Above the Fold
**POLITICAL FUTURES:** Supreme Court throws out Michigan gerrymandering ruling in win for GOP ([National Review](https://www.nationalreview.com/news/supreme-court-throws-out-michigan-gerrymandering-ruling-in-win-for-gop/))
IRAQ REBUFFS: Iraq says U.S. forces withdrawing from Syria have no approval to stay (Reuters)
World
**TRUDEAU’S POTPOURRI:** Canada’s Justin Trudeau wins second term but loses majority ([Associated Press](https://apnews.com/5460dd41243c458185e8c02b3b4fee52))
NETANYAHU YIELDS: Israel’s long-standing Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said he cannot form a government, handing the opportunity to his political rival (BBC News)
Government & Politics
**DOUBLE STANDARDS:** Democrat congresswoman allegedly has affair with young female staffer. Media completely ignores. ([The Daily Wire](https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-dem-congresswoman-allegedly-has-affair-with-young-female-staffer-media-completely-ignores))
HIGH-COURT SHOWDOWN: Manhattan DA, Trump lawyers strike deal to speed fight over Trump tax returns to Supreme Court (NBC News)
Culture & Heartland
**DIABOLICAL:** Jury rules against Texas dad trying to save his seven-year-old from gender “transition” ([LifeSiteNews](https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-jury-rules-against-dad-trying-to-save-his-7-year-old-from-gender-transition))
PARKLAND SHOOTING FALLOUT: Florida Senate committee upholds Sheriff Scott Israel suspension (The Daily Caller)
Climate
**SUBMIT, OR ELSE:** University dumps professor who found polar bears thriving despite climate change ([The Washington Times](https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/20/susan-crockford-fired-after-finding-polar-bears-th/))
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH: 2019 ozone hole is the smallest on record since its discovery (NASA)
Closing Arguments
**POLICY:** Why LBJ’s Great Society gets a failing grade in improving education ([The Daily Signal](https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/10/21/why-lbjs-great-society-gets-a-failing-grade-in-improving-education/))
POLICY: A tuition-free, purpose-driven, coat-and-tie trade school (American Enterprise Institute)
HUMOR: Amazing: This mind-reader can instantly guess people’s pronouns with 99.9% accuracy (The Babylon Bee)
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