THE BIG STORY

Democrats have released their impeachment case against Donald Trump

Things are about to start moving faster.

The House Intelligence Committee released a 300-page report that found “overwhelming” evidence of misconduct and concluded that President Donald Trump “ordered the suspension” of military aid to Ukraine to try to benefit himself politically.

The committee said there is definitive evidence that Trump withheld aid from Ukraine, as well as a visit for Ukraine's president to the White House, while demanding the country publicly launch an investigation into former vice president Joe Biden and his family in order to benefit Trump's 2020 campaign.

The report doesn’t explicitly say the House should impeach Trump — that is up to the House Judiciary Committee — but it concluded that “President Trump compromised national security to advance his personal political interests.”

Republicans put out their own report, arguing that Trump did nothing wrong.

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STAYING ON TOP OF THIS

Kamala Harris is ending her presidential campaign

It’s a stunning early exit for the California senator, once considered to be a heavyweight among Democratic candidates.

In a Medium post, Harris wrote, “My campaign for president simply doesn’t have the financial resources we need to continue.”

Harris, the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, rocketed in polls after confronting Joe Biden over the issue of race at the first Democratic debate, one of the most memorable moments of the campaign so far.

But she failed to turn attention-grabbing moments into sustained support for her candidacy. Her campaign spent much of its time searching for an identity.

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SNAPSHOTS

Google’s cofounders are stepping down. Sundar Pichai will become the CEO of Google and Alphabet. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who cofounded Google in 1998, are stepping down from their day-to-day roles at Google's parent company, Alphabet, and passing the torch.

Amazon workers in Sacramento are demanding paid time off. The workers, who sort and prepare packages for final-mile delivery, say that unlike other Amazon employees, they receive no paid time off.

A substitute teacher was fired for berating a fifth-grader with two dads. After the boy said he was thankful he was “finally being adopted by [his] two dads,” the unnamed sub at a Utah school allegedly went on an anti-gay tirade. One of the boy’s fathers said the boy didn't want to speak up and get the teacher in trouble, but three girls confronted the teacher and told the principal.

A police officer was caught on his body camera allegedly fondling a dead woman’s breasts. When his partner left the room, the Los Angeles police officer reportedly turned off his body-worn camera and allegedly fondled the dead woman's breasts. The incident was recorded because the cameras continue recording for two minutes after being turned off.

A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE

25 TV episodes from this decade we’ll never forget

The thing about having an incredible decade in TV is: there is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to picking the best of the best.

So 11 reporters got together to assemble the 25 best TV episodes from the last 10 years. As they write, “simply put, there was never a better time to be a fan of TV than in the 2010s.” What rises to the top of an already exceptional pool?

Several episodes from 2019 make it onto the list — including one from Succession and one from Veep. Yes, Grey’s Anatomy is on here. Of course Bojack Horseman makes the list.

Here are the best TV episodes of the decade.

COPING MECHANISMS

A teen went viral for posting a TikTok immediately after getting into a car crash. She said it helped her “cope.”

Katie Cornetti, a 16-year-old from Pittsburgh, got into a scary car crash two weeks ago. Like, we’re talking the car rolled over kind of scary crash.

Cornetti did what any none of us would do, and while the car was rolled over, took out her phone and recorded a fun TikTok.

The video immediately went viral because what. We talked to Cornetti, and she told us posting it helped her and her friends “cope” with the shock of the accident.

I hope you can access the most generous version of yourself today,

Elamin