USA TODAY's Editorial Board: Impeach President Trump  —  The president's Ukraine shakedown and stonewalling are too serious for the House to ignore: Our view  —  “Put your own narrow interests ahead of the nation's, flout the law, violate the trust given to you by the American people …

William Barr is unfit to be attorney general  —  Eric H. Holder Jr., a Democrat, was U.S. attorney general from 2009 to 2015.  —  As a former U.S. attorney general, I am reluctant to publicly criticize my successors.  I respect the office and understand just how tough the job can be.

Giuliani Ally Parnas Got $1 Million From Russia, U.S. Says  — Prosecutors ask judge to revoke Parnas' bail, send him to jail  — Russia payment raises questions about nature of Parnas' work  —  Rudy Giuliani's associate Lev Parnas got $1 million from an account in Russia in September …

GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert publicly identifies person purported to be whistleblower  —  “This is unacceptable and there should be consequences,” said one Democratic lawmaker.  —  Rep. Louie Gohmert.  Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images  —  Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) on Wednesday night publicly named …

Bevin pardons include convicted killer whose brother hosted campaign fundraiser for him  —  The family of a man pardoned by Gov. Matt Bevin for a homicide and other crimes in a fatal 2014 Knox County home invasion raised $21,500 at a political fundraiser last year to retire debt from Bevin's 2015 gubernatorial campaign.

Online posts tied to suspected New Jersey deli shooter pushed anti-Semitic conspiracies  —  Multiple years of social media posts connected to one of the suspects indicated that he also advocated for violence against police officers.  —  One of the two suspects in Tuesday's shooting …

Randall Schriver, Pentagon's Top Asia Official, Resigns Post  —  Assistant Secretary of Defense Randall Schriver, the top Asia hand at the Pentagon who has criticized China's Uyghur internment camps in Xinjiang, has resigned and will leave his post at the end of the month, RFA has learned.

Can You Spot the Fake?  Hint: Look at the pundits.  —  The week before the last Democratic primary debate of 2019, a panel of pundits on MSNBC's Morning Joe gathered to make an explicit critique of one of the candidates.  Citing a “whiff of fraudulence,” political writer John Heilemann talked …

The Real Dangers to Jews  —  The past 24 hours provided a clear and painful picture of the momentous challenges American Jews face these days.  —  The day began with news that President Trump has issued an executive order designed, the White House said, to fight anti-Semitism.

Pence rejects calls to declassify new impeachment testimony  —  Vice President Mike Pence's counsel rejected House Democrats' request to declassify details of a Sept. 18 call between Pence and Ukraine's president, calling the request illegitimate because the impeachment inquiry has concluded.

In new legal memo, White House budget office defends withholding aid to Ukraine  —  The White House budget office asserts in a new legal memo that it withheld military aid to Ukraine as a temporary move to study whether the spending complied with U.S. policy - and not as a political effort to block Congress's spending decisions.

‘Succession’ Star to Play Adam Neumann in WeWork TV Series (Exclusive)  —  Nicholas Braun, aka “Cousin Greg” on the HBO hit, will also exec produce the new project, which is based on the forthcoming book from reporters Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell and hails from Chernin Entertainment and Endeavor Content.

Ukrainians: Trump Just Sent Us ‘a Terrible Signal’  —  Kyiv officials were hoping for a statement of support from Trump in advance of Ukraine's big summit with Russia.  Instead, the president hosted Putin's main man.  —  Ukrainian officials spent last weekend glued to Trump's Twitter feed.

Impeach President Donald Trump |  Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board  —  Since taking office as president in 2017, Donald Trump has used the unfiltered power of social media to broadcast his daily disdain and mockery of rivals, and to promote his version of the truth.

Lachlan Murdoch Sets L.A. Record by Paying $150 Million for a Château-Style Mansion  —  Once listed for $350 million, the Bel-Air estate of late media tycoon A. Jerrold Perenchio is the second priciest home ever to have traded in the U.S.  —  Lachlan Murdoch, media executive and son …

African Migrant Apprehensions at Texas Border on Rise  —  Del Rio Sector Border Patrol officials report a recent increase in the number of migrants from Africa being apprehended after illegally crossing from Mexico.  —  “During last summer, Del Rio Sector experienced an increase in arrests …

Feds Collect Record Taxes Through November; But Still Run $343.3 Billion Deficit With Second-Highest Spending in Nation's History  —  (CNSNews.com) - The federal government collected record total tax revenues of $470,706,000,000 in October and November, the first two months of fiscal 2020 …

Today's climate wouldn't allow us to remove the Confederate flag in South Carolina  —  Nikki Haley, a Republican, was governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017 and served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from 2017 through 2018.  —  Four years ago, the removal of the Confederate battle flag …

Republicans Confirm Judge Rated ‘Not Qualified’ For Being ‘Lazy,’ ‘Arrogant’  —  Lawrence VanDyke's own colleagues describe him as an ideologue who may not be fair to LGBTQ litigants.  The GOP confirmed him anyway.  —  WASHINGTON ― Senate Republicans voted Wednesday to make Lawrence VanDyke …

Movie Nights, Camp David and Cable Messaging: A White House Impeachment Playbook  —  The all-hands-on-deck atmosphere is a change from just weeks ago, when President Trump's aides dismissed the idea of a war room.  —  WASHINGTON — The White House impeachment battle begins every day shortly after sunrise …