Scalise withdraws from speaker election, throwing House GOP into further chaos

<p>House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has withdrawn from the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/12/steve-scalise-withdraws-house-speaker-election/71144967007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">speaker</a> election, throwing the House GOP into further chaos.</p><p>The Israel Defense Forces call for an <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/10/12/israel-war-hamas-gaza-live-updates/71151815007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">evacuation</a> of all civilians in Gaza City.</p><p>A Colorado police officer has been <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/12/elijah-mcclain-case-verdict-aurora-police-officers/71157565007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">convicted</a> in the death of Elijah McClain.</p><p>USA TODAY National Correspondent Deborah Barfield Berry looks at the popularity of <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/13/black-history-museums-see-more-visitors-as-lawmakers-ban-books/71070704007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black history</a> museums.</p><p>USA TODAY Health Reporter Karen Weintraub explains why the new <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/10/12/studies-show-details-about-brain-future-treatments/71140845007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">map</a> of the human brain is so significant.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/13/5-things-podcast-scalise-withdraws-idf-evacuation-gaza-city/71167431007/" 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-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/priv