The Hill Articles: December 15, 2019

Dozens injured in Beirut amid anti-government protests Hallmark Channel reverses decision to pull ads featuring same-sex couple Dems want tougher language on election security in defense bill Five aides to Van Drew resign ahead of his formal switch to GOP Advocates call for ObamaCare open enrollment extension after website glitches Schumer asks McConnell for Mulvaney, Bolton to testify in impeachment trial The myth of the conservative bestseller Trump-Pelosi trade deal creates strife among progressives Trump: Pelosi’s teeth were ‘falling out of her mouth’ during press conference A small glitch in the tax law is harming independent grocers Schiff: I ‘hope to hell’ I would have voted to impeach Obama if he had committed same actions as Trump China pulls soccer match broadcast after player’s criticism Mnuchin, Lighthizer deny WSJ reporting on tariff negotiations with China: ‘It did not happen’ Navy pilots demand right to carry guns on base in wake of Pensacola shooting Two ObamaCare taxes likely to be repealed in year-end funding deal Climate negotiators postpone decision on carbon markets Five black women hold top pageant titles for first time in history Trump accuses Horowitz of overlooking bias within FBI, claims ‘Obama knew everything’ Buttigieg warns against ‘censoring difference’ after Hallmark Channel pulls ads with lesbian couple First-term Democrats push Amash as impeachment manager: report New York Democrat who attended White House ball says he’ll vote in favor of impeachment Trump asks where is his apology from Comey Nadler: Giuliani trip to Ukraine shows ‘crime in progress’ is being committed against American democracy Corbynism has been defeated, but the anti-Semitism at its core lives on Americans’ interest in impeachment has dropped off: analysis Scuffles break out at Schiff appearance Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan makes Iowa appearances for Biden More Republicans want no Senate trial than one that acquits Trump: poll Democrats question fairness of Senate trial after Graham, McConnell statements Small politics and the rise of ‘black swans’ Kudlow: New trade deals should boost economic growth by half percentage point Two Chinese diplomats expelled after breaching US military base: report U.S. trade rep says USMCA is a ‘better’ deal after some labor concessions A contradiction at the heart of the American system Schiff defends FBI investigation into Trump campaign, saying errors were not ‘apparent’ two years ago Sunday shows – Republicans, Democrats maneuver ahead of House impeachment vote Impeachment nears: What would John McCain have done? Fox News poll: 50 percent of Americans say Trump should be impeached and removed Durbin: Witnesses to exonerate Trump may not exist The Memo: 2020 Democratic tensions burst to surface Democrats face uphill battle moving from impeachment to 2020 election Graham says he doesn’t need to hear impeachment witnesses: ‘I am ready to vote’ GOP senator argues that USMCA is a ‘complete capitulation to Pelosi’ Brown ‘disappointed’ in GOP colleagues’ ‘see-no-evil, hear-no-evil attitude’ Senate Democrat ‘gravely concerned’ about what Trump might do before election if acquitted The ‘Green’ new deal that Tom Perez needs to make Schiff: ‘In many ways’ obstruction of Congress is ‘most serious of the articles’ Cruz says he intends to ‘fully’ follow impeachment oath Texas Republican: You can oppose impeachment and disagree with ‘some of this behavior’ Trump defender Pam Bondi: White House ‘should be working hand in hand’ with GOP senators on impeachment Paul: Democrats have ‘decided to criminalize politics’ Fox’s Chris Wallace spars with Comey over Horowitz report Democrats can read minds If the planet is warming up, why is it so darned cold outside? Schiff: Trump acquittal in Senate trial would not signal a ‘failure’ Officials investigating possible ‘white power’ hand signs flashed during Army-Navy broadcast Nadler pushes back on suggestion Democrats have failed their own ‘test’ on impeachment Impeachment no longer big news, posing a challenge for Congress Afghanistan’s peace needs capital to endure China suspends tariffs on US products scheduled to go into effect Sunday Corbyn apologizes for party’s overwhelming defeat in UK elections Pentagon brushes aside bombshell ‘Afghanistan Papers’ ‘Saturday Night Live’ parodies holiday dinner conversations amid Trump impeachment inquiry Sanders should fix the child food programs we already have before creating new dysfunction Washington braces as North Korea deadline looms Trump on Democrat’s reported switch to GOP: ‘Wow that would be big’ ObamaCare shows resilience despite Trump attacks Trump rails against Fox News for planning interviews with Schiff, Comey Biden gets polling boost heading into next Democratic debate Rep. Zeldin: Pelosi ‘got rolled by the far left of her conference’ on impeachment Republicans aim to avoid war with White House over impeachment strategy