Above the Fold

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE GETS SET: Democrats push impeachment to next phase with Dec. 4 hearing (Associated Press)

PRESIDENT NOTIFIED: Trump knew about whistleblower complaint before Ukraine aid released (The Wall Street Journal)

Government & Politics

EXPLANATION: Trump: Here’s the real reason I held back money from Ukraine and blocked impeachment testimony (The Daily Wire)

I’LL SUE YA: House Democrats sue Attorney General Bill Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross over “brazen obstruction” of census subpoenas (National Review)

MIGRANT REQUIREMENT STALLED: Federal judge blocks Trump health insurance rule for immigrants (Fox News)

ANTI-TRUMP HIT JOB: New Fusion GPS info confirms the special-counsel probe was a hit job (The Federalist)

National Security

HARDBALL: U.S. to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorists (Reuters)

PLAYING RIGHT INTO HIS HANDS: Vladimir Putin endorses 2020 Democrats energy policy (Washington Examiner)

Heartland & Economy

UNSUSTAINABLE: U.S. birth rate falls for fourth year in a row (NBC News)

PERPETUALLY GREAT: Dow scores 100th record close under Trump (Fox Business)

Closing Arguments

POLICY: Native American health scandal shows why government-run care can be deadly (The Federalist)

POLICY: Is armed security the solution to mass shootings? (RealClearPolicy)

HUMOR: Trump pardons racist turkey with bigoted ideologies and ties to Putin (NPC Daily)

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