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10:00 AM ET, December 27, 2019

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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Democrats brace for ‘bloody’ primary season  —  Democrats are bracing for a long, drawn-out primary season.  —  With just six weeks until the Iowa caucuses, some Democrats say they don't expect a likely nominee to emerge anytime soon after early-voting states hold their contests.
Discussion: Politico
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
AOC for president?  The buzz has begun  —  LOS ANGELES — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was campaigning for Bernie Sanders at a jampacked beach-side rally last week when she took a moment to look beyond 2020.  —  “I know, and we all know, that this isn't just about Bernie Sanders,” she said.
Valerie Edwards / Daily Mail:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 'accepted a $2,700 donation from 2020 presidential hopeful and BILLIONAIRE …
Discussion: New York Post
David Marcus / The Federalist:   Why The Democratic Primary Seems Invisible
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Pelosi invites Trump to deliver the State of the Union two days after impeaching him  —  Pelosi would sit behind Trump during the address, which could come after or during a Senate impeachment trial.  —  Less than 48 hours after she gaveled in the votes making him the third president …
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Conrad Black / American Greatness:   Democrats Must Live with Consequences of Their Foolish Impeachment Farce
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:   Republicans won't be able to override Chief Justice Roberts during impeachment trial — here's why
Margaret Carlson / The Daily Beast:
Mitch McConnell's Big Mistake Defending Donald Trump? Listening to Him.
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Trump Retweets Article Which Names Alleged Whistleblower  —  President Donald Trump retweeted an article, Thursday night, which contained the name of a person alleged to be the whistleblower who filed a complaint relating to the commander-in-chief's dealings with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Pushes Out Tweet Naming Alleged Whistleblower
James Crowley / Newsweek:   George Conway Says Foreign Leaders See Donald Trump as a ‘Deranged Idiot’
Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Anguish and Anger From the Navy SEALS Who Turned In Edward Gallagher  —  Video interviews and group texts obtained by The Times show men describing their platoon leader in grim terms.  —  [Watch a special Times documentary featuring combat video and confidential interviews with the Navy SEALs …
Alex Horton / Greenwich Time:
A U.S. base near North Korea accidentally blared an emergency siren - instead of taps  —  A U.S. Army base in South Korea accidentally blasted an emergency siren Thursday night instead of the somber notes of taps, officials said, igniting brief panic on the base amid North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's threats …
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
Survey: Germans say Trump is more dangerous than Putin, Kim or Xi  —  41% of Germans believe President Trump is more of a threat to world peace than North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping or Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …
Patrick J. Buchanan / WND:   Is ‘Little Rocket Man’ winning?
Vladimir Isachenkov / Associated Press:
Russia commissions intercontinental hypersonic weapon  —  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's defense minister reported to President Vladimir Putin that a new hypersonic weapon of intercontinental range became operational Friday following years of tests.  —  Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed Putin …
Danielle Paquette / San Francisco Chronicle:
Ghana lures Americans, some to stay  —  ACCRA, Ghana - The man from Boston stared at the ocean and thought: Maybe I'll never go back.  —  He'd come to coastal Ghana for an adventure, he told friends, but his motivation ran deeper.  Pierre Delva, 32, craved a fresh start without the question that had bothered him since childhood.
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
ISIS monsters execute nearly a dozen Christians around Christmastime  —  ISIS-aligned jihadists have released a video claiming to show the execution of 11 blindfolded Christian men in Nigeria, in what analysts say was a barbaric act that was clearly timed to coincide with Christmas, according to reports.
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
A Year at the 5th Circuit Shows Trump's Devastating Impact on the Courts  —  For the 5th Circuit, 2019 was an experiment in extreme right-wing jurisprudence.  —  With the help of Senate Republicans, Donald Trump spent the first three years of his presidency remaking the federal judiciary in his own image.
Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Hunting black men to start a ‘race war’ … The man stumbled into the police precinct in Hell's Kitchen late one night, staggering toward a tall reception desk painted black and blue.  Before the desk officer could ask the man his business, he collapsed on a bench, dripping blood.
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Intel probe puts CIA's Haspel in a bind  —  The prosecutor appointed by Attorney General Bill Barr to examine the origins of the Russia investigation is focusing much of his attention on the CIA, placing the agency's director, Gina Haspel, at the center of a politically toxic tug-of-war between …
Discussion: Raw Story
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
One Thing About the 2020 Election Is Already Clear  —  The 2020 presidential election remains very much up for grabs, but one thing already seems clear: It will end with about half of America triumphant, and the other half furious and fearful.  —  Whichever side ultimately prevails in November …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Daily Kos
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Dream Is to Become America's Viktor Orbán  —  For several years, Hungary has been the name American liberal intellectuals have given to their worst domestic nightmares.  Hungary's president, Viktor Orbán, has fashioned an apparently permanent majority for his conservative Fidesz Party …
Katie Dowd / SFGATE:
One eccentric socialite is to blame for California's wild pig problem  —  California's wild pigs are massive and ubiquitous.  They can grow into 200-pound ripping machines.  They tear up lawns and destroy hillsides.  Their gruesome teeth can even threaten humans and pets.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Philip Rotner / The Bulwark:
Where's Rudy?  —  The House managers should call him to testify, no matter what.  —  If there is one piece of evidence that might bring around a handful of congressional Republicans to the pro-impeachment side it would be direct, first-hand testimony that Trump personally and unambiguously ordered …
Discussion: Raw Story
Joseph Krauss / Associated Press:
Israel's Netanyahu shores up base but obstacles remain  —  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shored up his base with a landslide primary victory announced early Friday, but he will need a big win in national elections in March if he hopes to stay in office and gain immunity …
Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
One of the nation's biggest school systems will let students take time off to protest.  The conservative backlash has begun.  —  One of the nation's largest school districts will allow students time off to participate in protests, a novel policy that proponents argue is the only way to handle …
USA Today:
Beating Donald Trump in the 2020 election isn't everything; it's the only thing  —  Debating wine cellar fundraisers, free tuition and ‘Medicare for All’ won't rid America of an unfit president: Our view  —  To the casual observer of the Democratic debates, it seems like candidates are spending …
CNN:
NYPD is investigating 5 possible anti-Semitic hate crimes this week  —  New York (CNN)Five possible anti-Semitic incidents occurred in New York this week, all during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.  —  The first incident happened Monday morning, when a 65-year-old man told police he was punched …
Discussion: Vos Iz Neias, Fox News and Daily Kos
Nicole Narea / Vox:
One surprisingly simple reason evangelicals love Trump  —  It's his immigration policy.  —  Why are white evangelicals so devoted to President Trump?  —  It's a question that has preoccupied many academics and political observers — and a Christmas Day exchange between Pete Buttigieg …
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Post
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Exclusive: FBI investigates Briton, others for Epstein links - sources  —  (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and several other people linked to U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Mike Bloomberg is trying to convince big-money Democratic donors that he can win in 2020, even though he isn't taking their money  — Billionaire candidate Mike Bloomberg's presidential campaign may not be taking money from some of the most influential Democratic donors on Wall Street …
 
 
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Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:
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Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Napp Nazworth / The Bulwark:
There's Only One Real Question in Trump's Impeachment
Mike Madden / Washington Post:
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Discussion: Raw Story
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Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
In Trump Country, a season of need on family farms
Discussion: Raw Story
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Why I quit Twitter — and you should, too
Discussion: Althouse
John Sides / Washington Post:
Why Trump isn't getting credit from voters for good economic news
Discussion: Raw Story
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump is already searching for his next secretary of state
Discussion: Politico