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4:35 PM ET, December 16, 2019

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William Webster / New York Times:
I Headed the F.B.I. and C.I.A. There's a Dire Threat to the Country I Love.  —  And President Trump and William P. Barr are wrong to say that it is.  —  Mr. Webster is a former federal judge and the former director of both the F.B.I. and the C.I.A.  —  The privilege of being the only American …
QU Poll:
Release Detail  —  December 16, 2019 - Trump Job Approval And Economy Rating Hit Highs, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; On Ukraine: 52 Percent Say Trump Pursued Personal Interest  —  Within days of a historic impeachment vote in the House of Representatives …
Discussion: The Hill
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll: Biden, Sanders Lead 2020 Democratic Race  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders lead the crowded Democratic field, pulling in together about half of the support of Democratic voters and Democratic-leaning independents, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll.
NBC News:
There are two ways to look at Trump's unchanging poll numbers on impeachment
Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and Slate
Elissa Slotkin / Detroit Free Press:
Rep. Elissa Slotkin: How I reached my decision on impeachment  —  (Photo: Nick King/Lansing State Journal)  —  On September 23, I wrote in an op-ed column for the Free Press that I believed President Trump's actions regarding Ukraine, by his own admission, warranted the opening of an impeachment inquiry.
Washington Post:
Michael Flynn's sentencing set for Jan. 28 after judge rejects his attacks on the FBI, Justice Department  —  A federal judge on Monday rejected Michael Flynn's attacks against the FBI and the Justice Department, setting a long-delayed sentencing for President Trump's former national security adviser for Jan. 28.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Politico:
House vows to continue impeachment probes regardless of Senate outcome
Discussion: Breitbart
Adam Entous / New Yorker:
The Ukrainian Prosecutor Behind Trump's Impeachment  —  How the efforts of Yuriy Lutsenko and Rudy Giuliani to smear Joe Biden led to a Presidential crisis.  —  Of all the names featured in the private depositions and public testimonies of the Presidential impeachment inquiry …
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Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Giuliani Admits He ‘Needed Yovanovitch Out of the Way’ in Ukraine  —  STILL TALKING  —  Rudy Giuliani, the personal attorney to President Trump, has admitted that he saw former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch as an obstacle in his plan to find dirt on his client's potential rival …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
CNN:
Carly Fiorina says it is ‘vital’ Trump be impeached, but doesn't rule out voting for him in 2020  —  Carly Fiorina: It is “vital” Trump be impeached  —  (CNN)Former Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina said she thinks it is “vital” that President Donald Trump be impeached …
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Abbey Marshall / Politico:
Carly Fiorina calls for impeaching Trump — but doesn't rule out voting for him in 2020
Discussion: Associated Press
Christian Berthelsen / Bloomberg:
Giuliani Ally Says $1 Million From Russia Was Loan to Wife  —  Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani indicted on U.S. campaign finance charges, said a $1 million transfer into his wife's bank account from Russia was the proceeds of a loan — and not an attempt to conceal his assets.
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A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
Why Is Mitch McConnell Afraid of This Man?
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Saira Asher / BBC:
Barack Obama: Women are better leaders than men  —  If women ran every country in the world there would be a general improvement in living standards and outcomes, former US President Barack Obama has said.  —  Speaking in Singapore, he said women aren't perfect, but are “indisputably better” than men.
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Russia's State TV Calls Trump Their ‘Agent’  —  Russian commentators note, rightly, that “sooner or later, the Democrats will come back into power,” and they're already joking about offering Trump asylum.  —  Sometimes a picture doesn't have to be worth a thousand words.  Just a few will do.
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
You Don't Know Bernie  —  i.  —  He doesn't bother explaining why he's here.  —  This is early on, late May, a few months into the race, but he is already of the belief that he is doing something extraordinary with his presidential campaign — something that's never been done before.
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David Siders / Politico:
What Would the Bernie Presidency Really Look Like?
Discussion: The Hill
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders Have a Problem: Each Other
Discussion: Washington Post
Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
SC's U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham to vote in favor of impeaching Trump  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham said Monday he plans to vote in favor of both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, concluding after weeks of deliberation that Trump's conduct was “unacceptable.”
Discussion: Politico, Roll Call, VICE and POLITICUSUSA
Paul Jurgens / The Mighty 790 KFGO:
Peterson undecided on impeachment vote, has been approached about becoming Republican  —  WASHINGTON, DC (KFGO) - Congressman Collin Peterson says he's leaning against voting in favor of impeachment for President Trump, but he has yet to make a final decision.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Ben Nadler / Associated Press:
Federal judge puts pause on Georgia voter roll purges  —  ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Monday put a pause on Georgia's planned mass purge of its voting rolls, following an emergency request from a voting rights group founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams.  U.S. District Judge Steve Jones …
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:   Federal judge allows Georgia voter registration purge
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court lets stand ruling that protects homeless who sleep on sidewalk  —  The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a major case on homelessness, letting stand a ruling that protects homeless people's right to sleep on the sidewalk or in public parks if no other shelter is available.
Discussion: Fox News and Disrn
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Andrew Chung / Reuters:
U.S. Supreme Court leaves in place ruling barring prosecution of homeless
Discussion: National Review
Just Security:
Federal Criminal Offenses and the Impeachment of Donald J. Trump  —  Table of Contents  —  Editor's note from co-editor-in-chief Ryan Goodman: This collection of leading legal experts discusses a range of federal crimes that apply to the conduct of President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Law & Crime
John Ness / SBNation.com:
Thank You, California  —  This is a bittersweet note of thanks to our California independent contractors.  In 2019, SB Nation contractors who live in California or contribute to California's team sites did some truly amazing work: They ran 25 different communities, with all of the sites …
Discussion: Mavs Moneyball, CNBC and The Wrap
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
A black woman faces prison because of a Jim Crow-era plan to ‘protect white voters’  —  Lanisha Bratcher voted in the 2016 presidential election.  Three years later she was arrested because she had broken a law she didn't know about.  —  The fight to vote is supported by  —  About this content
Discussion: The Root
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Both sides  —  On Saturday night, Donald Trump complained about the next morning's TV schedule.  “Hard to believe that @FoxNews will be interviewing sleazebag & totally discredited former FBI Director James Comey, & also corrupt politician Adam ‘Shifty’ Schiff,” Trump tweeted; the network …
Politico:
Congress to permanently repeal 3 major health taxes in year-end spending deal  —  Congress is expected to permanently repeal three major health industry taxes that were supposed to help pay for Obamacare in a final year-end spending agreement, in a big win for the health care industry.
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Van Drew Party Switch Moves NJ-02 from Toss Up to Lean Republican  —  Freshman Democratic Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02) set off a political earthquake over the weekend when he informed his staff that he plans to become a Republican after meeting with President Trump and losing support …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Why Trump's path to reelection is totally plausible  —  If President Donald Trump wins reelection in 2020, there will not be lots of people — unlike in 2016 — gasping with surprise at the outcome.  But there are plenty of people who remain utterly bewildered by the prospect.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
Thomas Burr / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah Rep. Ben McAdams will vote to impeach President Donald Trump  —  • Rep. Ben McAdams said Monday he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump, arguing that his actions with Ukraine are unacceptable and that the president needs to be held accountable, though the congressman …
Anna Massoglia / OpenSecrets.org:
Cash-strapped NRA discloses spending on foreign fundraising for first time  —  The National Rifle Association disclosed spending on foreign fundraising for the first time in the gun rights group's history as it faced a multimillion-dollar shortfall for a third consecutive year, new tax returns reveal.
Charles Homans / New York Times:
How the Internet Came to Loathe Pete Buttigieg  —  Last month, after polls showed Pete Buttigieg vaulting unexpectedly to the lead in Iowa's Democratic caucus, he aired an ad introducing his plan for higher-education reform: a proposal to make public-college tuition free for households earning …
Discussion: Des Moines Register
Willis Kliefoth / River News:
Potomac Conservancy denounces Tucker Carlson's claim that immigrants are making the Potomac dirtier  —  Statement from Hedrick Belin, Potomac Conservancy President  —  STATEMENT FROM HEDRICK BELIN, POTOMAC CONSERVANCY PRESIDENT  —  There's a time to speak truth against ignorance and to stand up for our values - and that time is now.
Bloomberg:
Banks May Get Leeway to Label NFL Stadium Funding as Aid to Poor  — U.S. is shifting what qualifies as helping poor under 1977 law  — But one example, stadium financing, is already controversial  —  For decades, the U.S. has required banks to steer a portion of their money to people in poor neighborhoods.
Discussion: Raw Story
Agence France-Presse:
Holocaust architect's grave dug up in Berlin  —  Berlin (AFP) - The grave of a top Nazi who helped plan the Holocaust and was assassinated by British-trained agents during World War II has been dug up in Berlin, German police said on Monday.  —  The grave of Reinhard Heydrich was …
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
‘Obamacare’ tax repeal added to $1.4T wrap-up spending bill  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired coal miners and longtime opponents of Obama-era taxes on high-cost health plans are eyeing big wins as top congressional leaders and the Trump White House close in on a deal on a government-wide spending bill that's …
 
 
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Congress reaches deal to fund gun violence research for first time in decades
Discussion: Associated Press
Raleigh News & Observer:
We created a trust to pay a Confederate group to take Silent Sam. It was the best solution.
Katie Sanders / PolitiFact:
Lie of the Year 2019: Donald Trump's claim whistleblower got Ukraine call ‘almost completely wrong’
Discussion: Axios
USA Today:
USA TODAY poll: Narrow majority opposes removing Trump from office if he is impeached
Discussion: Townhall and Althouse
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Google and YouTube moderators speak out on the work that gave them PTSD
Parker Yesko / APM Reports:
Curtis Flowers to be released on bail
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Bob Bauer / The Atlantic:
The FBI Needs to Be Reformed
Discussion: American Greatness
Associated Press:
Surging Netanyahu rival launches party leadership challenge
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump's 199 wildest lines of 2019
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Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:
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Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
New Defenses of Trump Are as Bad as the Old Ones
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Focus group: These Obama/Trump voters are just Trump voters now
Discussion: Breitbart
Alexander Heffner / USA Today:
Trump impeachment: Pelosi reclaims the Constitution for liberals and today's America
 

 
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