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TODAY'S HEADLINES:

Another White House official is expected to testify next week and corroborate a top US diplomat's account that Trump pressed Ukraine on publicly investigating Joe Biden.

Meanwhile, the ACLU says over 1,500 more migrant families were separated at the US border than the Trump administration had previously reported.

And lastly, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is held in contempt for violating a court order to stop collecting loan payments on Corinthian College students.

And our QUICKER QUICKIES HEADLINES:

Tulsi Gabbard announced late Thursday night that she will not seek another term in the House of Representatives. In a video posted to Twitter, Gabbard said she would instead focus on her campaign for president in the 2020 election.

An attorney for the South Bend Common Council told The Young Turks he may subpoena Mayor Pete Buttigieg next week to testify about police issues including Buttigieg’s demotion of Darryl Boykins, the city’s first black police chief.

Bernie Sanders released a plan Thursday that aims to legalize marijuana nationally and use the $50 billion from the tax revenue to boost business creation and economic development in areas disproportionately hit by current drug laws.

And the Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Justin Walker, a former clerk for Brett Kavanaugh, to a lifetime seat in federal court, even though the American Bar Association gave him a rare rating of “not qualified.” Walker is at least the fourth confirmed judge chosen by Trump to receive the “not qualified” rating.