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11:50 AM ET, December 22, 2019

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Colby Itkowitz / SFGATE:
Trump is remaking the federal judiciary  —  WASHINGTON - After three years in office, President Donald Trump has remade the federal judiciary, ensuring a conservative tilt for decades and cementing his legacy no matter the outcome of November's election.  —  Trump nominees make up 1 in 4 U.S. circuit court judges.
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Susannah Luthi / Politico:
How Trump is filling the liberal 9th Circuit with conservatives  —  A bastion of liberalism in the federal judiciary is slowly turning rightward, threatening Democratic court challenges on everything from abortion to who gets a green card.  —  The Senate confirmation of Lawrence VanDyke …
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
How a Poisoning in Bulgaria Exposed Russian Assassins in Europe  —  For years, members of a secret team, Unit 29155, operated without Western security officials having any idea about their activities.  But an attack on an arms dealer in Sofia helped blow their cover.
USA Today:
How America went from Barack Obama to Donald Trump in one head-spinning political decade  —  Obama's America and Trump's America feel like separate nations, but they are bound by Newton's law: For every action, an equal and opposite reaction.  —  How did we get from Barack Obama to Donald Trump?
Adia Robinson / ABC News:
Pelosi's decision to withhold articles of impeachment ‘bizarre’: Wisconsin senator  —  In response, Sen. Doug Jones said Speaker Pelosi's delay was not unreasonable.  —  Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., called the articles of impeachment “pretty thin gruel” and said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision …
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Us vs. them: Trump aiming to use impeachment to rev up base  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Using stark “us vs. them” language, President Donald Trump and his reelection campaign have begun framing his impeachment not as a judgment on his conduct but as a referendum on how Democrats regard him and his supporters.
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Officials Discussed Hold on Ukraine Aid After Trump Spoke With Country's Leader  —  Emails also suggest President Trump first began asking about $250 million in Pentagon aid after a June 19 article in the Washington Examiner.  —  WASHINGTON — About 90 minutes after President Trump held …
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Anna Kaplan / The Daily Beast:
Trump Administration Withheld Ukraine Military Aid 91 Minutes After Phone Call: Docs
Discussion: Axios, Daily Kos and HuffPost
New York Post:
If FBI was routinely cutting corners on FISA warrants, Comey will look even worse  —  Now that we know FBI agents deceived the court to get the warrants to spy on Trump campaign aide Carter Page, the big question is: Was this the exception, or the rule?  —  That is, has the bureau taken …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:   FISA Judge Orders FBI To Identify All Cases Involving Lawyer Who Allegedly Altered Carter Page Email
Associated Press:
GOP governors grapple with whether to accept refugees or not  —  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An executive order by President Donald Trump giving states the right to refuse to take refugees is putting Republican governors in an uncomfortable position.  —  They're caught between immigration hardliners …
Marcia Dunn / Associated Press:
Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission  —  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing safely landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the International Space Station that threatened to derail the company's effort to launch astronauts for NASA next year.
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Warren on fundraising: ‘I wanted to do better’  —  Cedar Rapids, Iowa (CNN)After criticism following news of her Senate election fundraising practices, Sen. Elizabeth Warren told reporters after a town hall in Cedar Rapids that she “saw how this system works” and decided to quit high dollar fundraising …
Discussion: Political Wire
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Sen. Roy Blunt: Impeachment trial is “not a trial in any classic sense”  —  Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) told CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday that the upcoming Senate impeachment trial is “not a trial in any classic sense,” noting that there are senators are running for the Democratic presidential nomination …
Discussion: The Hill
Bill Wehrle / Washington Post:
About Pete Buttigieg's wine cave dinner?  I was there.  —  Bill Wehrle is a vice president of a health-care company and lives in San Francisco.  —  You may have some questions about that famous “wine cave” fundraising dinner in Napa Valley last weekend.  I may be able to help, as I was there.
Wall Street Journal:
Klobuchar Works to Boost Momentum in Iowa  —  With long days on the trail, Minnesota senator looks to make up ground on Biden and other front-runners ahead of first Democratic presidential nominating contest  —  After Thursday night's Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles …
Justin Caruso / The Daily Caller:
Poll: 43% Of Evangelicals Approve Of Trump's Removal From Office  —  A new poll from Politico/Morning Consult indicates that 43% of evangelical voters would approve of President Donald Trump being removed from office.  —  The poll asked whether voters would “approve or disapprove of the Senate removing President Trump from office?”
Los Angeles Times:
California population growth slowest since 1900 as residents leave, immigration decelerates  —  The Golden State remains stuck in the slow lane when it comes to population.  —  The number of Californians increased to 39.96 million, with new data from the Department of Finance showing mostly downward trends.
Discussion: PJ Media Home and Associated Press
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Largely Ignores Impeachment as He Rallies Young Conservatives  —  With a relentless attack on liberalism, the president returned to his greatest hits: attacks on the “fake news,” environmentalists, liberals and immigrants.  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump on Saturday largely ignored …
Discussion: PJ Media Home
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Dem Debate Ratings Debacle: Rerun Exhaustion, Or Impeachment Burnout?  —  I hate to say I told you so, but ... actually, I never hate to say I told you so.  For the sixth official time (not counting media “town halls"), the DNC staged the same debate that they have been staging since June.
Vanessa Thorpe / The Guardian:
BBC could restrict journalists' use of Twitter  —  Executive said to be considering move after rows during election campaign  —  The BBC is considering restricting its journalists' use of Twitter.  If the plan is approved, top correspondents will be told to move away from using online platforms …
 
 
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HuffPost:
Trump's Mar-A-Lago Winter Vacation Pushes Taxpayer Golf Tab Above $118 million
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
How Trump Made a Writer of Thrillers Stick to Facts
Wall Street Journal:
Pakistani Professor Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy on Social Media
Shea Johnson / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Fiore tied to report alleging domestic terrorism by Washington lawmaker
Discussion: Raw Story and Salon
Sara Fischer / Axios:
A year of media upheaval
Ruth R. Wisse / Commentary:
Save Me from My Defenders! … Being silenced or harassed …
Tarini Parti / Wall Street Journal:
Bloomberg Expands Staffing Plan to More Battleground States
 Earlier Items: 
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Susan Collins set to play pivotal role in impeachment drama
Hayley Fowler / Raleigh News & Observer:
Trump supporter disrupts impeachment rally with a truck and ‘Rambo’ flag, NC cops say
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Satellite photos show work on North Korean site linked to long-range missiles
Discussion: Axios and Sputnik News
Washington Post:
Biden-Graham friendship, forged in war zones, fractures under the pressures of impeachment and Trump
CNN:
From an imaginary restraining order to a phantom drop in NATO spending: Trump makes 99 false claims in two weeks
Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's distorted letter to Dems and history
Discussion: Fox News
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
The US NHTSA suggests easing rules allowing for fully driverless cars and urges companies operating driverless cars to share more data for greater transparency

 
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