David Holmes, a U.S. State Department official in Ukraine, described during his testimony on Thursday the call he overheard between Ambassador Gordon Sondland and President Trump. According to Holmes, he sat “directly across” from Sondland during the call, and “the president’s voice was loud and recognizable.” Holmes said he heard Mr. Trump ask Sondland if the Ukrainian president “was gonna do the investigation?” to which he says Sondland responded: “He’s gonna do it.” Source

A shooting broke Tuesday afternoon in Jersey City. Source

Under an FTC settlement, Apollo Education Group will pay $50 million in cash and cancel $141 million in student debt. Source

National Security Council expert Fiona Hill explained during her testimony on Thursday why the conspiracy theory that Ukraine, not Russia, was responsible for the 2016 U.S. election interference is false. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff asked Hill how the theory served Russian interests, and Hill responded: “The Russians interests are frankly to delegitimize our entire presidency.” Source

Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, asked the two witnesses at Wednesday’s impeachment hearing whether they consider themselves “Never Trumpers,” as President Trump has alleged. Watch the responses from Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent and William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine. Source

The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, William Taylor, was questioned by Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell about White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney’s recent comment that using foreign policy for political gain happens “all the time.” Taylor said he thinks that is “wrong.” Source

The attorney general told NBC News in an interview he believes there were “gross abuses” and “inexplicable behavior” on the part of the FBI in its investigation of ties between Russia and the Trump campaign. Source

A shooting broke Tuesday afternoon in Jersey City Source

Before questioning former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch during the second day of public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee took a swipe at the Democrat-led proceedings. California Congressman Devin Nunes said Yovanovitch “graduated” from “secret” depositions, and he congratulated her on her “performance.” Source

During the second day of public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch was questioned about former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden and his role on the board of Burisma, a Ukrainian gas firm. Hunter Biden served on the board of Burisma from 2014 to 2019. Source