship-live-updates/83628869007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">limit birthright citizenship</a>.</p><p>What can we expect from this summer's <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/15/trump-birthday-army-parade/83602867007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Trump birthday military parade</a>?</p><p>Staffing cuts leave the <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/05/15/noaa-national-weather-service-will-move-people-to-fill-vacancies/83640852007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">National Weather Service</a> scrambling to cover vital shifts.</p><p>Join The Excerpt and author Niall Harbison, <a href=\"https://art19.com/shows/5-things/episodes/e82d9252-f8f5-437f-8249-52e21c626612\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">whose story we featured</a>, on Reddit for an AMA from 11:30-12:30 ET in the <a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ko1c8i/ive_helped_save_over_80000_dogs_in_thailand_ama/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">r/IAmA subreddit</a>.</p><p>Let us know what you think of this episode by sending an email to podcasts@usatoday.com.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Transcript <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2025/05/16/humanitarian-aid-crisis-gaza-the-excerpt/83669053007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">available here</a></p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/5-things/episodes/3ce87bcd-0d8c-4c6c-abfb-0719ad6a7ca0/embed\" style=\"width: 720px; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" width=\"720\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe>","provider_name":"ART19","provider_url":"https://art19.com","title":"A humanitarian aid crisis in Gaza","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}