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More anti-semitic violence in the New York area over the weekend, during Hanukkah. Also, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders lit the menorah on the last night of the holiday with Chabad-Lubavitch in Des Moines. 

Former housing secretary Julián Castro wants primaries not caucuses, something no candidate polling above 1 percent in Iowa has said this cycle. Some Iowans appreciate the conversational process but others say it creates barriers for Iowans turning out to vote. 

Climate change shows during the holidays, and it's a top issue for many voters in 2020. 

It's an evergreen on Christmas Eve: there are still different standards based on gender in politics, and at last week's Democratic debate, the women asked for forgiveness while the men gave gifts.  

North Carolina GOP only submitted Donald Trump's name to the ballot, but Bill Weld and Joe Walsh petitioned and Republican voters will see their names when they go to the polls. Also, The DNC upped the qualification requirements for the January debate. 

Seven candidates took the stage in LA last night for the sixth Democratic primary debate. Six were white, five were men, and two were non-career politicians. Lots was discussed, including impeachment, climate change, the GDP, and foreign policy. 

At tonight's Democratic primary debate at Loyola Marymount in LA, candidates will surely talk about the historic third impeachment of a sitting president. 

DNC Chair Tom Perez helped Unite Here Local 11 and Sodexo at Loyola Marymount in LA negotiate new contracts ahead of tomorrow night's Democratic debate. Plus, today's the vote in the House on articles of impeachment, and it's also International Migration Day. 

President Trump says the Commission on Presidential Debates is biased against him, so he might not attend 2020 general election debates. Meanwhile, Democratic candidates are on the road, including in Pittsburgh for the National Education Association forum on public education.

Sen. Cory Booker led the charge asking the DNC to ease up debate qualification requirements. All seven candidates who made the cut for Thursday's debate say they won't participate in the debate at Loyola Marymount in LA if it means crossing the picket line of Unite Here Local 11.

The House passes legislation to reign in drug prices, Sen. Bernie Sanders is on the upswing, and entrepreneur Andrew Yang plays Iowa congressional candidate J.D. Scholten - who's running against long-time incumbent Steve King - in a game of basketball. 

Today's the deadline to qualify for this month's debate, and entrepreneur Andrew Yang made it - the only non-white candidate who'll be on stage. Plus, former Secretary Julián Castro questions the order of primary contests. 

18 years ago today, China joined the WTO. Now, China's in a trade war with the U.S. Also, House Democrats and the Trump administration made a deal to move forward with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement. 

Today's human rights day, and candidates this cycle talk a lot about what constitutes a human right. Some say gun violence and access to reproductive health care and abortions are human rights issues. 

Candidates have a busy week in Iowa, despite a weekend shooting on Pensacola Navy Air Base. Also, candidates start butting heads, notably South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and MA Sen. Elizabeth Warren. 

Impeachment is ramping up, and so is Iowa campaigning and Democratic endorsements. 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry endorsed former VP Joe Biden, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders, and VoteVets endorsed Mayor Pete Buttigieg. 

Former VP Joe Biden's on his "No Malarkey" tour across Iowa, while the House Judiciary Committee had its first hearing with constitutional scholars. 

California Sen. Kamala Harris is the first once top tier candidate to drop out. Also, President Trump attends the London NATO summit, but won't send his counsel to the House Judiciary Committee hearing today. 

Montana Governor Steve Bullock dropped his bid for president. Historically, governors have a good shot at the nomination, but this cycle, three of the 12 dropouts have been current or former governors. 

Today's the 49th birthday of the EPA, and the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. Also, retired Admiral and former Rep. Joe Sestak dropped his bid for the Democratic nomination. 

Next week the House Judiciary Committee takes over for the House Intelligence Committee in the impeachment process. How might impeachment impact the election?

Today's Thanksgiving, and while it's a day to be thankful, it's also a day imbued with history of massacres of Native Americans by European settlers. That legacy continues on, and there's a crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. 

With Thanksgiving tomorrow, candidates for president talk about bringing the country together from divisive politics. And, the first DNC-approved poll since last week's debate doesn't change the December debate lineup, but it does bring former VP Joe Biden back in the lead. 

U.S. actions have implications on the word, like President Trump's pardoning of members of the military convicted or accused of war crimes, and Congress's Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. 

Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg officially joined the race for president, bringing the Democratic primary field back up to 18. Plus, it's the International Day to End Violence Against Women, and the Violence Against Women Act is in the midst of a reauthorization battle in Congress.