{"author_name":"The Excerpt","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/5-things/episodes/13f2e7f1-1b9c-4d56-88b8-5f1a87d88137","description":"<p>Kevin McCarthy has been <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/03/kevin-mccarthy-speaker-live-updates/71044062007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ousted</a> as speaker of the House.</p><p>A judge hits former President Donald Trump with a <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/03/judge-hits-donald-trump-with-gag-order-in-new-york-real-estate-trial/71042337007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gag order</a> in his New York real estate fraud case.</p><p>News Journal Courts Reporter Xerxes Wilson has the latest after <a href=\"https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2023/10/03/hunter-biden-trial-pleads-not-guilty-to-federal-gun-charges-in-wilmington/70970676007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hunter Biden</a> appeared in Delaware court.</p><p>Another COVID-19 <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/10/03/fda-authorizes-novavax-covid-vaccine/71032299007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">vaccine</a> has been authorized.</p><p>USA TODAY National Correspondent Elizabeth Weise looks at research into <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/03/animals-same-sex-behavior-more-common-in-social-species-study-says/70991562007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">same-sex</a> sexual behavior in animals.</p><p>Episode Transcript <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/04/kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-5-things-podcast/71056033007/\" 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/13f2e7f1-1b9c-4d56-88b8-5f1a87d88137/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":"Kevin McCarthy ousted from House speakership","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}