**Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s use of millions from his personal fortune for public expenses raises concerns about conflicts, transparency**
*by NotSmokinReefer (<https://redd.it/eg6bvf>)*
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-personal-wealth-20191226-thxe36molvba5djcbdfcovi4re-story.html

**Tulsi Gabbard went caroling in New Hampshire on Christmas**
*by fluffyjdawg (<https://redd.it/eg6c20>)*
https://nypost.com/2019/12/26/tulsi-gabbard-went-caroling-in-new-hampshire-on-christmas/

**Democrats’ denial on health care may produce Trump’s reelection**
*by Hetalbot (<https://redd.it/eg6c82>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/democrats-denial-on-health-care-may-produce-trumps-reelection/2019/12/25/23ea47c4-2589-11ea-9c21-2c2a4d2c2166_story.html

**Trump pushed drug cartel policy despite Cabinet objections: report**
*by NotsoPG (<https://redd.it/eg6cnj>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/international/drugs/475994-trump-pushed-drug-cartel-policy-despite-cabinet-objections-report

**Trump bullying, scapegoating is decimating U.S. foreign service**
*by sapientia-maxima (<https://redd.it/eg6dg5>)*
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-bullying-scapegoating-is-decimating-u-s-foreign-service-75733573937

**'Walking Dead' Actor Endorses Andrew Yang: Here Are the 2020 Candidate's Other Celebrity Supporters**
*by wizardofthefuture (<https://redd.it/eg6dxi>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/walking-dead-actor-endorses-andrew-yang-here-are-2020-candidates-other-celebrity-supporters-1479283

**Andrew Yang got a bigger favorability bump than any other 2020 Democrat after the December debate**
*by wizardofthefuture (<https://redd.it/eg6imz>)*
https://www.fastcompany.com/90447728/andrew-yang-got-a-bigger-favorability-bump-than-any-other-2020-democrat-after-the-december-debate

**Donald Trump's 'Home Alone 2' scene cut by CBC — and Don Jr. says it's 'pathetic'**
*by amn70 (<https://redd.it/eg6mqv>)*
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/donald-trumps-home-alone-2-scene-cut-by-cbc-and-don-jr-says-its-pathetic-192112718.html

**The Trump tax cuts & corporations**
*by discocrisco (<https://redd.it/eg6pqt>)*
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/the-trump-tax-cuts-corporations-75737669675

**Ex-Giuliani adviser admits Giuliani is deteriorating, more sloppy' but says it's all part of a calculated plan'**
*by TrumpSharted (<https://redd.it/eg6qxo>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/ex-giuliani-adviser-admits-giuliani-deteriorating-more-sloppy-says-its-all-part-calculated-1479308

**The Three Lawyers Who've Purged Thousands of Voters**
*by INMATE_NUMBER_45343 (<https://redd.it/eg6qzd>)*
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/12/the-three-lawyers-whove-purged-thousands-of-voters/

**Democrats seize on anti-Obamacare ruling to steamroll GOP in 2020**
*by NotsoPG (<https://redd.it/eg6t2s>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/26/democrats-anti-obamacare-2020-elections-089765

**Ex-Giuliani adviser admits Giuliani is deteriorating, more 'sloppy' but says it's 'all part of a calculated plan'**
*by TrumpSharted (<https://redd.it/eg6uy1>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/ex-giuliani-adviser-admits-giuliani-deteriorating-more-sloppy-says-its-all-part-calculated-1479308

**The problem with Buttigieg’s work at McKinsey isn’t his clients. It’s McKinsey.**
*by icanredditting (<https://redd.it/eg6vdv>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/12/24/problem-with-buttigiegs-work-mckinsey-isnt-his-clients-its-mckinsey/

**Ex-WH ethics lawyer slams McConnell, says senator thinks he's "a judge impaneling an all-white jury for a Klansman trial"**
*by Normiesreeee69 (<https://redd.it/eg70pv>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/ex-wh-ethics-lawyer-slams-mcconnell-says-senator-thinks-hes-judge-impaneling-all-white-jury-1479311?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1577424110

**Buttigieg's Small-Dollar Contest Seen as 'Cynical Ploy' to Lower Average Donation Amount**
*by 419e (<https://redd.it/eg776b>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/26/buttigiegs-small-dollar-contest-seen-cynical-ploy-lower-average-donation-amount?fbclid=IwAR1GqnmDyM27XPIvb5nJ9hlGZLTEE1sgrjq5-xEfiVV8U3T0bTM8XXUXn14

**30 Years Later, 3 Lessons From The Fall Of Romanian Communism**
*by SpezluvsMaga (<https://redd.it/eg77l8>)*
https://thefederalist.com/2019/12/23/30-years-later-3-lessons-from-the-fall-of-romanian-communism/

**Christmas passes with no 'gift' from North Korea, but US officials are still watching closely**
*by anticyclonewake (<https://redd.it/eg79vj>)*
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/26/politics/north-korea-christmas-gift/index.html

**Evo Morales Says He Is 'Absolutely Convinced' US Led Coup in Bolivia to Exploit Lithium Reserves**
*by NotSmokinReefer (<https://redd.it/eg7dlt>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/25/evo-morales-says-he-absolutely-convinced-us-led-coup-bolivia-exploit-lithium

**Trump Ditched The Church Where He Was Wed To Attend Evangelical Xmas Eve Service**
*by Pineapple__Jews (<https://redd.it/eg7e42>)*
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-church-evangelical-service-christimas-eve

**Anguish and Anger From the Navy SEALS Who Turned In Edward Gallagher**
*by Mateony (<https://redd.it/eg7jsx>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/us/navy-seals-edward-gallagher-video.html

**Anguish and Anger From the Navy SEALS Who Turned In Edward Gallagher**
*by 004A (<https://redd.it/eg7l06>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/us/navy-seals-edward-gallagher-video.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

**Anguish and Anger From the Navy SEALS Who Turned In Edward Gallagher**
*by lightninhopkins (<https://redd.it/eg7n2y>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/us/navy-seals-edward-gallagher-video.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

**Joe Biden Still Can’t Answer Basic Questions About Hunter and Burisma**
*by OptimusInferno (<https://redd.it/eg7s3y>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/joe-biden-hunter-burisma-axios-iowa-disqualifying.html

**Trump Won’t Say Whether Putin Influenced His View on Ukrainian Interference in 2016 Election**
*by Pineapple__Jews (<https://redd.it/eg7ze3>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/trump-wont-say-whether-putin-swayed-his-view-of-ukraine.html

**Ex-Wh Ethics Lawyer Slams McConnell, Says Senator Thinks He's 'A Judge Impaneling An All-White Jury For A Klansman Trial'**
*by Plymouth03 (<https://redd.it/eg80fm>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/ex-wh-ethics-lawyer-slams-mcconnell-says-senator-thinks-hes-judge-impaneling-all-white-jury-1479311

**Longtime campaign aide vows Sanders will continue to combat political establishment as president**
*by AvailableWrongdoer (<https://redd.it/eg80zk>)*
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/475943-longtime-campaign-aide-vows-sanders-will-continue-to-combat-political-establishment-as-president

**Look beyond the current smoke. Medicare For All is coming**
*by Plymouth03 (<https://redd.it/eg870q>)*
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2019/12/26/opinion-look-beyond-current-smoke-medicare-all-coming/2733365001/

**With U.S. Help No Longer Assured, Saudis Try a New Strategy: Talks (Worried that they can no longer count on American defense, the Saudis have begun talking to their enemies to cool conflicts in the region.)**
*by Ronnie3d (<https://redd.it/eg8uql>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/world/middleeast/saudi-iran-qatar-talks.html

**Despite Iowa poll average showing Sanders in solid 2nd, CNN uses old poll to show him in 4th**
*by JLBesq1981 (<https://redd.it/eg8vcl>)*
https://www.salon.com/2019/12/27/despite-iowa-poll-average-showing-sanders-in-solid-2nd-cnn-uses-old-poll-to-show-him-in-4th/

**Buttigieg's Small-Dollar Contest Seen as 'Cynical Ploy' to Lower Average Donation Amount**
*by rommelo (<https://redd.it/eg8vxy>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/26/buttigiegs-small-dollar-contest-seen-cynical-ploy-lower-average-donation-amount?fbclid=IwAR1GqnmDyM27XPIvb5nJ9hlGZLTEE1sgrjq5-xEfiVV8U3T0bTM8XXUXn14

**Voters want change, not centrism**
*by CharyBrown (<https://redd.it/eg8yh2>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/12/26/voters-want-change-not-centrism/2752368001/

**Trump blames Justin Trudeau for being cut from ‘Home Alone 2’ in Canada**
*by CharyBrown (<https://redd.it/eg998m>)*
https://nypost.com/2019/12/26/trump-blames-justin-trudeau-for-being-cut-from-home-alone-2-in-canada/

**2019: the year US foreign policy fell apart**
*by newnemo (<https://redd.it/eg9e3f>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/27/2019-the-year-us-foreign-policy-fell-apart-donald-trump

**In 2019, China’s international reputation took a battering (South China Morning Post article)**
*by Kleroterian (<https://redd.it/eg9els>)*
https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3043543/china-cannot-just-rely-its-economic-might-silence-growing-army

**Experienced State Department diplomats are getting the Trump treatment and shown the door**
*by FOKOSW (<https://redd.it/eg9ews>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/12/27/trump-state-department-senior-foreign-service-politics-column/2748621001/

**Mitch McConnell should not favor loyalty to Donald Trump over U.S. Constitution, law professor says in top Kentucky newspaper**
*by JLBesq1981 (<https://redd.it/eg9pa3>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-trump-impeachment-louisville-courier-journal-1479228

**Bernie Sanders resurgence has Democrats asking: could he actually win? | Two months ago the Vermont senator had a heart attack and trailed Warren in the polls – now he’s bearing down on Biden**
*by BOOFIN_FART_TRIANGLE (<https://redd.it/eg9qnj>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/27/bernie-sanders-resurgence-democrats-2020-election

**Intel probe puts CIA’s Haspel in a bind**
*by Mamacrass (<https://redd.it/eg9rgf>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/27/intel-probe-cia-gina-haspel-089834

**AOC for president? The buzz has begun**
*by CharyBrown (<https://redd.it/eg9rts>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/27/aoc-president-sanders-089617

**Mitch McConnell's White House coordination admission was a "big tactical error," MSNBC host says**
*by JLBesq1981 (<https://redd.it/eg9sm4>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-white-house-coordination-admission-big-tactical-error-1479315