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2:25 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 …
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The Crime Report:   Ex-FBI Chief Webster Assails Trump's ‘Slur’ on Bureau
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.
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Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
Key House Democrat From Swing District Says She'll Support Impeachment
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?  —  LEV PARNAS, A UKRAINIAN-FLORIDIAN BUSINESSMAN WHO IS BOTH A CLIENT AND ASSOCIATE OF RUDY GIULIANIS ARRIVES FOR HIS ARRAIGNMENT IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK (SDNY) ON OCTOBER 23, 2019.  - PARNAS WAS ARRESTED FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE VIOLATIONS ALONG …
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Judiciary Committee impeachment report alleges Trump committed ‘multiple federal crimes’  —  President Donald Trump committed criminal bribery and wire fraud, the House Judiciary Committee alleges in a report that will accompany articles of impeachment this week.
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Wall Street Journal:
More On-the-Fence Democrats Back Impeachment of Trump
Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and Fox News
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Full Impeachment Report Published: Trump Tried to ‘Muzzle Witnesses’
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.
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NBC News:
There are two ways to look at Trump's unchanging poll numbers on impeachment
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
Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
In Impeachment, Tribalization of Politics Becomes Almost Complete
Discussion: Disrn
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.
Discussion: National Review
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:   Congress poised to ban tobacco sales to anyone under 21
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Congress on the brink of banning tobacco sales to anyone under 21
Discussion: NBC News and New York Post
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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
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Andrew Chung / Reuters:
U.S. Supreme Court leaves in place ruling barring prosecution of homeless
Discussion: National Review
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court won't disturb ruling against anti-homeless law
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
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?
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
Stephanie Clegg / ITEP:
Corporate Tax Avoidance in the First Year of the Trump Tax Law  —  This study provides a comprehensive overview of profitable corporations' effective tax rates in 2018, the first year that companies were subject to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the tax law signed by President Donald Trump at the end of 2017.
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Jeff Stein / Greenwich Time:   2018 corporate tax rate plunged to 11.3% under Trump law; 99% of biggest firms paid no federal tax at all
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 …
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: Raw Story
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.
Guy Benson / Townhall:
Devastating: Chris Wallace Grills, Dismantles Comey on IG Report  —  On yesterday's edition of Fox News Sunday, anchor Chris Wallace repeatedly challenged fired FBI Director James Comey over the findings of the DOJ Inspector General's report on the agency's Trump-Russia investigation …
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Robert Robb / USA Today:   Russia collusion investigation did become a witch hunt, the inspector general report shows
Washington Post:
President Trump has made 15,413 false or misleading claims over 1,055 days  —  In 2017, President Trump made nearly 1,999 false or misleading claims.  In 2018, he added another 5,689, for a total of 7,688.  —  Now, with still a few weeks left in 2019, the president already has more than doubled …
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 …
Associated Press:
Surging Netanyahu rival launches party leadership challenge  —  OR YEHUDA, Israel (AP) — Upstart Israeli politician Gideon Saar officially launched his bid to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as head of the ruling Likud party.  —  Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving leader …
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.
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Focus group: These Obama/Trump voters are just Trump voters now  —  SAGINAW, Mich. — Some swing voters here who voted for Barack Obama and then Donald Trump are firmly in Trump's camp now — and they're sick of impeachment.  —  Why it matters: The two-plus hour conversation revealed major warning signs …
Discussion: Breitbart
 
 
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