**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

**Former Vice President Joe Biden courts the 'reasonable Republican dad'**
*by Gopiajaan (<https://redd.it/eg9svs>)*
https://video.foxnews.com/v/6118363521001#sp=show-clips

**Betsy DeVos: the billionaire Republican destroying public education**
*by Fr1sk3r (<https://redd.it/eg9v3p>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/27/betsy-devos-trump-republicans-education-secretary

**Trump’s New Legal Adviser Is an Anti-LGBT, Fox News-Ready Bomb Thrower**
*by qdude1 (<https://redd.it/eg9wkw>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-new-legal-adviser-jenna-ellis-is-an-anti-lgbt-fox-news-ready-bomb-thrower?ref=home

**Trump outs Ukraine whistleblower via tweet because of course he did. Panic sets in and trump ignores his advisors. No response from Melania to "Be Best" and quit his bullying.**
*by rendered_lurker (<https://redd.it/eg9xg5>)*
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/trump-retweets-attack-article-that-names-alleged-whistleblower-1.8321701

**Mitch McConnell's Big Mistake Defending Donald Trump? Listening To Him.**
*by oapster79 (<https://redd.it/eg9xv6>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnells-big-mistake-defending-donald-trump-listening-to-him

**Trump bullying, scapegoating is decimating U.S. foreign service**
*by tima101 (<https://redd.it/eg9zt9>)*
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-bullying-scapegoating-is-decimating-u-s-foreign-service-75733573937

**Pelosi “has the right” to submit Trump to an “involuntary evaluation": Yale psychiatrist Bandy Lee**
*by qdude1 (<https://redd.it/eg9zzb>)*
https://www.salon.com/2019/12/27/pelosi-has-the-right-to-submit-trump-to-an-involuntary-evaluation-yale-psychiatrist-bandy-lee/

**Trump Retweets Article Outing Name of Alleged Ukraine Whistleblower**
*by Mamacrass (<https://redd.it/ega2q8>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/27/trump-retweets-article-outing-name-alleged-ukraine-whistleblower

**Democratic insiders: Bernie could win the nomination**
*by ubaidtariq (<https://redd.it/ega2ye>)*
https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2019/12/26/can-bernie-sanders-win-2020-election-president-089636

**Trump warns Republicans will "remember" this impeachment process when a Democrat is president**
*by qdude1 (<https://redd.it/ega2z8>)*
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/impeachment-trump-he-warns-republicans-will-remember-this-impeachment-process-when-a-democrat-is-president/

**Immigration judges quit in response to administration policies**
*by nclobo (<https://redd.it/ega4g1>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/27/politics/immigration-judges-resign/index.html

**Matt Shea Plotted Insurrection to Form Christian State**
*by Mamacrass (<https://redd.it/ega5yj>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/matt-shea-christian-terrorism-washington-report-ammon-bundy.html?fbclid=IwAR2xrSOO-l_HmcPBRuwT_3aFAxJCSMduBGYBWnTwLw_E665N2FWiZlAP1OE

**Home Alone 2: Donald Trump scene cut in Canada, angering supporters**
*by Star-spangled-Banner (<https://redd.it/ega7ku>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/27/home-alone-2-trump-scene-cut-in-canada-angering-supporters

**Republicans fume over Dem threat of new impeachment articles: ‘Time to cut them off’**
*by Nawaao (<https://redd.it/ega8ja>)*
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-fume-over-dem-threat-of-new-impeachment-articles-time-to-cut-them-off

**How Oil Companies Avoided Environmental Accountability After 10.8 Million Gallons Spilled**
*by Bolinas99 (<https://redd.it/egaa3v>)*
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-oil-companies-avoided-environmental-accountability-after-10.8-million-gallons-spilled

**GOP Lawmaker Plotted Insurrections to Establish Christian State**
*by Mamacrass (<https://redd.it/egabgj>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/matt-shea-christian-terrorism-washington-report-ammon-bundy.html?fbclid=IwAR2xrSOO-l_HmcPBRuwT_3aFAxJCSMduBGYBWnTwLw_E665N2FWiZlAP1OE

**Sanders Polling Surge Forces Democratic Establishment to Take Him Seriously**
*by Splodey_Dope (<https://redd.it/egacje>)*
https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-polling-surge-forces-democratic-establishment-to-take-him-seriously/

**Bernie Sanders Explains Why Low Unemployment Doesn’t Mean Americans Are Better Off | Even as more Americans have jobs, many of these pay low wages, making it hard for families to get by.**
*by SetMau92 (<https://redd.it/egaer5>)*
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5e051b6ee4b0b2520d13706d

**Navy SEALs on Tape: Edward Gallagher Is ‘Freaking Evil’**
*by dakandy (<https://redd.it/egaf3w>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/navy-seal-edward-gallagher-is-freaking-evil-comrade-says

**Voters want change, not centrism - Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and other candidates aiming for the so-called center do not inspire voters**
*by Splodey_Dope (<https://redd.it/egaho4>)*
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/2019/12/26/voters-want-change-not-centrism/2752368001/

**Trump obsesses over Pelosi as sting of impeachment spoils his holiday break**
*by Reddit_guard (<https://redd.it/egahrs>)*
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/12/27/politics/donald-trump-impeachment-nancy-pelosi/index.html

**IG report spurs overdue scrutiny of the surveillance state**
*by buzzboyle (<https://redd.it/egaima>)*
https://www.ocregister.com/2019/12/19/ig-report-spurs-overdue-scrutiny-of-the-surveillance-state/

**Andrew Yang Suggests Giving Americans 'A Tiny Slice' of Amazon Sales, Google Searches, Facebook Ads and More**
*by wizardofthefuture (<https://redd.it/egakx8>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/andrew-yang-trickle-economy-give-americans-slice-amazon-sales-google-searches-facebook-ads-1479121

**Three years in, Trump is still pushing his crazy border wall**
*by nom-om-nom-de-guerre (<https://redd.it/egalfy>)*
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-12-26/trump-border-wall-2020-reelection

**The Conservative Judiciary’s Fatal Attraction to Deregulation - A Neil Gorsuch ruling in 2016 has led to a marked increase in serious injuries to children from ingesting magnets.**
*by Splodey_Dope (<https://redd.it/egamoe>)*
https://prospect.org/justice/conservative-judiciary-fatal-attraction-to-deregulation/

**Lawmakers who responded to our gun survey want stricter rules | Commentary**
*by popashotbruv (<https://redd.it/egamto>)*
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/columnists/os-op-florida-legislature-gun-law-survey-20191227-cxbayvhkgrhfhpwugbitjkozme-story.html

**Trump gets Space Force as GOP, Dems pass $738b. war budget**
*by AvailableWrongdoer (<https://redd.it/egap6q>)*
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/trump-launches-space-force-as-gop-and-dems-pass-738-billion-war-budget/

**Thoughts on the Horowitz Report, Part I: An Introduction**
*by system_exposure (<https://redd.it/egapbz>)*
https://www.lawfareblog.com/thoughts-horowitz-report-part-i-introduction

**Lisa Murkowski's 'courage' in splitting with McConnell on impeachment trial process 'could be contagious', senator says**
*by chelsea707 (<https://redd.it/egaqg6>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/lisa-murkowski-split-mcconnell-impeachment-trial-1479327

**Trump signs measure to preserve Native languages**
*by OttawaSenators11 (<https://redd.it/egargo>)*
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/trump-measure-protect-indigenous-languages-1.5407509

**American Cities Are Becoming Shell Companies for the Rich**
*by Splodey_Dope (<https://redd.it/egarh7>)*
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/american-cities-are-becoming-shell-companies-for-the-rich/

**Andrew Yang leads in pageviews for the first time since October; Amy Klobuchar has highest week-over-week pageview jump**
*by wizardofthefuture (<https://redd.it/egarj7>)*
https://news.ballotpedia.org/2019/12/24/andrew-yang-leads-in-pageviews-for-the-first-time-since-october-amy-klobuchar-has-highest-week-over-week-pageview-jump/