Above the Fold

**DISARRAY:** House Democrats release text of impeachment resolution but walk back formal vote ([Washington Examiner](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/house-democrats-release-text-of-impeachment-resolution-but-walk-back-formal-vote))

TESTIMONY DETAILS: National security official tells Congress he tried to add edits to White House memo about Trump Ukraine call (NBC News)

Government & Politics

**TEMPORARY HIATUS:** DC Circuit halts disclosure of Mueller grand-jury materials to consider an emergency appeal ([The Daily Caller](https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/29/d-c-circuit-mueller-grand-jury/))

SWAMP LEAKAGE: State Department launches investigation into “deep state” targeting Trump’s top Iran official (The Washington Free Beacon)

SILENCE SPEAKS VOLUMES: House passes Armenian genocide measure — no thanks to Ilhan Omar (CNSNews.com)

HYPOCRISY: Elizabeth Warren pledges to crack down on school choice, despite sending her own son to elite private school (The Daily Caller)

Business & Environment

**WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?** The NCAA will allow athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness in a major shift for the organization ([CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/29/ncaa-allows-athletes-to-be-compensated-for-names-images.html))

THE LAST STRAW: China dumped 27% more trash into the ocean in 2018 (New York Post)

Culture

**MORE TO THE STORY?** Forensic investigator: Jeffrey Epstein’s autopsy more consistent with homicide ([National Review](https://www.nationalreview.com/news/forensic-investigator-jeffrey-epsteins-autopsy-more-consistent-with-homicide/))

BABY, IT’S WOKE OUTSIDE: John Legend and Kelly Clarkson remake “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” after critics said it promoted date rape (CBS News)

Closing Arguments

**POLICY:** The needless trauma of active-shooter drills ([National Review](https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2019/11/11/the-needless-trauma-of-active-shooter-drills/))

POLICY: Baghdadi is dead. But we’re no closer to victory in the “forever war.” (American Enterprise Institute)

HUMOR: Texas luring jobs away from California with promises of electricity (The Babylon Bee)

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