Above the Fold
**NEXT STAGE:** House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asks Jerry Nadler to proceed with drafting articles of impeachment ([National Review](https://www.nationalreview.com/news/pelosi-asks-nadler-to-proceed-with-drafting-articles-of-impeachment/))
GETTING ACTUAL BUSINESS DONE: The Senate confirmed four federal judges while the House heard impeachment testimony (The Daily Caller)
Impeachment Inquisition
**THREE OUT OF FOUR, ANYWAY:** Professors make impeachment case ([Associated Press](https://apnews.com/fe334cf50d267b749874ddf1089ca6bd))
THE FOURTH PROF? “The current legal case for impeachment is not just woefully inadequate, but ... dangerous” (CNSNews.com)
AWKWARD: Jerry Nadler dozes off during impeachment hearing (PJ Media)
Government & Politics
**ADIOS:** Trump cancels NATO press conference, heads back to DC after being mocked by Justin Trudeau ([The Daily Wire](https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-cancels-nato-press-conference-heads-back-to-dc-after-being-mocked-by-trudeau))
HARD PILL TO SWALLOW: Pelosi drug-pricing plan could keep 100 new medicines from reaching patients (The Washington Free Beacon)
THE CATALYST? A BUTTERFLY SANCTUARY: Judge temporarily halts construction of a private border wall in Texas (The Hill)
Other Notables
**RUSSIANS CHARGED:** Two Russian hackers charged in sweeping malware attack on U.S. ([NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/feds-charge-two-russian-hackers-malware-attack-u-s-bank-n1096426))
KEY WITNESS AN “IMPOSTER”? George Zimmerman sues Trayvon Martin’s family for $100 million in damages (NBC News)
Closing Arguments
**POLICY:** Principled inaction in the face of climate-change extremism ([Human Events](https://humanevents.com/2019/12/02/principled-inaction-in-the-face-of-climate-change-extremism/))
POLICY: The surprising role of high-income families in student debt trends (American Enterprise Institute)
HUMOR: House hears testimony from renowned, unbiased legal scholar Hillga Clintonheimer (The Babylon Bee)
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