California inferno, Katie Hill, Campaign funds
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Tuesday, October 29
ALARMED WHITE HOUSE EXPERT REPORTED TRUMP'S CALL The top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council was so concerned about President Donald Trump’s demands that the country investigate former Vice President Joe Biden that he repeatedly reported his objections to a superior, he will tell lawmakers on Tuesday. [HuffPost]
CALIFORNIA INFERNO: MASS EVACUATIONS As more than a dozen fires burned across California, thousands of people were evacuated and over 1 million were without power as firefighters struggled to contain massive blazes that have stretched the state’s resources thin. [HuffPost]
MILLIONS IN TRUMP CAMPAIGN FUNDS FLOW TO HIS BUSINESSES Not only have the U.S. and foreign governments spent money at properties owned by Donald Trump, but the president’s own political campaign and affiliated political committees have also spent about $16.8 million at his businesses since he launched his 2016 presidential bid. [HuffPost]
COURT STRIKES DOWN N.C. GERRYMANDER North Carolina’s congressional map can’t be used in 2020 because it’s too severely gerrymandered, a panel of three state judges ruled. The judges said the gerrymandering, which benefits Republicans, was so severe that it ran afoul of the state’s constitution. [HuffPost]
IRAQI FORCES OPEN FIRE ON PROTESTERS At least 14 people were killed and 865 wounded overnight after Iraqi security forces opened fire on protesters in the Shiite holy city of Kerbala. [Reuters]
BOGOTA ELECTS FIRST FEMALE AND LESBIAN MAYOR Colombia’s capital city elected its first female mayor in what is being hailed as an important advancement for both women and LGBTQ rights. Claudia López won the race for mayor of Bogota on a platform promising to combat corruption and advance equal rights for minority communities. [AP] |
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KATIE HILL: I'M HURT, I'M ANGRY Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.), who announced her resignation from Congress amid accusations of sexual relationships with staffers, is speaking out about her decision, vowing to fight back against “revenge porn” after nude photos of her were leaked to conservative media. [HuffPost]
PELOSI: HOUSE WILL VOTE ON IMPEACHMENT PROCESS In a letter to House members, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wrote that Thursday’s vote will “eliminate any doubt as to whether the Trump Administration may withhold documents, prevent witness testimony, disregard duly authorized subpoenas, or continue obstructing the House of Representatives.” [HuffPost]
FLORIDA CHILD DETENTION FACILITY TO CLOSE The Trump administration is shutting down one of the largest U.S. facilities for child migrants, which had come under intense criticism because of its regimented conditions and the contractor’s ties to a freshly departed White House official. [AP]
EU LEADERS GRANT BREXIT EXTENSION European Union leaders have agreed to grant a Brexit extension until Jan. 31, 2020, with the option for the U.K. to leave earlier if a deal is ratified. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has previously said he would prefer to be “dead in a ditch” than accept a delay to Brexit beyond Oct. 31. [HuffPost]
LAND CHIEF WROTE ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL SCREEDS William Perry Pendley, a top Trump administration official in charge of managing one-tenth of all land in the United States, is a past contributor to 21st Century Science & Technology, a fringe magazine of the late cult leader, convicted fraudster and paranoid conspiracy theorist Lyndon LaRouche. [HuffPost]
HONG KONG ENTERS RECESSION Hong Kong has fallen into recession, hit by five months of anti-government protests that erupted in flames at the weekend, and is unlikely to achieve any growth this year, the city’s financial secretary said. [Reuters]
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