{"author_name":"The Excerpt","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/5-things/episodes/3bc75384-3697-49e6-9b7a-35a9161060b9","description":"<p>GOP presidential candidates went at each other in the second <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/09/28/who-won-second-republican-debate-winners-losers/70988024007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">debate</a>, while many continued avoiding the party's overwhelming frontrunner - Donald Trump.</p><p>A possible government <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/09/27/government-shutdown-2023-odds-probability-live-updates/70978602007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">shutdown</a> continues to loom.</p><p>USA TODAY Sports Columnist Dan Wolken breaks down the firing of Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker in the wake of sexual harassment <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/09/27/mel-tucker-michigan-state-football-coach-fired/70975766007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">allegations</a> revealed in a USA TODAY investigation.</p><p>Dozens of arrests were made in Philadelphia after a <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/09/27/philadelphia-center-city-looting-juveniles-arrested/70978349007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">looting</a> spree.</p><p>USA TODAY National Correspondent Marco della Cava explains what the <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/2023/09/27/ringling-bros-barnum-bailey-circus-returns-without-animals/70934913007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ringling Bros.</a> circus will look like without animal acts.</p><p>Audio courtesy: Fox Business Network</p><p>Episode Transcript <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/09/28/5-things-podcast-gop-presidential-debate-shutdown-mel-tucker/70989801007/\" 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/3bc75384-3697-49e6-9b7a-35a9161060b9/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":"GOP candidates take gloves off in second debate","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}