Above the Fold
**PANEL VOTE LATER TODAY:** The House Judiciary Committee launched a lively, marathon session Thursday ahead of voting on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump ([Associated Press](https://apnews.com/03e45ead3b3614dbf90fad798dd87f0c))
JUDICIAL TRANSFORMATION: Trump secures 50th appellate court appointment, with another 9th Circuit judge confirmed (Fox News)
Government & Politics
**SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT:** During congressional testimony, Inspector General Michael Horowitz rips FBI “failure” in Russia probe, says nobody vindicated by report ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/horowitz-testifies))
IT’S NOT A REVENUE PROBLEM: Feds collect record taxes through November, still run a $343.3 billion deficit with second-highest spending in nation’s history (CNSNews.com)
“SCRATCHING THE SURFACE”: Education Department uncovers $1.3 billion in foreign university funding (Washington Examiner)
Culture & Heartland
**SAD REALITY:** Jersey City gunman was a Black Hebrew Israelite, so don’t expect to hear much more about the shooting ([Washington Examiner](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/jersey-city-gunman-was-a-black-hebrew-israelite-so-dont-expect-to-hear-much-more-about-the-shooting))
“SO STUPID”: Naval Air Station Pensacola shooting leads Navy instructor pilots to tell top brass: “Arm us” (Fox News)
“THE CITY IS NOT PERMITTED TO RESTRICT POLITICAL SPEECH”: Federal judge blocks enforcement of Los Angeles law requiring city contractors to disclose NRA ties (Associated Press)
AND HE WOULDN’T HAVE TO ADMIT WRONGDOING... Harvey Weinstein reaches tentative $25 million settlement; some accusers understandably object (NBC News)
LEFT COAST INSANITY: In Spokane, 649 rape kits are awaiting attention, an opioid crisis is raging, and a serial killer hasn’t been caught, yet the city is throwing the book at a pastor who objects to a sexual minstrel show performed for children (The Federalist)
Closing Arguments
**POLICY:** How to hold colleges accountable for the education they provide ([Manhattan Institute](https://www.manhattan-institute.org/how-to-hold-colleges-accountable-for-education-they-provide))
POLICY: How the biggest farms are getting more per acre in trade-war subsidies (MarketWatch)
HUMOR: Trump’s popularity surges after nation learns he may have obstructed Congress (The Babylon Bee)
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