Some headlines that caught our eye …

Impeachment

Whistleblower Possibly Identified — One America

Whistleblower Worked With DNC Opposition Research In 2016 — Paul Sperry, Real Clear

Rep. Jeff Van Drew, NJ Dem: ‘I’m Not Voting For’ Impeachment — Leah Barkoukis, Town Hall

Laura Ingraham Proposes ‘Blisteringly Short’ Senate Trial, ‘Maybe An Afternoon’ — Brian Stelter, CNN

New Poll With Better, Nuanced Questions: Voters Highly Skeptical of Impeachment — Guy Benson, Town Hall

Schiff Directing Witnesses Not To Answer GOP Questions — Tristan Justice, The Federalist

For Pelosi, It’s Riskier Not To Impeach — Stuart Shapiro, The Hill

What To Expect from Televised Impeachment Hearings — John Cassidy, New Yorker

40 Conservative Groups Sign Ethics Complaint Against Pelosi — John Bowden, The Hill

Econ

Decoding Fed Chairman Jay Powell’s Econospeak — Victoria Guida, Politico

Why Self-Employment Is Good For The Economy — Gregory Ferenstein, Forbes

World

Russia Building New Empire In Africa: ‘US Should Be Hugely Concerned’ — Paul Tilsley, Fox

New Sanctions From US, 6 Gulf States Against Iran, Hezbollah — Mairead McArdle, National Review

US Ramped Up Strikes In Afghanistan After Taliban Talks Collapsed — Ryan Browne, CNN

China Manufacturing Shrinks For 6th Straight Month — Huileng Tan, CNBC

Enviro/Energy

World’s Most Controversial Pipeline Clears Final Hurdle — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Greta Thunberg Refuses Award — Merrit Kennedy, NPR

Democrats

Head of Biden’s New SuperPAC Is A Foreign Agent — Sean Davis, The Federalist

Obama Criticizes Wokeness — Timothy Meads, Town Hall

Baseball

How I Fell In Love With The Washington Nationals — Charles Krauthammer, Fox

When Washington Won The World Series – When Coolidge Was President — Patrick Reddington, Federal Baseball

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