Trump Battles Dems Over Impeachment Inquiry, Privatizing Migrant Childcare, Texas Sales Tax Soars

The Daily Dossier with Todd Jeffries on KLBJ

1. TRUMP, DEMOCRATS A STUDY IN CONTRASTS IN PROBE

The president he defends himself from the impeachment inquiry, while House Democrats quietly vow new subpoenas for documents and witnesses.

“It’s a whole hoax, and you know who’s playing into the hoax?  People like you, and the fake news media tat we have in this country.  And I say, in many cases, ‘the corrupt media,’ because you’re corrupt.  Much of the media in this country is not just fake, it’s corrupt,” the president says.

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2. HOW IMPEACHMENT VETERANS VIEW CURRENT INQUIRY

Republicans who carried out Bill Clinton’s impeachment in 1998 are urging caution and restraint as Congress embarks on yet another impeachment struggle.

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3. WHITE HOUSE SHIFTING TO PRIVATIZE MIGRANT CHILD DETENTION

The Trump administration is shifting care of some migrant children from religious nonprofits to the private, for-profit sector, AP finds.

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4. HOUSE PANEL TAPS STARTUP FOR FACEBOOK FILES

The company’s critics say documents unearthed in a legal battle with a defunct startup will show how the social media giant leveraged its market dominance to crush or absorb competitors.

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5. SALES TAX REVENUE CLIMBS IN TEXAS

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar says state sales tax revenue totaled $2.74-billion in September, which is an increase of 1.2-percent from one year earlier…Hegar says the total sales tax collected for the three month period ending in September was up 3.2-percent compared to the same time one year ago.

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