- Alex Ward @ Vox: The controversy over Navy Secretary Richard Spencer’s ouster, explained.
- Emma Green @ The Atlantic: Josh Hawley’s Mission to Remake the GOP.
- Josh Dawsey, Carol D. Leonnig and Tom Hamburger @ The Washington Post: White House review turns up emails showing extensive effort to justify Trump’s decision to block Ukraine military aid.
- Cristina Cabrera @ Talking Points Memo: Pompeo Had Several Calls With Giuliani Before Yovanovitch’s Abrupt Ouster, Docs Confirm.
- Allison Quinn @ The Daily Beast: Lev Parnas Says He Has Info on Devin Nunes’ Role in Trump’s Ukraine Dirt-Digging Mission.
- Katherine Faulders, John Santucci and Allison Pecorin @ ABC News: House Intelligence Committee in possession of video, audio recordings from Giuliani associate Lev Parnas.
- Brad Reed @ Raw Story: Feds eye ‘more than a half dozen potential charges’ against Rudy Giuliani: Wall Street Journal.
- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: Rick Perry Claims Donald Trump, Like King David, Was “Chosen” by God.