Above the Fold
**MIGRANT ARRESTS:** Most illegal crossings in 12 years: Border Patrol took 851,000 into custody during fiscal 2019 ([Washington Examiner](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/most-illegal-crossings-in-12-years-border-patrol-took-851-000-into-custody-during-fiscal-2019))
RUNAWAY SPENDING: Federal deficit rose to $984 billion in 2019 — the highest in seven years (Washington Examiner)
Government & Politics
**NOTHING TO SEE HERE:** Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson could not explain the 18-day window between Ukraine call and whistleblower complaint ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ig-could-not-explain-18-days-between-ukraine-call-and-whistleblower-complaint-sources-say))
TESTIMONY BLOCKED: State Department blocks Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, from testifying in Trump impeachment inquiry (NBC News)
WARREN’S VICTIMITIS: Official records contradict Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s story about being fired for pregnancy (Washington Examiner)
FROM FRAUD TO FLING: Ilhan Omar — who allegedly married her own brother to circumvent immigrant laws — files for divorce from second husband amid rumors of an affair (The Daily Wire)
Culture & Heartland
**NBA’S WOKE AIR BALL:** National Basketball Association grovels before communist China after the Rockets’ general manager speaks up in support of Hong Kong ([Townhall](https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/10/07/nba-abomination-n2554266))
POLLAGANDA: Survey reveals nearly six in 10 Americans think most gun deaths are murders — they’re not (The Washington Free Beacon)
National Security & Economy
**NUCLEAR THEATER:** Iran to sue U.S. over breach of nuclear deal; lawsuit will go to International Court of Justice ([The Washington Free Beacon](https://freebeacon.com/national-security/iran-to-sue-u-s-over-breach-of-nuclear-deal/))
JAPAN TRADE DEALS: “President Trump on Monday oversaw the signing of two limited trade deals with Japan, slashing tariffs on $7.2 billion worth of America’s agricultural exports, but avoiding thorny issues such as auto tariffs.” (The Hill)
Closing Arguments
**POLICY:** Pro-family tax policy: The case of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/economics/pro-family-tax-policy-the-case-of-the-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act/))
POLICY: Three cyber trends the U.S. must address to protect itself (The Heritage Foundation)
HUMOR: Brave Millennial donates heart to the Bernie Sanders campaign (NPC Daily)
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