Some headlines that caught our eye.
Impeachment Follies
Trump Denies He Tied Ukraine Aid to Corruption Investigation of Biden — New York Times
Report: Whistleblower Didn’t Have Firsthand Knowledge of Trump Call — Fox News
MSNBC Political Analyst Asks About Potentially Executing Trump For Treason — Daily Caller
GOP rival Bill Weld says Trump has committed ‘treason, pure and simple’ — Washington Post
Bad Climate
Trump skips most of climate summit for speech on religious freedom — Los Angeles Times
Greta Thunberg throws the Green New Deal under the bus — Hot Air
Climate protesters vowed to shut down Washington today. It didn’t work out that way. — New York Times
We Went to the DC Climate Protest. Here Are 5 Things We Saw. — Daily Signal
Your Government At Work
Feds rush to spend 20% of $500 billion in one month in ‘use it or lose it’ spending spree — Washington Times
Foreign Affairs
At Trump’s behest, Latin American countries set to invoke rarely used treaty against Venezuela — Los Angeles Times
Britain, France, Germany Join US in Blaming Iran for Saudi Attack — Newsmax
Election 2020
Socialist Family Feud: Sanders Campaign Lashes Out at Warren — Washington Free Beacon
Dem Rep: Biden Must Clear Up Answers on Son’s Ukraine Dealing — Washington Free Beacon
Inside the Mind of the Warren Voter — National Review
Economy
Trump’s trade deal with Japan hits snag amid auto tariff fears — Washington Post
Court Fixing
President Trump Has Made Some Real Progress Changing The 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals — Daily Caller
Pot, Kettle
New York Times 1619 Project editor spews string of racist and Jew-hating tweets — American Thinker
Misc
Cats really do give a damn about their caregivers, scientists say — CNET
Apple Will Manufacture New Mac Pro in Texas After Receiving Tariff Waivers — Legal Insurrection
How the mainstream media downplay left-wing violence. — Commentary Magazine
With A Republican in the White House, Democrats Rediscover the Virtues of Federalism — Reason
Diversity Inc. Is Becoming Even More Dangerous — Front Page Mag
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