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1:50 PM ET, December 15, 2019

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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump job approval ticks up, views on impeachment steady  —  Weeks of congressional hearings and debate have failed to move the electorate on impeachment, according to the latest Fox News Poll.  At the same time, approval of President Trump's job performance has climbed three points.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Support for impeachment climbs to 54 percent in Fox News poll after Trump pitches fit over previous poll
Discussion: Fox News
CBS News:
CBS News poll: Americans remain divided on impeachment
Discussion: The Hill
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden still leads Democratic race as Warren drops
Discussion: CNN
The Bulwark:
How A Small Group of Senators Can Shape the Impeachment Trial and Vindicate the Constitutional Order  —  Should President Donald J. Trump be impeached by the House of Representatives?  If he is, should he then be removed from office by the Senate?  There's room for disagreement on both of these questions.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Republicans aim to avoid war with White House over impeachment strategy  —  Senate Republicans are trying to avoid a high-profile fight with the White House as they plot their impeachment trial strategy.  —  Divisions have erupted between President Trump and the GOP Senate on everything from witnesses …
Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Freshman Democrats push for Amash as impeachment manager  —  A private campaign is underway to draft Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) as an impeachment manager in the Senate trial of President Trump, a bid to diversify House Democrats' appeal to voters with a rare conservative voice.
Stephanie Farr / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
West Point investigating hand symbol with possible links to white power used by cadets during Army-Navy game  —  West Point is investigating a hand gesture made by several cadets and midshipmen during an ESPN pre-game broadcast at the Army-Navy game Saturday after clips of the signals went viral …
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Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Military investigates possible white power signs flashed by students during Army-Navy telecast  —  “West Point is looking into it and we do not know the intent of the cadets,” a spokesman said.  —  Military officials said they are looking into what appeared to be white supremacist hand signs …
Ben Kesling / Wall Street Journal:
West Point, Annapolis Officials Investigating Possible ‘White Power’ Hand Sign  —  Army and Navy officials try to determine meaning of hand signs that service academy personnel appeared to use on national TV during Army-Navy football game  —  West Point and Annapolis officials are trying …
Discussion: Axios, Redstate, Slate, Rolling Stone, DNyuz and Disrn
New York Times:
U.S. Secretly Expelled Chinese Officials Suspected of Spying After Breach of Military Base  —  Chinese Embassy officials trespassed onto a Virginia base that is home to Special Operations forces.  Their expulsions added to tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Discussion: Reuters, CNN and New York Post
Harry Siegel / New York Daily News:
Her death, our fears and our city: How reactions to the killing of Tessa Majors echo 30 years ago, even as the times do not  —  What has happened to our City over the past ten years?  What has happened to law and order, to the neighborhood cop who we all trusted to safeguard our homes and families …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
GOP's Toomey says USMCA agreement diminishes free trade  —  The Republican calls deal with Congressional Democrats a “complete capitulation.”  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., warned his fellow Republicans Sunday that the bipartisan replacement to the North American Free Trade Agreement represents …
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Sabrina Rodriguez / Politico:   Mexico fumes over labor enforcement details in trade bill
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
What Does Tucker Carlson Believe?  —  Tucker Carlson does not think he is an “especially” good person.  He knows he can “get mad” and “make a mistake,” that he can “overstate” things as a result of getting “caught up” in his own rhetoric.  He also knows he can sometimes get “self-righteous …
Discussion: Mediaite
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
The D.N.C. Chairman Knows No One Is Happy.  Neither Is He.  —  Tom Perez said he wouldn't loosen debate qualifications in January, despite pressure.  He discussed having one of the worst jobs in politics.  —  Staring down a risky vote, one freshman Democrat is trying to show voters …
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Nick Coltrain / Des Moines Register:
In Iowa, Bernie Sanders calls Pete Buttigieg's health care plan ‘a failed idea’  —  BURLINGTON, Ia.  — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Saturday that South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg's “Medicare for all who want it” health care hybrid would be “unfair” to working families.
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Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:   Sanders Asks Young Supporters to Help Him Win Over Their Parents
Dan Balz / Greenwich Time:   Amid adversity and missteps, Joe Biden's resilience has been one theme of 2019
Matt Friedman / Politico:
Jeff Van Drew party switch came as Democrats abandoned him  —  PHILADELPHIA — Rep. Jeff Van Drew, the conservative New Jersey Democrat who is expected to soon become a Republican, found himself in an unfamiliar and troubling position in recent weeks: Watching support drop off from Democratic leaders …
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
South Jersey Democratic Congressman Jeff Van Drew, impeachment foe, expected to become a Republican
Los Angeles Times:
Scuffles break out in Glendale as Rep. Adam Schiff speaks at Armenian genocide event  —  Scuffles broke out Saturday during a Glendale town hall event on Armenian genocide that was attended by Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank), who is at the center of the effort to impeach President Trump.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Associated Press:
Longest UN climate talks end with no deal on carbon markets  —  MADRID (AP) — Marathon international climate talks ended Sunday with negotiators postponing until next year a key decision on how to regulate global carbon markets.  —  After two weeks of negotiations in Madrid on tackling global warming …
Discussion: DNyuz
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Washington Post:   U.N. climate talks end with hard feelings, few results and new doubts about global unity
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Why White Iowans Want a Nominee Who Can Appeal to Nonwhite Voters  —  In the first nominating state, many Democrats feel a responsibility to identify a candidate who can win in states more diverse than their own.  —  WASHINGTON, Iowa — They share awkward glances at events where nearly everyone looks like them.
Jordan Freiman / CBS News:
Greta Thunberg apologizes for “against the wall” comment  —  Greta Thunberg apologized on Saturday for a comment that some interpreted as a threat of violence against politicians who ignore climate change.  Thunberg said she was merely translating a Swedish expression into English and apologized …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Clinton's Impeachment Was Suspenseful.  Trump's Grip on G.O.P. Means His Won't Be.  —  As much as the impeachment battle over President Trump echoes that of President Bill Clinton, a wildly different political landscape has contributed to some striking differences.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
The get-it-over-with impeachment
Discussion: Twitchy and Viking Pundit
 
 
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Tracie Egan Morrissey / New York Times:
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Elizabeth Warren is now the lone female candidate at the top of the 2020 field, and she wants you to know it
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
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 Earlier Items: 
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Mayor Pete's bestie is helping craft the Warren agenda
Alan Rusbridger / The Guardian:
The election in the media: against evasion and lies, good journalism is all we have
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Conservative groups target their impeachment ‘Dirty 30’
Discussion: Redstate, DNyuz and Slate
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Mike Bloomberg's spending spree: $8 billion in philanthropy and tens of millions to political causes
Carolyn Lange / dglobe.com:
Barring new information, Peterson will not vote for impeachment
Discussion: Redstate and Breitbart
Reed Galen / NBC News:
Trump's impeachment vote will be depressingly partisan. But his removal shouldn't be.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Ex-Trump Aide Is Expected to Return to White House
Discussion: The Hill