What We’re Reading Today: Impeachment Follies, Climate Kids, Cats & Dogs … And More

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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