Above the Fold
**JUDICIARY COMMITTEE GETS SET:** Democrats push impeachment to next phase with Dec. 4 hearing ([Associated Press](https://apnews.com/160472d13671476584be900f818a76aa))
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](https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-heres-the-real-reason-i-held-back-money-from-ukraine-blocked-impeachment-testimony))
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](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-mexico-cartels/trump-says-u-s-to-designate-mexican-drug-cartels-as-terrorists-idUSKBN1Y02NJ))
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](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/u-s-birth-rate-falls-4th-year-row-n1091446))
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](https://thefederalist.com/2019/11/26/native-american-health-scandal-shows-why-government-run-care-can-be-deadly/))
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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