Impeachment is going public

Greetings, TicToc readers! In this edition: A new Brexit deadline, fires gain on Hollywood, and can Bitcoin catch on at Starbucks?  House sets impeachment vote The House of Representatives will vote this week to formalize Democrats' impeachment inquiry into President Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Monday. In a letter, she said a resolution will be brought to the floor that "affirms the ongoing, existing investigation" and will "eliminate any doubt as to whether" Trump can refuse to comply with Congress' probe. The vote will mark the beginning of public hearings and the release of information gathered in private depositions, Pelosi said. Trump and his GOP allies in Congress continued to call the inquiry "illegitimate."  More:  Ex-national security aide Charles Kupperman defied a congressional subpoena to testify Monday and filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to rule on whether he was legally required to appear.  The Constitution doesn't require a vote to begin impeachment, but Trump cited the lack of one in an 8-page letter to the House earlier this month saying he wouldn't cooperate. $ignificant figures 3 months. The European Union agreed to delay Brexit until Jan. 31, averting a chaotic no-deal split three days before Britain was due to leave the 28-nation bloc. 3 million. How many people in California were blacked out this weekend as fires spread north of San Francisco and near Los Angeles forcing thousands to evacuate. 90. The age ex-Michigan Rep. John Conyers Jr., the longest-serving black member of Congress and co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, who died over the weekend. Sponsored by Diamond Producers Association Did you know: Leading diamond producers create $16 billion net positive socioeconomic and environmental benefits annually, 80% of which are retained by local communities.  These contributions have transformed countries like Botswana, where poverty has been cut in half and every child receives free primary and secondary education. Learn more at  Total-Clarity.com   Highly quotable "It was just like a movie." The U.S. raid to kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ended "in a vicious and violent way, as a coward, running and crying," Trump said. "Serious damage to press freedom." Hong Kong journalist Amy Ip blasted police at a news conference for their violent treatment of the media that impedes their coverage. "Lock him up." Trump was met with boos and jeers from the hometown crowd at Game 5 of the World Series in Washington. When caught on the jumbotron, though, he was all smiles. This is not normal Buying gas with a cigarette. Bartering at the pump with food, candy or just a cigarette has taken off in Venezuela as hyperinflation has rendered its paper currency, the bolivar, all but worthless. The future is now Streamlining Bitcoin. Starbucks will let you spend Bitcoin on coffee when Bakkt, a cryptocurrency futures exchange, launches a consumer app for digital transactions in 2020 with the coffee chain as its first partner. What's good Feeling spooky. Over the weekend, NASA shared this 2014 image of the sun seemingly in the Halloween spirit, as active regions burning more brightly than others resembled the fiery face of a jack-o-lantern in space. Now that you're caught up... Tell your friends to sign up to receive our newsletter five days a week, and follow us on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. Before you go: Don't miss the colorful skeletons taking over Mexico and other Latin regions to mark Dia de los Muertos, a.k.a. the Day of the Dead. Unfamiliar? Watch this. Thanks for reading!  -Andrew Mach FOLLOW US SEND TO A FRIEND You received this message because you are subscribed to Bloomberg's TicToc Tonight newsletter. Unsubscribe | Bloomberg.com | Contact Us Bloomberg L.P. 731 Lexington, New York, NY, 10022