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TOP NEWS

• Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she will ask House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) to proceed with articles of impeachment against Trump. It could allow for a vote in the House before Christmas.

• Attorney General Barr’s hand picked prosecutor said he can’t back theory that Russia investigation into Trump was a setup by American intelligence.

• OPEC holds their biannual meeting today in Vienna, on the same day Saudi Arabia’s Aramco goes public in what is likely to be the biggest IPO in history. OPEC plans to cut oil production through June of 2020.

THE ELECTION

• Dems argue that tax increases could speed up economy

• The most consequential moment of the 2020 primary

• Buttigieg scores endorsements from three former Obama officials

THE COMMENT

“The American people deserve transparency. If the President thinks the call was 'perfect' and there is nothing to hide then he would turn over the thousands of pages of documents requested by Congress, allow witnesses to testify instead of blocking testimony with baseless privilege claims, and provide any exculpatory information that refutes the overwhelming evidence of his abuse of power.” - Judiciary committee chair Jerry Nadler

THE STRANGEST

• A former Alex Jones fan became an employee and now regrets the whole thing

THE AV ROOM

• SURPRISING MOM FOR CHRISTMAS

• MARK HAMILL ON LEARNING WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO LUKE

• THE ORIGINS OF CYBERPUNK