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11:25 PM ET, December 23, 2019

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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
A Conversation With Rudy Giuliani Over Bloody Marys at the Mark Hotel  —  As the black SUV came to a stop on 33rd Street in Manhattan, its lights flashing, a pale hand stretched through the open window of the passenger door and gave a little wave.  It was attached to Rudy Giuliani, who smiled from behind his tortoiseshell sunglasses.
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NBC News:
Giuliani says he's ‘more of a Jew’ than Holocaust survivor George Soros  —  Asked if the comments were made in jest, Giuliani told NBC News, “I'm more Jewish than half my friends.”  —  Rudy Giuliani says he's “more of a Jew” than liberal billionaire George Soros, who survived the Nazi occupation of Hungary as a teen.
Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Giuliani Associates Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman Leveraged Trump Connections in Ukraine Gas Meeting: Report
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
With an odd lie about the FBI, the GOP's McCarthy stoops lower  —  It's been a couple of weeks since Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz issued his report on the origins of the investigation into the Russia scandal, and the IG's findings continue to haunt Republican conspiracy theorists.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House counsel suggests Trump could be impeached again  —  The House is open to the prospect of impeaching President Donald Trump a second time, lawyers for the Judiciary Committee said Monday.  —  House Counsel Douglas Letter said in a filing in federal court that a second impeachment …
John Sexton / HotAir:
House Dems: We May Go Back For Seconds On Impeachment
Discussion: Instapundit
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
House committee raises prospect of more impeachment articles
Discussion: The Hill
Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Why New Jersey Congressman Jeff Van Drew Ditched the Democrats and Sided With Trump  —  Jeff Van Drew panicked.  —  Last week, the first-term conservative Democrat polled his district about his opposition to impeachment.  The results were very one-sided.  Over 70 percent of Democratic primary voters …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Fight Over the 1619 Project Is Not About the Facts  —  When The New York Times Magazine published its 1619 Project in August, people lined up on the street in New York City to get copies.  Since then, the project—a historical analysis of how slavery shaped American political, social …
Richard Harris / NPR:
For Her Head Cold, Insurer Coughed Up $25,865  —  Toggle more options  —  Alexa Kasdan had a cold and a sore throat.  —  The 40-year-old public policy consultant from Brooklyn, N.Y., didn't want her upcoming vacation trip ruined by strep throat.  So after it had lingered for more than a week, she decided to get it checked out.
Discussion: VICE and New York Post
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump elevates Mulvaney aide weeks after he defied impeachment subpoena  —  Robert Blair will be the special representative for international telecommunications policy.  —  Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.  President Donald Trump has promoted a central figure …
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Impeachment 2?  House lawyers say more charges possible  —  If Don McGahn's testimony produces new evidence against President Donald Trump, the panel could consider “whether to recommend new articles of impeachment.”  —  Lawyers for the House Judiciary Committee floated the possibility …
Discussion: TheBlaze
Mike Baker / New York Times:
G.O.P. Lawmaker Had Visions of a Christian Alternative Government  —  A Washington State legislator was accused of participating in the occupation of a federal wildlife refuge.  Behind the scenes, he and right-wing activists were preparing for civil strife.
Blaze Lovell / Honolulu Civil Beat:
Former Hawaii Governor Calls On Tulsi Gabbard To Resign  —  Former Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Monday called on U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to resign her seat in Congress.  —  “I feel very strongly the 2nd District of Hawaii must be fully represented,” said Abercrombie, who served 20 years in Congress before becoming governor.
Discussion: The Hill, Politico, Mediaite and Raw Story
Ashe Schow / The Daily Wire:
Vogue Editors Show How Alarmingly Out Of Touch They Are, Get Roasted Online  —  For a magazine that pushes climate change activists as saints, Vogue doesn't seem all that concerned with the issue.  —  In an article published last week that has been making the rounds on social media recently …
Ashe Schow / The Daily Wire:
EXCLUSIVE: Carter Page: It Was Not Just Political Bias That Led To FBI Spying On Me, But Policy Bias, Too  —  Carter Page, the man at the center of the recent Department of Justice Inspector General (IG) report about how the FBI handled FISA warrants to surveil the 2016 Trump campaign …
Discussion: Townhall
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Inspector general debunked Kevin McCarthy's claim that the FBI ‘broke into’ Trump's campaign
Discussion: Yahoo News
CNN:
Schumer pushes for Ukraine documents in Senate trial  —  Schumer tries to put GOP Senators on defense regarding witnesses, ‘cover-up’  —  (CNN)Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday ramped up his push for the Senate to pursue witnesses and documents in the impeachment trial …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
McConnell not ruling out witnesses in impeachment trial
Discussion: The Hill
Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Pentagon warns military members DNA kits pose ‘personal and operational risks’  —  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is advising members of the military not to use consumer DNA kits, saying the information collected by private companies could pose a security risk, according to a memo co-signed …
BuzzFeed News:
Amazon's Race To Build A Fast Delivery Network: “The Human Cost Of This Is Too Much.”  —  This article is copublished with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up for ProPublica's Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama talks up Warren behind closed doors to wealthy donors  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren has spent her presidential campaign railing against the donor class, making it known she doesn't want their help.  —  She has publicly bashed millionaires, has sworn off high-dollar fundraisers and has refused large checks from Democratic bundlers.
Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Inside Christmas Card, Girl Finds Plea From Chinese Prison Laborers  —  A 6-year-old found the note in London while writing Christmas cards to her classmates.  “Forced to work against our will,” the message read.  —  A 6-year-old girl in London preparing Christmas cards for her classmates found …
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:
Sanders, Warren Campaigns Spend the Most On Amazon While Trashing It  — Stridency of rhetoric tends to correlate with size of outlays  — Trump is fourth-biggest spender, despite anti-Amazon tweets  —  During the Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles last week …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
What Trump was talking about in his baffling rant about wind energy  —  President Trump's political speeches are shaped by two tendencies.  The first is that he pays attention to the lines that get the best response, and he'll eventually narrow his rhetoric to highlight those zingers.
Discussion: VICE, Vox and Mother Jones
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Conrad Duncan / The Independent:   Trump launches into latest bizarre rant against windmills: ‘I never understood wind’
Reuters:
Special Report: Iran's leader ordered crackdown on unrest - ‘Do whatever it takes to end it’  —  (Reuters) - After days of protests across Iran last month, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared impatient.  Gathering his top security and government officials together, he issued an order: Do whatever it takes to stop them.
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Associated Press:
Boeing ousts its CEO after two deadly 737 Max crashes  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Boeing ousted CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Monday with no end in sight to the crisis that has engulfed the vaunted American aircraft manufacturer since the crash of two of its 737 Max airliners.
Discussion: Marketplace, CBS Chicago and KTLA
Constance Grady / Vox:
The 2010s were supposed to bring the ebook revolution.  It never quite came.  —  Publishing spent the 2010s fighting tooth and nail against ebooks.  There were unintended consequences.  —  At the beginning of the 2010s, the world seemed to be poised for an ebook revolution.
David Uberti / VICE:
How Breitbart Is Crushing Mainstream Media on Facebook  —  Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox?  Sign up here.  —  Soon after President Donald Trump was inaugurated in 2017, Breitbart appeared to be on the ropes.  —  BuzzFeed exposed its star writer's ties to white nationalists.
Discussion: Breitbart
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Russia is trying to starve 4 million innocent Syrians  —  As the Assad regime slaughters its way to victory on the ground in Syria, its partner Russia is using the United Nations to try to cut off crucial humanitarian aid to millions of innocent Syrians still living outside the government's control.
Discussion: The Guardian
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Bannon's Work With Wanted Chinese Billionaire Began Shortly After He Left White House  —  Stephen K. Bannon, once President Trump's top political adviser, struck up a business relationship with a mysterious and wanted Chinese billionaire just after his White House job ended.
Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
Elizabeth Warren held fundraisers at upscale restaurant offering $6,600-a-bottle wine  —  Elizabeth Warren recently made headlines jabbing 2020 Democratic rival Pete Buttigieg over his Napa Valley “wine cave” fundraiser.  But the Massachusetts senator's own campaign fundraisers …
 
 
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Rahim Faiez / Associated Press:
US soldier is killed in Afghanistan; Taliban claim attack
Discussion: Breitbart
The White House:
Remarks by President Trump at Turning Point USA Student Action Summit | West Palm Beach, FL
Discussion: CNN, The Guardian and Vanity Fair
Adam Mill / American Greatness:
The FBI's Darkest Hour
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
Congress Has Launched An Investigation Into The Medical Care Of Immigrant Detainees
Discussion: New York Times and The Hill
Associated Press:
Evangelical tussling over anti-Trump editorial escalates
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theepochtimes.com:
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Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
The Downsides of Trump's Slashing Style Are Showing
Allan Smith / NBC News:
NY Gov. Cuomo blocks some federal judges from officiating at weddings — because they might be Trump nominees
Talia Lavin / GQ:
The Anonymous White House Official and the Naïve Republican Fantasy of “A Warning”
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
New Emails Reveal Internal Competition Between Fox News Media Networks
Discussion: Raw Story and Contemptor
Wall Street Journal:
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New York Times:
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