{"author_name":"The Excerpt","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/5-things/episodes/6475fafb-56af-4e14-92f5-0112ea3fc256","description":"<p>USA TODAY White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers breaks down <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/18/donald-trump-volodymyr-zelenskyy-white-house-takeaways-oval/85700143007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Monday's meeting between President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and others</a>.</p><p>Texas Democrats return home, ending a <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/18/texas-democrats-return-gop-redistricting-standoff/85706825007/?tbref=hp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">redistricting standoff</a> against the GOP.</p><p>USA TODAY White House Correspondent Bart Jansen takes a look at <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/18/trump-mail-in-voting/85707446007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Trump's threat to end mail-in voting</a>.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/08/18/hurricane-erin-updates-forecast-rip-currents/85705978007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hurricane Erin</a> is a Category 3, but is expected to steer clear of the U.S.</p><p>Please let us know what you think of this episode by sending a note to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:podcasts@usatoday.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">podcasts@usatoday.com</a>.</p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/5-things/episodes/6475fafb-56af-4e14-92f5-0112ea3fc256/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":"Trump calls Putin to arrange meeting with Zelenskyy","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}