The ambassador to the EU said the White House and State Department were fully aware of the effort to pressure Ukraine Source

According to a recent CBS News poll, 57% of voters in early states feel former Vice President Joe Biden is a “safe” choice, as opposed to just 22% for Senator Elizabeth Warren, although more people found Warren to be “exciting.” CBS News director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto joins CBSN to take a deep dive into the polls. 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

Panel includes Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, president of Mauritius (2015-2018), member of CWWL; Sonja Schenkel, founder Paititi Lab; Lana Popović, president for Central & Eastern Europe, The Coca-Cola Company. Moderated by Donna Leinwand Leger, digital media leader & former managing editor of USA Today. Source

Gary Jones resigned after a lawsuit by GM alleged Fiat Chrysler paid union leaders millions in bribes to get concessions and gain advantages in labor deals Source

Equal pay advocates say the Paycheck Fairness Act before Congress could help eliminate the disparity Source

Laura Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, confirmed during her testimony Wednesday that $35 million in aid to Ukraine has yet to be obligated. The remaining funds have alarmed Senate Democrats, who wrote to Defense Secretary Mark Esper earlier this week, asking him to deliver the funds as soon as possible. Source

GOP Representative John Ratcliffe questioned any assertion that Ukraine suspected military aid was being withheld on July 25. The questioning came after Laura Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, noted in her opening statement that her staff showed her emails from the State Department, one of which was received just hours after the July 25 call between President Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, noting concerns about security assistance. Source

Both Laura Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, and David Hale, the undersecretary of state for political affairs, testified Wednesday that they did not hear from President Trump, and they were unaware of any of their colleagues hearing from the president, after he ordered a hold on the aid to Ukraine. That testimony was sparked by a question from Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell, who claimed that if Mr. Trump was so insistent on rooting out corruption in Ukraine, he would follow up to inquiry about any progress. Source

“I’ve had fights on set before where I’m like, ‘No, sheet stays up,’ and they’re like, ‘You don’t wanna disappoint your Game of Thrones fans.’ And I’m like, ‘F*** you.'” Source