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October 16th, 2019
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib are reportedly set endorse Bernie Sanders for president in New York on Saturday.

Meanwhile, CNN and the New York Times completely skip the topic of climate change during last night’s Democratic debate, asking the candidates a question about Ellen and George W. Bush instead.

And lastly, Former GOP congressman Pete Sessions is subpoenaed for his connections to the White House’s Ukraine mess.

And our QUICKER QUICKIES HEADLINES:

A new ProPublic investigation has identified a staggering 281 lobbyists who’ve worked in the Trump Administration since 2016. That’s one lobbyist for every 14 political appointees, and four times more than Obama had appointed six years into office.

CNN Reports that Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she will not hold a full House vote for now to authorize a formal impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, a step Republicans and Trump’s defenders have demanded.

A new Georgetown Battleground Poll finds 56% of voters have an unfavorable view of President Trump, as opposed to 42% with a favorable view of him.If the election were held today, voters would pick the Democratic candidate over Trump by margin of 50% to 42%. Voters also say that President Trump should be impeached and sent to the Senate for a trial by a 51% to 46% margin.

And also from ProPublica, an investigation into Trump’s never-before-seen tax documents show Trump businesses made themselves appear more profitable to lenders and less profitable to tax officials. One expert tells ProPublica that the differing numbers are “versions of fraud.”