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1:25 PM ET, December 25, 2019

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Sean Maguire / Associated Press:
Murkowski ‘disturbed’ by McConnell's vow for ‘total coordination’ with White House for impeachment trial  —  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, says she was “disturbed” to hear Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell say there would be “total coordination” between the White House …
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Clinton's Impeachment Was Dignified  —  The Democratic base demanded a circus this time, and Pelosi is giving it to them.  —  There are always tensions between the House and the Senate, even when the same party controls both chambers.  Each views the other, and its rules, procedures and attitudes, with some disdain.
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
GOP Sen. Murkowski ‘disturbed’ by McConnell comments about impeachment trial  —  The Alaska lawmaker is seen as one of the few Republicans who could break from her party on a Senate vote to convict Trump.  —  Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said Tuesday she was “disturbed” …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Merry Christmas!  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  MERRY CHRISTMAS! ...  SPOTTED: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump having Christmas Day brunch at the Ritz in Paris.  Pic  —  CATCHING UP WITH TRUMP, from USA Today's MICHAEL COLLINS' pool reports yesterday: THE PRESIDENT went …
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Evan Semones / Politico:
Trump campaign encourages supporters to confront their ‘snowflake’ relatives  —  A new website is intended to help his fans triumph in holiday arguments.  —  A new Trump campaign-sponsored website providing talking points to supporters for 12 hot-button topics.  Trump-Pence 2020 Campaign
Discussion: Fox News, NPR, Washington Post and Axios
Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Trump campaign launches website to help supporters ‘win arguments’ with ‘snowflakes’ during holidays
Discussion: Breitbart
Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Trump calls for ‘deeper understanding and respect’ in Christmas message  —  President Trump called for unity and respect in his presidential Christmas message released Wednesday by the White House.  —  “While the challenges that face our country are great, the bonds that unite us as Americans …
Discussion: Axios
Washington Post:
In aftermath of Ukraine crisis, a climate of mistrust and threats  —  The new Russia adviser at the White House — the third in just six months — has no meaningful background on the subject.  The only expert on Ukraine has never spoken with President Trump, only been mocked by him publicly.
Ruth Maclean / New York Times:
Speaking Out on Gay Rights and Corruption Costs Ambassador His Job  —  Zambia's president wanted U.S. Ambassador Daniel Foote gone after he criticized the government for corruption and for sending a gay couple to prison.  —  The United States recalled its ambassador to Zambia on Monday …
Discussion: CNN
Maya King / Politico:
'We've never seen spending like this': Bloomberg, Steyer saturate airwaves  —  They entered the race late, but the two billionaires seeking the Democratic nomination are making up for lost time.  —  Together, Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg have poured nearly $200 million into television …
Sasha Pezenik / ABC News:
Bloomberg campaign used prison labor to make 2020 campaign calls  —  The campaign said they cut ties with the contractor once they found out.  —  Former New York Gov. Mike Bloomberg's campaign contracted with a call center that employs prison inmates to make calls for his 2020 presidential campaign, ABC News confirmed on Tuesday.
Discussion: CBS News, Redstate and UPI
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Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:
Bloomberg axes company using prisoners for campaign calls
Discussion: The Intercept
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Michael Bloomberg says his White House campaign unknowingly used prison labor
Discussion: Sputnik News
Wall Street Journal:
NATO Faces a Fresh Quandary as Turkey Tips Toward Russia  —  Alliance strains to resolve tensions with President Erdogan, who has threatened to evict U.S. bases if Trump administration imposes new sanctions  —  Turkey's president has warned that he would evict U.S. forces from two military bases …
Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
Donald Trump talks with famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz at family Christmas dinner at Mar-a-Lago amid reports the he could join the president's impeachment team  — Donald Trump got up from his family Christmas Eve dinner at Mar-a-Lago to greet Alan Dershowitz amid reports Dershowitz may join Trump legal team
Discussion: Redstate and The Hill
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Colleges are turning students' phones into surveillance machines, tracking the locations of hundreds of thousands  —  When Syracuse University freshmen walk into professor Jeff Rubin's Introduction to Information Technologies class, seven small Bluetooth beacons hidden around …
Madison Feller / ELLE:
She Helped Inspire The Wire And Oversaw The Weinstein Investigation.  Meet Rebecca Corbett.  —  Like many women in media who spend hours hunched over stories, tracing the news and pursuing stories, the  —  ' investigations editor Rebecca Corbett is powered by snacks.
 
 
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Alexandra Hutzler / Newsweek:
Legal Experts Slam Attorney General Barr Over Impeachment: He's ‘Up To His Eyeballs’ in Corruption
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
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The 1619 Project is the 2019 Project — and the 2020 Project
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
A Trump Policy ‘Clarification’ All but Ends Punishment for Bird Deaths
Discussion: CNN
 

 
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