Hill, a former NSC official, and Holmes, a diplomat in Kiev, will appear at the final hearing of the week Source

University’s chancellor admits it’s come up short responding to recent string of racist incidents; student protesters storm out of meeting on the incidents Source

Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg each spoke for more than 11 minutes at the fifth Democratic debate, while Tom Steyer and Andrew Yang had the least amount of speaking time. CBSN’s Tanya Rivero talks with Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez and Democratic strategist Lynda Tran about the candidates’ speaking time. Source

Senator Amy Klobuchar highlighted the struggles facing women who run for office but said it’s untrue that a woman cannot beat Trump Source

In a spin room interview after the fifth Democratic debate, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg said “we’re seeing a lot of folks” who voted for President Trump but may be looking at him. “The pitch is we’re not going to agree on everything, but I think we can agree that we need to restore decency and dignity to Washington — that this president is as insulting to Republican values as he is to the Progressive and Democratic values that I believe in — and that we can put together a coalition to build a different future,” Buttigieg said. Source

Sondland implicates Pres. Trump in ‘Quid Pro Quo’; First Dem debate since public impeachment hearings Source

Senator Amy Klobuchar took on South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s lack of experience at Wednesday’s Democratic debate, saying that she thinks he is qualified “but I think I am more qualified.” Klobuchar spoke to Ed O’Keefe in the spin room in Atlanta. Source

Ten leading Democrats faced off in Atlanta on Wednesday after a blockbuster day in the impeachment inquiry. CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe and Washington Post national political reporter Sean Sullivan join CBSN to discuss the top moments in the debate. Source

Impeachment, Medicare for All, experience and foreign policy dominated the fifth Democratic debate Source

With 75 days to go before the Iowa caucus, debate watchers in Des Moines, Iowa, said they had seen many of the Democrats when they came to Iowa, where they could give longer answers. Others said they liked the civility on stage before many of the night’s major jabs. CBS News campaign reporter Adam Brewster reports on the reaction in Iowa. Source