Prime Minister Boris Johnson asks parliament to approve an election for Dec. 12 as part of his #Brexit efforts https://t.co/bgvwaGKOMJ pic.twitter.com/i9UdvEbBdE

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2019

PM names his Christmas election date. Not in his gift. Has to persuade 2/3 of MPs to back it. Many Lab MPs opposed while I’m told One Nation Tories met as cabinet did & voiced worries about elex b4 Brexit settled (losses to LDs, losses in Scot). Needs 434 MPs to get over line 1/

— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) October 24, 2019

EU diplomat says to me: considering Boris Johnson’s call to get Parliament onboard for 12 December election, EU might wait to announce its decision on length of new #Brexit extension till Monday.. This, while MPs in gov and opposition wait to see what EU decides! #chickenandegg

— Katya Adler (@BBCkatyaadler) October 24, 2019

The risk for Labour, SNP and LibDems in saying they will block @BorisJohnson’s 12 Dec election, even before EU leaders have decided whether to give the requested 3-month Brexit delay, is they send message to EU leaders that parliament has no plan to end the Brexit uncertainty…

— Robert Peston (@Peston) October 24, 2019

“Take no deal off the table, and we absolutely support an election”

Jeremy Corbyn says Labour will decide whether to support the PM’s call for a general election, after the EU announce their decision on whether to grant a Brexit extension tomorrowhttps://t.co/JD3UaHWd4E pic.twitter.com/sXPMe9EYGH

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) October 24, 2019

"We'll see day after day of torturous voting."

Anti-Brexit campaigner @thatginamiller says 'it is time' for an election and if one is called she'll create a 'tactical voting website' to advise those who want to #StopBrexit.

Get the latest #Brexit news: https://t.co/u3VyGgJu0o pic.twitter.com/dmqAuNsKIw

— Sky News Politics (@SkyNewsPolitics) October 23, 2019

Apart, of course, from the Theresa May deal specifically designed to make the UK's future relationship with the EU contingent on keeping NI aligned to GB. And the DUP rejected it.

Always someone else's fault. https://t.co/06fZw2KwsC

— Matthew O'Toole (@MatthewOToole2) October 24, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer pay respects to civil-rights champion Elijah Cummings. He was a key figure in the Trump impeachment inquiry pic.twitter.com/Lv4AZ6QfhQ

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2019

BRING TO ME ALL OF YOUR FINEST POPCORNS. https://t.co/1pL2cm2CqQ

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) October 24, 2019

‘No quid pro quo’ becomes Trump's new ‘no collusion’ @tomforemancnn reports https://t.co/ALbKJS03ax pic.twitter.com/i6w1utC55t

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) October 24, 2019

Mulvaney’s back and forth on whether or not Trump asked Ukraine to help in the DOJ’s 2016 election investigations needs to be investigated. So we’re requesting records to do just that.https://t.co/4E6c4ZVD6y

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) October 24, 2019

The Dark Heart Of The Impeachment Investigation Is A Powerful Oligarch — With Close Ties To Vladimir Putin https://t.co/ysIFkjI1f8 via @miriamelder

— Ben Smith (@semaforben) October 24, 2019

Senator Lindsey Graham introduces a resolution at the Senate, calling the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against President Trump unfair https://t.co/HcjWMKUVHq pic.twitter.com/ZL5ASRMKBE

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2019

With Albuquerque billing Trump's campaign for $200,000, there are now more than $1 million in outstanding requests from cities — even excluding Minneapolis and El Paso's late fee. https://t.co/vSCgNwqHPN

— Philip Bump (@pbump) October 24, 2019

Pompeo goes home to Kansas, gets grilled by the hometown paper on impeachment, Syria. Asked if Trump's treatment of Kurds undercuts US credibility, he says:
"The whole predicate of your question is insane."https://t.co/PKl9DjjH1v

— Josh Lederman (@thejoshlederman) October 24, 2019

After withdrawal, Trump shifts focus to Syria oil fields https://t.co/ikSqD7XOVB

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 24, 2019

Kurds say they didn’t sacrifice 11,000 men and women fighting ISIS with US special forces to become guards for remote Syrian oil fields.

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) October 24, 2019

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces accuse Turkey of launching a large land offensive targeting three villages in northeast Syria despite a truce, but Russia says peace plan on track https://t.co/fT8NrmqBrS pic.twitter.com/nyUZcwDeRu

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2019

"It was an island that was safe in the Middle East… and now it is being carved up between Russia and the Syrian regime, which has committed atrocities and used chemical weapons against its own people. How is that possibly a good outcome?" – @RichardEngel https://t.co/rENpSEyl3B

— MS NOW (@MSNOWNews) October 24, 2019

Behind closed doors, Spain exhumes Franco's remains https://t.co/s0N7kmm7k0 pic.twitter.com/zVEEBvdA5N

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2019