After a recess, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff tacked on two more 15-minute sessions controlled by him and ranking Republican Devin Nunes. They posed additional questions to Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, the outgoing senior director of European and Russian affairs at the National Security Council and a deputy assistant to the president. Then committee members were given five minutes each for questioning. Source
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GOP congressman questions intelligence community
Republican Congressman Brad Wenstrup criticized the intelligence community and disputed the widely accepted conclusion by American intelligence that Russia — not Ukraine — interfered in the 2016 presidential election. The Ohio representative said that members of the intel community were some of the same people who were involved in the “Russia collusion hoax” at the heart of a special counsel investigation. Source
Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher could be expelled
In what many will consider an act of defiance, the Navy is ordering a decorated SEAL to go before a review board, which could kick him out of the unit. It comes after the president signed an order, restoring him to his full rank. David Martin reports. Source
Day 3, Part 13: Devin Nunes and Steve Castor question Kurt Volker and Tim Morrison
California Congressman Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, and Steve Castor, senior investigative counsel for Republicans on the panel, questioned Tim Morrison and Kurt Volker Tuesday in the third day of public impeachment hearings. Volker is the former special envoy to Ukraine and Morrison is the outgoing senior director of European and Russian affairs at the National Security Council and a deputy assistant to the president. Source
Study: Husbands get stressed out if their wives make more than 40% of their total income
Traditional gender norms may be to blame for husbands get more stressed the more money their wives earn, a researcher says. Source
Trump dismisses health rumors and accuses the media of being “sick”
After the president made an unannounced hospital visit this weekend, rumors circulated, without evidence, that he might have suffered a heart attack Source
Jeffrey Epstein jail guards charged with falsifying records
The jail guards are accused of failing to conduct checks as required the night the accused sex trafficker killed himself Source
Day 3, Part 7: Committee members’ 5-minute rounds of questioning Vindman and Williams
The third day of public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry included five-minute rounds of questioning by Intelligence Committee members, which they could yield to colleagues. Watch this portion of Jennifer Williams’ and Alexander Vindman’s testimony. Source
7 key moments from today’s impeachment hearing
Alexander Vindman and Jennifer Williams testified in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump Source
Safety officials urge Boeing to redesign part on 737s
Federal safety officials say the engine housing on Boeing 737 New Generation jets should be redeveloped to prevent another deadly incident like the one in 2018 Source