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Dec 16, 2019: Schumer Demands Impeachment Witnesses
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:

Chuck Schumer pushes Mitch McConnell to negotiate, as the Minority Leader lays out the Democrats’ Senate Impeachment plan.

Meanwhile, a Wisconsin judge orders the removal of over 200,000 voters from the important swing-state’s registry.

And lastly, most of the staff working for Representative Jeff Van Drew resign in protest as the Trump-loving Congressman prepares his switch to the Republican Party,

QUICKIES HEADLINES:

Eight mayors across the country are backing Michael Bloomberg for president, but, as the New York Times reports, all eight mayors attended Bloomberg’s boot camp for mayors at Harvard University, and more than half have reportedly received millions of dollars in grants and support packages from Bloomberg himself.

West Point officials say they are “looking into” what prompted West Point cadets to flash a hand sign during the annual Army-Navy football game on Saturday that has frequently been associated with the “white power” movement.

And lastly, The Washington Post reports that Donald Trump has now made 15,413 false or misleading claims over his 1,055 days in office.

That’s an average of nearly 15 lies every single day.