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New York (CNN Business) A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. I wanted to know what President Trump was hearing about day one of the televised impeachment hearings. So I decided to mute all my other TVs and just watch Fox News on Wednesday night. I heard White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham say that "today was a joke." I heard Donald Trump Jr. say "it's insanity." I heard Jeff Sessions ask, "Where's the beef?" Here's how I would sum up everything I heard from Fox's prime time hosts: Wednesday's hearing was a bust. It was all just hearsay. It was a "disaster" for the Democrats and a "great day" for the Republicans. Impeachment is "stupid." Impeachment is "fake." There's nothing impeachable here. There's no reason to hold hearings. This inquiry needs to stop right now. The message was one-sided and overwhelming. Every host and practically every guest said the Republican tribe is winning and … [Read more...] about Fox’s prime time stars are telling Trump that the impeachment hearings are a ‘disaster’ for Democrats

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during an interview with The Associated Press in her office at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during an interview with The Associated Press in her office at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close Image 1 of 9 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during an interview with The Associated Press in her office at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during an interview with The Associated Press … [Read more...] about Pelosi cautions Democrats to focus on facts, not impeachment, for now

WASHINGTON — House Democrats will hear from former CIA Director John Brennan about the situation in Iran, inviting him to speak amid heightened concerns over the Trump administration’s sudden moves in the region. Brennan, an outspoken critic of President Trump, is scheduled to talk to House Democrats at a private weekly caucus meeting Tuesday, according to a Democratic aide and another person familiar with the private meeting. Both were granted anonymity to discuss the meeting. The invitation to Brennan and Wendy Sherman, a former State Department official and top negotiator of the Iran nuclear deal, offers counterprogramming to the Trump administration’s closed-door briefing for lawmakers also planned for Tuesday on Capitol Hill. Democratic lawmakers are likely to attend both sessions. The Trump administration recently sent an aircraft carrier and other military resources to the Persian Gulf region, and withdrew nonessential personnel from Iraq, raising alarm among … [Read more...] about Former CIA director to brief Democrats on Iran

A Democratic group that supports scientists running for office launched a campaign Tuesday to push former Colorado Gov. John Hicknelooper to drop out of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary and run for Senate. The group, 314 Action, said as “a scientist, entrepreneur and two-term Governor, John would bring a much-needed perspective to the US Senate where [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP senators balk at lengthy impeachment trial Graham: Senate trial 'must expose the whistleblower' Graham says Schiff should be a witness in Trump impeachment trial MORE has blocked action on the most pressing issues including climate change, guns and healthcare.”ADVERTISEMENT314 Action bought the homepage ad on The Denver Post's website for its “Draft Hick for Senate” campaign on Tuesday. “Put service over ambition by defeating one of Trump’s biggest enablers in [Sen.] Cory GardnerCory Scott GardnerTariffs … [Read more...] about Democratic group pressing Hickenlooper to drop White House bid, run for Senate

Abdirahim “Husu” Hussein, a Social Democratic Party politician and Helsinki city councillor, has admitted to making up a hate hoax about a ‘racist’ passenger in his taxi because he was “angry”. Mr Abdirahim “Husu” Hussein, a Somalian immigrant and left-wing politician in Helsinki, retracted his fictitious account of experiencing racist verbal abuse from a passenger in his taxi after the taxi company found that GPS data from the cab tracker refuted his claims.“I apologise for my actions and for lying. As a decision-maker, it is my duty, to be honest. I depend on my voters’ trust and I have now broken that trust. I shall do everything I can to restore trust in my actions”, wrote the left-wing politician after his deception was revealed. A little over a week ago Husu took to twitter in order to garner sympathy for an ‘incident’ in which a passenger in his taxi had allegedly told him to “go back to … [Read more...] about Hate Hoax in Helsinki: Somali Social Democrat Politician Faked ‘Racist’ Taxi Story