Today’s Agenda: RIP Rep. Elijah Cummings

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, speaks at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto) — The late Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

October 17, 2019 8:49 a.m.

It’s Thursday, October 17. Legendary congressman and House Oversight Committee chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) has died, succumbing to longstanding health issues at age 68. Here’s more on that and the other stories we’re watching.

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