Kamala Harris drops out of the race, surprising everyone—including me, Tom Steyer qualifies for the December DNC debate, more details about that debate, Elizabeth Warren declines in national polls while Pete Buttigieg rises, the impeachment update, President Trump blocks Bloomberg News from covering his campaign rallies, and one more Republican House member announces his retirement—but this time it’s because of campaign finance violations.

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• Kamala Harris Is Dropping Out of 2020 Race (NYT)
• Tom Steyer qualifies for December debate (Politico)
• PBS NewsHour & POLITICO Name Judy Woodruff, Tim Alberta, Amna Nawaz and Yamiche Alcindor Co-Moderators for December Debate (PBS)
• Submit a question for the December debate stage (Politico)
• Who is ahead in the Democratic primary race? (The Economist)
• Faulders tweet re timing and length and House Intelligence Committee report (Twitter/Katherine Faulders)
• Report of Evidence in the Democrats’ Impeachment Inquiry in the House of Representatives (House Republican Staff)
• House Judiciary reveals witnesses for first impeachment hearing (Politico)
• Judge denies DOJ request for stay on Don McGahn testimony (Politico)
• Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Tuesday (The Guardian)
• Democrats quietly debate expanding impeachment articles beyond Ukraine (WaPo)
• Trump campaign re: Bloomberg News (The Guardian)
• Trump's decision to exclude Bloomberg reporters draws fire (Politico)
• Congressman Duncan D. Hunter announces guilty plea on one count of misuse of campaign funds (KUSI News)
• Tracking House retirements from the 116th Congress (WaPo)

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