Some headlines that caught our eye.
Election 2020
Michael Bloomberg Actively Prepares to Enter 2020 Presidential Race — New York Times
With an Eye Toward Beto O’Rourke Voters, Castro Campaign Limps On — Real Clear Politics
Steyer aide offered money for endorsements — AP
Biden, who backed moving US Embassy in Israel, suddenly changed course — Fox News
Poll: 75 Percent of Democrats Would Back Democratic Socialist Candidate — Breitbart
Iowa (Quinnipiac): Warren 20, Buttigieg 19, Sanders 17, Biden 15 — Real Clear Politics
Medicare Folly For All
Has Elizabeth Warren Wrecked the Left? — Wall Street Journal
Hillary Clinton: Warren’s Medicare for All Plan Wouldn’t Pass the Senate — Washington Free Beacon
Who Is The Whistleblower?
Alleged Whistleblower Cited in Mueller Report For Emails Leaked to NYT — PJ Media
Alleged Whistleblower Was Biden Guest at State Department Banquet — Washington Examiner
Impeachment
Testimony bombshell: Obama administration tried to partner with Hunter Biden’s Ukrainian gas firm but was blocked over corruption concerns — John Solomon Reports
Don’t Tell Anybody
US, China Take Another Step In Trade Talks, Chinese Official Says — Daily Caller
Dow and S&P 500 hit new record on trade deal optimism — CNN
Rotten Apple
Is New York City Barreling Toward Its Own Housing Crisis? — Reason
Iron Pyrite State
Calif. Taxpayers on Hook for Six-Figure Government Pensions — Washington Free Beacon
Tolerant Left
Melania Trump’s visit to sick kids protested by staff at Boston hospital — Washington Times
Antifa’s Ultimate Goal Is Communism, Journalist Attacked by Adherents Says — Daily Signal
North Korea
Trump’s ‘huge win’ on North Korea nuke talks at risk — Washington Times
Climate Nonsense
New Zealand Commits To Being Carbon Neutral By 2050 — With A Big Loophole — NPR
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