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What We’re Reading Today: Soviet-Style Impeachment, Netflix Hypocrisy, AOC’s Choice … And More

Some headlines that caught our eye today.

Election 2020

Elizabeth Warren Scrubs DNA Test Video From Twitter — Washington Free Beacon

Dem Donors Leak to Press: Biden’s a ‘Weak Front-Runner.’ — PJ Media

Joe Biden Goes Off: Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders Are ‘Trying to Con the American People’ Like Trump — Mediaite

Sorry, but Democrats need to talk about Hunter Biden — Vox

Ocasio-Cortez to Endorse Sanders — USA Today

Talking Turkey

Dems: The Party of George W. Bush Mideast Policy? – Monica Showalter, American Thinker

Bipartisan House Majority Condemns Trump for Syria Withdrawal  — New York Times

Trump Says Kurds Are ‘No Angels’; Fight ‘Has Nothing to Do With Us’ — New York Times

Trump called Pelosi a ‘third-rate politician’ during Syria meeting, top Democrats say — The Hill

Impeachment Follies

McConnell eyes quick impeachment trial in Senate  — Politico

Schiff pressed Volker to say Ukraine felt pressure from Trump  — Washington Examiner

Volker Testimony Destroys Narrative Of Diplomatic Turmoil Following Ukraine Phone Call – Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist

Republicans Slam Schiff for Running ‘Soviet-Style’ Secret Basement Impeachment Hearings — Breitbart

Gallup Poll: Slim Majority Supports Trump Impeachment — Newsmax

Health Care For None

The Eye-Popping Cost of Medicare for All — The Atlantic

On Medicare for All, Elizabeth Warren Is Fundamentally Dishonest — Reason

Economy

Fed Beige Book: Trump Trade War Hurting US Economy — Newsmax

Big Media

Netflix Is The Next Big Company Showing Off Its Woke Hypocrisy — Hot Air

Is USA Today’s print edition headed for the sunset as GateHouse and Gannett merge? Signs point to yes. — Poynter

Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?

Cannabis was supposed to be a tax windfall for states. The reality has been different. — Politico

Satire (?)

In Response To Question About Raising Taxes, Elizabeth Warren Comes Out As A Gay Man — Babylon Bee


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