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Nov 4, 2019: Trump's Shut Down Threat
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:

Trump threatens to shut down the government in 17 days in order to stop The House impeachment process.

Meanwhile, California governor Gavin Newsom threatens to take over PG&E in wake of the electrical utility’s bankruptcy crisis

And lastly, a new Fox News poll shows Trump’s approval numbers hitting a two-year low and his true base of registered voters shrinking dramatically.

And our QUICKER QUICKIES HEADLINES:

Nancy Pelosi, who could still be Speaker in 2021, says the next president of the United States must abide by pay-as-you-go rules.

The Treasury Department said on Thursday that it was rolling back regulations that were enacted to prevent American companies from moving their official residence abroad to reduce their tax bills.

Air pollution in the north of India has "reached unbearable levels," Delhi's Chief Minister says.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledged to outlaw climate boycott campaigns that he argued could hurt the country’s mining industry.