{"author_name":"The Excerpt","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/5-things/episodes/d0e09268-c62e-42da-ab35-7a241e527116","description":"<p>Tensions continue <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/19/trump-ukraine-zelenskyy-dictator/79193164007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">between President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy</a>.</p><p>A judge holds off on deciding whether to drop a <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/02/19/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-hearing-updates/79169701007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">corruption case surrounding New York City Mayor Eric Adams</a>.</p><p>USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen discusses a <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/19/lawsuit-against-trump-diversity-transgender-executive-orders/79201955007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">lawsuit over Trump's anti-diversity and transgender orders</a>.</p><p>Hamas has handed over the bodies of the <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2025/02/20/bibas-hamas-youngest-hostages-returned-israel-ceasefire/77741136007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">youngest Gaza hostages</a> taken from Israel.</p><p>USA TODAY Congress and Campaigns Reporter Savannah Kuchar talks through new <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/19/rfk-sex-definitions-male-versus-female/79230577007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">'sex-based definitions'</a> from the federal government.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Transcript <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/20/trump-zelenskyy-ukraine-dictator-the-excerpt/79303752007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">available here</a></p><p>Also available at<a href=\"https://art19.com/shows/5-things\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> art19.com/shows/5-Things</a></p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/5-things/episodes/d0e09268-c62e-42da-ab35-7a241e527116/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 Ukraine's Zelenskyy a 'dictator without elections'","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}