Pam Bondi, a special advisor to President Donald Trump, joins “CBS This Morning” for her first interview since she started on Monday. Bondi, who was previously Florida’s attorney general, reacted to the impeachment hearings and spoke about the chance of the president testifying. Source

The Iranian regime has cut internet and phone lines, making figures impossible to confirm, but they call reports of mass casualties “disinformation” Source

This week, on the “Intelligence Matters” podcast Michael Morell talks with CSIS senior Korea fellow Sue Mi Terry about why the U.S. and the North are at a stalemate after months of negotiations and three Trump-Kim summits Source

Some people thought the stripy cattle in a Japanese pasture were a practical joke, but the science behind the camoflaged bovines could save farmers big money Source

Move follows several such mass blackouts last month by embattled PG&E during long stretch of extremely dry, hot weather conducive to wildfires Source

Kurt Volker and Tim Morrison testified at Tuesday’s second impeachment hearing Source

Defense chief says deadly strikes were a message to Iran: “Any place you dispatch your tentacles, we will chop them off.” Source

Sondland has emerged as the central figure in the campaign to get Ukraine to investigate President Trump’s rivals Source

Officials promptly dismiss Taliban claim that it downed the craft but say the cause of the crash is being investigated Source

Authorities are investigating the shootings Source