LIZ SHELD’S MORNING BRIEF: Beto’s Sorry, de Blasio’s Coming, and Biden’s Hiding Something on Ukraine. “While we’re talking about the 2020 Democratic primary, let’s take a look at the frontrunner, former Vice President Joe Biden. You see, Biden took the lead in Obama’s relationship with Ukraine (investing billions), and his son was making a killing with a certain company in that very country. As it happens, Ukraine dropped a criminal investigation into that same company for $1.8 billion in lost aid funding — days before Biden’s very last trip to Ukraine. What a coincidence! Or so Biden would have us believe.”

Tyler O’Neil is filling in for Liz this morning.