THE BIG STORY

Democrats are set to reverse course and hold a floor vote formalizing their impeachment inquiry into Trump

One of the major criticisms that Republicans have of the Donald Trump impeachment inquiry is that it is not yet a formal probe. In fact, the White House has said it will not cooperate with the inquiry, in part because the House has not voted to make it formal.

The Republicans are about to lose this attack line — the Democrat-controlled House will vote on formalizing the impeachment inquiry this week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.

Republicans, who have focused their attacks largely on the confusing, and frankly boring, impeachment process and avoided questions about Trump's actions, will have to find a new tactic.

👉Meanwhile, the impeachment inquiry will continue, and Congress will hear testimony from a White House official who heard the Trump call with Ukraine and said he has concerns about it.

I texted political reporter Addy Baird to talk through what happens after the impeachment inquiry becomes formalized.

Impeachment Today

In today's episode of our new impeachment podcast: What do we mean when we ask,"is the president getting impeached?" What does that actually entail? Politics editor Sarah Mimms explains. Get it wherever you get your podcasts.

STAYING ON TOP OF THIS

We put together a collection of photos that shows the terror of the California fires

Wildfires are raging in both Northern and Southern California. The Kincade fire in Northern California’s Sonoma County has destroyed 66,000 acres and is only 5% contained, while the Tick fire burned 4,600 acres in Los Angeles County. Approximately 180,000 people have been ordered to evacuate because of the flames.

Meanwhile, a new fire fanned by the Santa Ana winds erupted near the Getty Museum in LA — that blaze destroyed several homes and forced the evacuation of thousands.

The pictures are quite something. See how the massive wildfires are affecting the people and wildlife of California. Here’s a taste:

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SNAPSHOTS

The UK Labour Party has agreed to an early general election. The government's bill calling for an election on December 12 is likely to pass, now it has the support of Labour MPs.

LuLaRoe is firing all 167 employees at its warehouse after years of legal drama. The controversial multilevel marketing company made a name for itself by signing up thousands of women to sell its popular, comfy leggings. Shortly after, angry former consultants began to speak out and the company has faced a barrage of lawsuits.

A family accidentally made a deadly pipe bomb during a gender-reveal announcement. Pamela Kreimeyer, 56, was killed instantly at a gender-reveal event in rural Iowa. Authorities haven’t announced any charges, but say they’re still investigating.

Trump was booed at Game 5 of the World Series. The president was loudly booed by the crowd during his first appearance as president at a Major League Baseball game. The crowd at National Park in Washington, DC, also chanted “lock him up!”

CAN A BRAND FIX WHAT BRANDS RUINED

The company that branded your millennial life is now pivoting to burnout

In its previous incarnation, the company now known as Pattern was a hip marketing agency called Gin Lane, responsible for the look of some of the most prominent bourgeois millennial brands: Sweetgreen, Harry’s, Everlane.

But, see, Pattern is different. It’s a company that knows about your burnout. Shortly after BuzzFeed’s Anne Helen Petersen went viral for an essay about burnout, the founder of Gin Lane, and now Pattern, emailed her to say the piece had a profound effect on him.

That founder said the company is “raising awareness of burnout caused by work culture” and offering products that help with that. Their first outing? Cookware.

A brand... to fix what brands hath wrought? Intrigued by the question of what an anti-burnout company, operating within American capitalism, might actually look like, Petersen went to visit Pattern’s offices. The result is a fascinating piece you’ll want to spend some time with.

A taste: “It felt like an antidote, or at the very least, a form of resistance to the feeling that everything you do in your life should be optimized, or monetized, or packaged for social media.”

NO LOST PAWS

Animals rescuers are still hard at work finding dozens of pets left abandoned by Hurricane Dorian

Dorian smashed into the Bahamas on Sept. 1, leaving carnage and destruction in its wake. And with so much to do, and so many people still missing, the plight of lost or abandoned pets falls to the bottom of a lengthy to-do list.

And that’s where a mishmash of aid groups, volunteers, local vets, and animal rescue teams armed with high-powered infrared drones come in. Big Dog Ranch has rescued more than 151 dogs and cats that were trapped in rubble or roaming around trash heaps looking for scraps of food and water.

The group has reunited more than 60 pets with their families, transported 50 dogs back to their 33-acre ranch in Florida, bought over 160 pounds of dog food, and has funded nearly 20 air and sea missions to bring in supplies.

Read about those working to help the animals left behind after Dorian.

Wishing you an easy time quieting the inner critic today,

Elamin