Above the Fold
**FLIMSY CHARGES:** McConnell proposes swift impeachment trial with long days ([AP](https://apnews.com/2c79655e468cc949917f57c085d6bba7))
CUT TO THE CHASE: The Senate impeachment trial: eight things you need to know (The Daily Signal)
FINANCIAL AID IN THE CROSSHAIRS: Supreme Court takes up church-state separation in Christian schools case (NBC News)
Government & Politics
**INDIVIDUAL MANDATE PUNTED:** Supreme Court won’t rule on ObamaCare before Election Day, declines to fast track ([NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/supreme-court-won-t-rule-obamacare-election-day-declines-fast-n1119146))
AMBIGUOUS FUNDRAISING NUMBERS: Trump outraises individual Democrats but is behind the pack (The Resurgent)
NO FREE SPEECH (OR FACTS) ALLOWED: Denver Post columnist fired after arguing there are two sexes (The Washington Free Beacon)
2020 Contrast
**FOR THE RECORD:** Illegal border crossings fall a staggering 90% in Arizona following Trump policy change ([The Daily Wire](https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-border-crossings-fall-a-staggering-ninety-percent-in-arizona-following-trump-policy-change))
AND WHAT DOES SANDERS WANT? Sanders floats “moratorium on 99%” of deportations, demolition of border wall (National Review)
World
**”NO PLANS TO SEND THEM OUT”:** Iran backtracks on plan to send flight recorders to Ukraine ([AP](https://news.yahoo.com/iran-backtracks-plan-send-flight-095044312.html))
FAILED “REFORMS”: Mexico murders rise to record 34,582 in AMLO’s first year in office (Bloomberg)
Closing Arguments
**POLICY:** Yes, Trump deserves credit on black unemployment ([Washington Examiner](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/yes-trump-deserves-credit-on-black-unemployment))
POLICY: Let’s not squander the opportunity to increase organ donations and save lives (National Review)
SATIRE: Media offers thoughts and prayers that someone would start some violence at gun-rights rally (The Babylon Bee)
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