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What We’re Reading Today: Dem Double Standards, Drooling for Impeachment, Gov’t Makes Us Sick … And More

Some headlines that caught our eye.

Ukraine Scandal

Transcript of Trump call — The White House

Biden’s Ukraine Dealings–7 Essential Facts — Peter Schweizer, Fox News

Democrats’ double standard on Ukraine  โ€” Mark Theissen, Washington Post

The Ukraine transcript is not a dud, it is bad news for Trump  — Philip Klein

Drooling Over Impeachment

Highlights of the Media Drooling for Impeachment — YouTube

Graham: Impeachment Push Says Democrats Donโ€™t Think They Can Beat Trump at the Ballot Box — Breitbart

McConnell Hits Dems on ‘Never-Ending Impeachment Parade’Democrats Sought Ukraine’s Help in Investigating Trump in May 2018 — PJ Media

Some Democrats worry Pelosi may have acted too soon on impeachment — CNN

Weak in the Knees

Senate Republicans split over Trump urging Ukrainian leader to investigate Biden — MSN

Romney: Trump-Ukraine transcript ‘deeply troubling’ — The Hill

Election 2020

Warren passes Biden in new nationwide poll — Politico

Bernie Sanders Unplugged — Powerline

Climate Fail

U.N. Report Warns of Severe Damage to the World’s Oceans — MSN

‘Unproven Hypothesis’: A Climate Modeller Spills the Beans— Ruthfully Yours

Poll: Climate change isnโ€™t a priority with voters — Hot Air

Misc

Massachusetts bans all e-cigarettes — Yahoo News

California drivers might soon pay $4 a gallon for gas — Los Angeles Times

Thanks to Trump, seven million have quit food stamps. — Washington Examiner

Vox Media Acquires New York Magazine, Chronicler of the Highbrow and Lowbrow  โ€”  New York Times

 How Washingtonโ€™s Food Subsidies Have Helped Make Americans Fat and Sick — Intellectual Conservative


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