Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who touts her plan-for-that policies, welcomed billionaire Michael Bloomberg to the Democratic primary with a referral to her new “calculator for billionaires.” The web tool lets users see how much some of the country’s most prominent billionaires would pay in taxes under Warren’s new tax plan. According to Warren’s calculator, the former New York City mayor would pay $3.079 billion in taxes next year.

Ivanka Trump is weighing in on the House impeachment inquiry of her father from half a world away in Morocco. President Donald Trump’s daughter and White House adviser tells The Associated Press she shares her father’s view that the impeachment investigation is about “overturning the results of the 2016 election.” But she’s less concerned about identifying the whistleblower whose complaint launched the investigation, saying Friday the ID is “not particularly relevant.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is launching a new “Black Voices for Trump” outreach initiative. It’s dedicated to “recruiting and activating Black Americans” in support of Trump. Advisers say much of that effort will focus on highlighting ways that African Americans have benefited from the Trump economy. But critics are skeptical, given Trump’s consistently dismal approval rating with black voters. Trump and his campaign will be launching the initiative Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A national security official called in to testify before House committees on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump says a diplomat specifically mentioned that the Ukrainians would have to investigate the Bidens. Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman says in testimony that there was “no ambiguity.” He says the conversation happened during a White House meeting with Ambassador Gordon Sondland, Ukrainian officials and others. Transcript of Vindman’s testimony was released Friday.