About 25 volunteers made 3,694 cookies in just one day to honor their late friend, who started the tradition 12 years ago Source

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said in his opening statement on Wednesday that President Trump’s actions toward Ukraine were an impeachable offense because he repeatedly “welcomed” foreign interference in domestic politics. “The facts before us are undisputed,” the New York Democrat said. “President Trump took extraordinary and unprecedented steps to cover up his efforts and to withhold evidence from the investigators.” Source

Michael Gerhardt, the Burton Craige distinguished professor of jurisprudence at the University of North Carolina School of Law, said Wednesday that President Trump’s behavior was comparable to that of President Richard Nixon, who resigned ahead of an impeachment vote in the House. Watch his opening statement in the impeachment inquiry. Source

Representative Matt Gaetz, a vocal supporter of President Trump, aggressively questioned three of the witnesses in the House Judiciary Committee’s Wednesday impeachment hearing over their previous campaign donations and writings. Constitutional law scholar Michael Gerhardt confirmed that his family donated to President Obama, while Pamela Karlan said she contributed to Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Gaetz, a Florida Republican, also presented writings from Feldman in which he questioned impeaching Mr. Trump, to which Feldman replied the July 25 call changed his perspective “for good reason.” Source

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler and ranking Republican Doug Collins made closing remarks Wednesday following the testimony of Noah Feldman, Pamela Karlan, Michael Gerhardt and Jonathan Turley. Watch their closing statements. Source

Constitutional law scholar Pamela Karlan apologized for mentioning President Trump’s son Barron in her earlier testimony before the House Judiciary Committee’s Wednesday impeachment hearing. Speaking about the difference between presidents and kings, Karlan previously said, “While the president can name his son Barron, he can’t actually make him a baron.” Her comment drew condemnation from a representative and the first lady. Source

Representative Tom McClintock asked the four witnesses in the House Judiciary Committee’s Wednesday impeachment hearing to disclose if they voted for President Trump in 2016. Constitutional law scholar Pamela Karlan protested the question, noting she has every right to cast a secret ballot. When McClintock, a Republican, rephrased the question to ask if the witnesses supported Mr. Trump ahead of the 2016 election, no one raised their hand — although witness Noah Feldman said that failing to raise a hand should not be interpreted as an answer. Source

The latest federal labor data show retail workers more likely to suffer nonfatal injuries or illnesses while on the job than other potentially dangerous jobs. Within the retail sector, the rate of injury and illness was highest at pet supply stores, where about 7% of employees suffered from non-fatal injuries in 2018, according to the data. Source

After Jeff Gulley was diagnosed with colon cancer, his fellow officers started selling blue wristbands with his badge number. That money raised will help his family make the trip for an upcoming surgery. Mark Strassmann has more. Source

Mammograms can save lives, but in some cases, insurance companies are refusing to cover follow-up tests ordered by doctors Source