House Majority Leader Steve Scalise to run for speakership

<p>House Majority Leader Steve Scalise will run for the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/04/house-majority-leader-steve-scalise-will-run-for-speaker-of-the-house/71059441007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">speakership</a> after Rep. Kevin McCarthy's ousting.</p><p>USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page looks at what could still happen in the final <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/10/06/100-days-until-the-iowa-caucuses-what-could-possibly-go-wrong/70904168007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">100 days</a> before the Iowa caucuses.</p><p>Another 125,000 <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/10/04/9-billion-in-student-loan-forgiveness/71049808007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">student loan</a> borrowers will have $9 billion in debt erased.</p><p>USA TODAY Congress, Campaigns, and Democracy Reporter Rachel Looker explains why there's a <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/05/school-counselor-shortage-mental-health/70504444007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shortage</a> of school psychologists.</p><p>The U.S. women's <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2023/10/04/simone-biles-world-gymnastics-championships-updates-team-final/71050361007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gymnastics</a> team has won a seventh straight world title.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/05/steve-scalise-to-run-for-speaker-student-loan-debt-5-things-podcast/71068785007/" 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><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-