Hey, it’s Thursday! And I somehow got sucked into the new season of ‘American Horror Story’ and it is bonkers. Here’s what you need to know today. (PS: You can have this delivered to your inbox by subscribing here.)

1. More polls find growing support for impeachment inquiry

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found that 52% of people surveyed support the inquiry while 43% disapprove. That poll also suggests that more independent voters are shifting in favor of the investigation.

But the poll also found that a majority of Americans think President Donald Trump’s future should ultimately be decided at the ballot box, by a 58-37% margin. [NPR]

A Fox News poll also showed a majority approving the impeachment inquiry, and that didn’t sit well with Trump. [NBC News]

Meanwhile, two associates of Rudy Giuliani were arrested today on charges of campaign finance violations. The associates helped Giuliani in his efforts to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden in Ukraine. The men were also subpoenaed by House lawmakers as part of the impeachment inquiry. [NPR]

2. Civilians flee as Turkey advances on Kurdish militias

Tens of thousands of people are reportedly fleeing their homes after Turkish forces launched an assault on U.S-backed Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. Turkey says dozens of Kurdish fighters have been killed.

The offensive campaign, now in its second day, comes after President Trump withdrew U.S. troops in the area, a move that both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have criticized.

Turkey says its goal is to clear the area of Kurdish militias and create a “safe zone” for millions of Syrian refugees. [BBC]

Military officials worry Trump’s decision will have significant consequences in the Middle East. [New York Times]

And Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops from the area has angered some Republicans at a crucial time for the president. [Washington Post]

3. Apple pulls an app that allowed Hong Kong protesters to track police

The tech giant is the latest U.S. corporation trying to navigate through the political minefield between China and pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Apple pulled an app called HKmap.live after facing intense criticism from Chinese state media, which accused Apple of aiding “rioters” who used the app to attack police in the semiautonomous region.

Earlier this week, the general manager of the Houston Rockets tweeted support for the protesters, which led the Chinese Basketball Association to suspend business dealings with the Rockets. [NPR]

4. Connecting the dots in the FBI investigation of a powerful Illinois lawmaker

Federal investigators subpoenaed Commonwealth Edison last week for “records of any communications” it had with powerful Democratic state Sen. Martin Sandoval, WBEZ and the Better Government Association have found. It’s the second time the feds have subpoenaed ComEd this year in a wide-ranging corruption probe. [WBEZ]

Gov. JB Pritzker has called for Sandoval to be stripped of his chairmanship of the influential Senate Transportation Committee, but top Senate Democrats are taking a “wait-and-see attitude” on Sandoval. [Chicago Sun-Times]

5. Elections sound really interesting on Chicago’s Southwest Side

The Chicago Tribune has probably the most Chicago story of the week.

Some residents of the city’s 13th Ward told the newspaper they were repeatedly called or visited by supporters of Ald. Marty Quinn, the “handpicked alderman” of powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

The supporters reportedly wanted residents to sign sworn affidavits revoking their support for David Krupa, who ran against Quinn in February’s 13th Ward aldermanic race.

“One woman recounted how she hid for weeks from the political troops, sending her increasingly irritated husband to the door with excuses for why she wasn’t available,” reports the Trib. [Chicago Tribune]

Here’s what else is happening

• Chicago officials want witnesses to gun violence to step up, but the city offers little support. [WBEZ]

• Newly released documents show Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s role in the aftermath of the Laquan McDonald shooting. [WBEZ]

• Class size is one of the major issues in negotiations between the city and the Chicago Teachers Union. [WBEZ]

• Here’s a look at what you need to know ahead of Sunday’s Chicago Marathon. [WBEZ]

Oh, and one more thing …

Author George R.R. Martin, whose books inspired HBO’s widely popular Game of Thrones, is not a fan of President Trump.

Martin, who is visiting Chicago this week, said Trump is “both an appalling human being and a terrible president” during a discussion with the Chicago Sun-Times.

“I see no evidence that this man actually has a conscience,” Martin said. [Sun-Times]

Tell me something good …

Horror movies are some of the most profitable films. So what’s your favorite scary movie or TV show?

Michael writes:

“Exorcist 3 does not receive the publicity of the first movie. It has a better cast and better script than the first film. Some may consider it more of a suspense film in the Hitchcock vein than a horror film. The scene in the hospital in which the nurse is murdered is one of the most suspenseful and spine tingling scenes in filmdom, without resorting to any gore. An underrated gem.”

And Tom Cramer writes:

“My scariest movie of all time is Psycho which I saw when I was 8 years old. Even now when I am taking a shower in a hotel room, I MUST lock the door and that was 60 years ago!”

What’s your favorite scary movie or TV show? Feel free to email at therundown@wbez.org or tweet me at @whuntah.

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