Rep. Will Hurd of Texas, the only black Republican in the House, said he will not run for reelection in 2020. Hurd is the sixth Republican in the last two weeks to say he won’t try to return to the House. Julia Manchester of The Hill joined CBSN to explain why Hurd is stepping away. Source

As Donald Trump left for his Bedminster golf club, he told reporters at the White House that his pick to replace Dan Coats as the head of the 17-agency intelligence community, John Ratcliffe, had been treated “very harshly” and “very unfairly” by the press. Ratcliffe’s nomination raised questions because of his limited experience with intelligence matters. He withdrew from consideration Friday and plans to remain in Congress. Source

Earlier on Friday Trump announced the withdrawal of Rep. John Ratcliffe’s nomination for director of national Intelligence Source

These are the candidates who have announced an exploratory committee or are all-in for the presidency in 2020, aiming to deny Trump a second term Source

Gravel had qualified for the second Democratic debate but ultimately did not make the cut for the 20-candidate event Source

U.S. consumers could pay $100 more for an iPhone, one reason Apple stock lost $50 billion in market value this week Source

Flaring concerns over deteriorating U.S. trade relations have investors dialing back on risk Source

On Saturday night, former Titans offensive lineman Kevin Mawae will officially be enshrined into the Hall of Fame. Source

It’s the single largest haul of the drug ever in Germany’s history Source

Titans Online’s Jim Wyatt takes a look at what stood out from the seventh day of Titans training camp. Source