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7:15 AM ET, December 19, 2019

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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Pelosi threatens to delay Senate impeachment trial  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to commit Wednesday to delivering articles of impeachment to the Senate, citing concerns about an unfair trial on removing President Donald Trump from office.  —  Senior Democratic aides said the House was …
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
First in POLITICO Playbook: Mark Meadows to leave Congress, plus what McConnell will say on impeachment  —  “OBVIOUSLY, I'VE LOOKED AT THIS AS A TEMPORARY JOB,” Meadows told us in an interview Wednesday, speaking of serving in the House.  “Endorsed term limits — never ran on a term-limit pledge.
Kamala D. Harris / New York Times:
Will McConnell Let the Senate Hold a Fair Impeachment Trial?  —  Every one of my colleagues has an obligation to pursue the truth, regardless of the politics.  —  Ms. Harris is a Democratic senator from California.  —  Today the House of Representatives will vote on whether to impeach President Trump.
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Mark Meadows, top Trump ally, to retire from Congress  —  Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), a top ally of President Trump, announced Thursday morning that he will retire from Congress at the end of his term.  —  Meadows, a four-term lawmaker who represents part of western North Carolina …
Discussion: DNyuz, Townhall and NBC News
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Pelosi says House may withhold impeachment articles, delaying Senate trial  —  Moments after a historic vote to impeach President Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House could at least temporarily withhold the articles from the Senate — a decision, she suggested …
Washington Post:
Inside the decision to impeach Trump: How both parties wrestled with a constitutional crisis  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sat quietly at the head of the long table inside her ornate conference room early this month, listening as her deputies debated the last major decision in the impeachment of President Trump.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump is impeached and joins the ‘losers’ of presidential history  —  On an almost entirely party-line vote, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump on two articles of impeachment.  He is only the third president to receive that black mark on his record.  Understandably, he hates it.
Washington Post:
Trump is impeached by the House, creating an indelible mark on his presidency  —  The House of Representatives voted late Wednesday to impeach President Trump on charges that he abused his office and obstructed Congress, with Democrats declaring him a threat to the nation and branding …
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:   As goes his presidency, so goes his impeachment: Trump disrupts and divides
Robin Givhan / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi's pin at the impeachment debate was a declaration: The republic will survive this
Discussion: New York Times and HuffPost
ABC News:
House debates historic vote on impeaching President Trump: Live updates
Axios:
Which Democrats voted against Trump's impeachment  —  Only two House Democrats crossed party lines to vote to oppose both articles of impeachment against President Trump on Wednesday.  Both of them are feeling the pressure of representing swing districts Trump won in 2016.
Discussion: New York Times
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:   ANALYSIS: In impeachment vote, how Republicans got to zero
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Tulsi Gabbard votes ‘present’ on Trump impeachment articles
Discussion: The Daily Caller and DNyuz
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Trump makes 'hell'-acious crack about deceased Rep. John Dingell, wife responds  —  The president spoke about the former lawmaker at a campaign rally in his home state of Michigan.  —  President Donald Trump made a macabre quip about late Democratic Rep. John Dingell at his rally in Michigan …
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George T. Conway III / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump Made His Own Impeachment Inevitable  —  As rare as impeachments may be, today's impeachment of Donald Trump, president of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors was pretty much inevitable.  —  It was inevitable because of Trump himself, his very character …
Discussion: ABC News
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:   The Stain of Impeachment Will Last Forever
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate Republicans pray Trump won't tweet during trial  —  Senate Republicans can theoretically control President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.  But there's one thing they have no power over: Trump's itchy Twitter fingers.  —  And Senate Republicans, who loathe the president's tweeting …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:   Trump impeached by the House for abuse of power, obstruction of Congress
Laura Davison / Bloomberg:
Key Senate Republican Bucks McConnell to Push for Drug Pricing
Discussion: Raw Story
Stephen Rex Brown / New York Daily News:
Surveillance footage outside of Jeffrey Epstein's cell during first suicide attempt is missing  —  Surveillance footage of the outside of Jeffrey Epstein's cell at the troubled Metropolitan Correctional Center during his first suicide attempt has gone missing, prosecutors revealed Wednesday.
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Envoy to Ukraine Was Asked to Step Aside Ahead of Pompeo Visit  —  Timing counters earlier suggestions that Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor's precise departure date was predetermined  —  Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor was instructed by a top aide to Secretary …
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Trump Administration Battles New Sanctions on Russia  —  On Tuesday, President Trump claimed he was tougher on Russia than his predecessor.  At the same time, his subordinates strongly opposed a bill imposing new sanctions on Moscow.  —  The Trump administration is quietly fighting …
Discussion: The Week and Raw Story
Paul Demko / Politico:
Court voids Obamacare mandate — but not the whole law  —  Lower court must now reconsider fate of the full statute  —  A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down Obamacare's individual mandate in a decision that immediately thrusts the health care law to the forefront of the 2020 elections.
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Republican judges who were widely expected to kill Obamacare got cold feet
Discussion: National Review
Associated Press:
Putin: Trump impeachment ‘far-fetched,’ Senate will acquit  —  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin called the U.S. impeachment process “far-fetched” Thursday, making a seemingly obvious prediction that Donald Trump will be acquitted in the Senate.
Discussion: Axios
CNN:
CNN Poll: Joe Biden holds lead heading into December debate  —  (CNN)Joe Biden continues to hold a lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for president and remains the candidate potential Democratic voters think has the best shot to defeat Donald Trump, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.
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Vandana Rambaran / Fox News:
2020 Dem candidates react to impeachment votes: ‘A sad moment’
Lara Seligman / Foreign Policy:
Pentagon's Policy Chief Under Fire as Senior Officials Head for the Exits  —  Current and former officials point to John Rood as a major source of frustration in the U.S. Defense Department policy shop.  —  Three years into U.S. President Donald Trump's administration …
Discussion: Defense News
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Fourth Pentagon official announces resignation within week
Discussion: Axios and Defense News
Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
Rudy Giuliani Flew To Ukraine On A Budget Flight.  But He Left On A Private Jet.  —  Rudy Giuliani flew to Kyiv on a budget airline when he visited earlier this month — but he left in style, on a private jet.  —  It was the afternoon of December 4 when Giuliani flew to the Ukrainian capital …
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Nancy Pelosi's stomach-turning impeachment charade damages America  —  It is said there are two things you should never watch being made: sausage and government budgets.  —  Now we can add impeachment to the list of stomach-turning sights to avoid.  —  The arcane rules …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and DNyuz
Andrew P. Napolitano / Washington Times:
Trump impeachment: Undisputed evidence that he abused his power  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  The rule of law is a cornerstone of American democracy and is integral to the U.S. Constitution.  It stands for the principles that no person is beneath the laws' protections.  No person is above the laws' requirements.
Sarah Quinlan / Arc Digital:
The Plight of #NeverTrump Conservative Women  —  Not welcome in the Democratic party; don't fit in the Republican party either  —  “I  —  can no longer in good conscience endorse this person for president.  It is some of the most abhorrent and offensive comments that you can possibly imagine.
 
 
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Inside Biden's Brain Trust
Emily Singer / The American Independent:
GOP congressman: Impeachment is like Pearl Harbor, which is like birth control
Discussion: Daily Kos
YouTube:
Krystal Ball: Why Democrats should follow Tulsi's lead on impeachment
Associated Press:
Among public, a great divide at moment of Trump impeachment
Lili Loofbourow / Slate:
Impeachment Is a Permanent Stain on Trump's Presidency
Terry Spencer / Associated Press:
Chinese national arrested for illegally entering Mar-a-Lago
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Pete Ain't It  —  The economic argument against Donald Trump …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Attack on Amazon May Be His Most Egregious Abuse of Power Yet
David Harsanyi / National Review:
Impeach Him If You Like, but for the Love of God, Stop Pretending You Care about the Constitution
Discussion: Slate and The Bulwark
Mainer:
UMaine College Republicans Caught in MAGA Civil War
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Uprising: 90% of Virginia counties become gun ‘sanctuaries,’ expanding movement to nine states
Discussion: Power Line and Breitbart
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Justice Dept. plans crackdown on violent crime in 7 cities
Discussion: The Hill
CREW:
Trump Hotel Room Prices Spiked 13x Last Weekend. We Finally Know Why.
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Financial Times:
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