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"The ayes have it" on an impeachment inquiry resolution; Iraq's prime minister will step down if a replacement is named.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Hannah Brown. TOP NEWS Impeachment inquiry gets formal go-ahead Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A resolution to formalize the burgeoning impeachment inquiry passed 232-196 in the House along mainly partisan lines. [ Washington Post / Karoun Demirjian, Rachael Bade, Mike DeBonis, and Elise Viebeck ] While the vote did not decide on whether or not lawmakers wanted to impeach the president, it did codify how Congress would move forward with impeachment proceedings and take them public. [ Vox / Andrew Prokop ] Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey and Rep. Collin Pe...

Thursday, October 31, 2019 - The Day's Most Fascinating News from Dave Pell Thursday, October 31, 2019 1 HAUNTED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On this Halloween, with Mounds of witness testimony Whoppers already corroborating a political crime Spree, the House voted to formalize the impeachment process . As America hits another Sour Patch, the vote, split by party line, "underscored how — for now — lawmakers on each side are comfortable with their approaches to next year's presidential and congressional elections." Dems are convinced that Pelosi and Schiff are the Smarties who can connect the Dots between the Good 'n Plenty of facts, while the GOP is positioning their opponents as Dum Dum Airheads, convinced that, even with the growing Gushers of evidence, they can still be their Sugar Daddy's Life Savers. Confused by this ev...