Multiple people, including a police officer, were killed in a shooting in Jersey City on Tuesday. Police said two suspects were shooting from inside a convenience store. Both suspects were found dead inside the store. Source
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How to watch the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with DOJ IG
Inspector General Michael Horowitz released his report on the origins of the Russia investigation Monday. Source
Holmes says he heard Trump ask Sondland about “investigation”
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
Live updates: Multiple people killed in Jersey City shooting
A shooting broke Tuesday afternoon in Jersey City. Source
University of Phoenix fined $191 million for deceptive ads
Under an FTC settlement, Apollo Education Group will pay $50 million in cash and cancel $141 million in student debt. Source
Hill says Russia wanted to “delegitimize our entire presidency” in 2016
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
Witnesses are asked if they consider themselves “Never Trumpers”
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
Taylor disputes Mulvaney’s claim that withholding aid for political reasons happens “all the time”
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
Bill Barr chides FBI for “inexplicable behavior” in Russia probe
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
Live updates: Officers shot in Jersey City, N.J.
A shooting broke Tuesday afternoon in Jersey City Source