The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

Schumer: "Newly-revealed emails are a devastating blow to McConnell's push to have trial without documents & witnesses"; Pelosi: "Trump engaged in unprecedented, total obstruction of Congress, hiding these emails, all other documents"; Schiff calls new documents "deeply incriminating"; McConnell expected to speak from Senate floor tomorrow, may shed light on impeachment trial; Sources: White House aides have been in touch with McConnell's office during holiday break plotting steps to force Pelosi's hand; Pentagon warns anyone attempting to overrun U.S. Embassy in Baghdad "will run into a buzz saw"; Trump praises Kim amid new North Korean threats; New video of attack on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad; Pelosi responds to new Ukraine documents: "Why won't Trump & McConnell allow fair trial?"; Sanders and Buttigieg raise more money than Biden in final quarter of 2019; Biden: Trump will do everything he can to "bait me"; Julian Castro ends campaign: "It simply isn't our time"; Report: Unredacted docs detail Pentagon fears that Trump's Ukraine aid freeze was illegal; Two arrested in latest anti-semitic attack in New York; New security measures in wake of NY anti-semitic attacks; Family of NY stabbing victim calls his status "dire"; Family of severely injured Hanukkah stabbing victim begs for people to stand up, stop hatred; North Korea releases new propaganda video amid Kim's new threatsTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Investigators: New York stabbing suspect searched online for "Hitler" and synagogue locations; suspects handwritten journals appear to express anti-Semitic sentiments; Suspect in stabbing at rabbi's home goes to court on federal hate crimes charges; Suspect's attorney says client is "disturbed" but not a domestic terrorist or anti-Semetic; New York Times: Trump's top advisers warned him against withholding Ukraine aid; New York Times discloses meeting where Pompeo, Bolton, Esper failed to persuade Trump to release aid; Washington Post: Giuliani held back-channel phone call with Venezuelan president; Iran-backed militia vows revenge for U.S. strikes in Iraq, Syria; Kremlin says Putin invited Trump to Moscow in weekend call; Biden responds to Buttigieg's criticism of his record on Iraq, foreign policy; Biden says he'd consider a Republican running mate; Doctors: Sanders in good health and fit to serve as president despite October heart attack; Security guard who shot attacker at Texas church says he won't "allow evil to succeed"; Video shows gunman attacking Texas church congregation before security guard kills him; Officials identify suspect and victims of shooting attack at Texas church; Texas church shooting suspect had criminal record of deadly conduct, weapons charge; Kremlin says Putin invited Trump to Moscow in weekend callTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump and Pelosi trade jabs over impeachment; Sources: No conversations between Senators McConnell & Schumer; None likely before January; Navy Seals call ex-platoon chief absolved by Trump "Evil" & "Toxic" in videos obtained by New York Times; Sources: Democratic strategy is to get under Trump's skin and put pressure on Senate GOP leader; Schumer changes story on impeachment; 2020 Democrats resume campaigning with just over five weeks until Iowa Caucuses; Biden says he won't testify at impeachment trial, it would take the focus off of Trump; Democrats Strategy; Radio talk show host Don Imus dead at 79; Source: White house developing list of potential replacements for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; Schumer in 1999: Senate not like Jury Box and "Susceptible to the whims of politics"; Sources: Rocket attack in Iraq kills U.S. Contractor; New book examines cost of chaos in the White House; Wreckage of tourist helicopter located; Police stepping up presence in parts of New York after string of suspected Anti-Semitic hate crimesTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump lashes out at Pelosi, Dems in new series of angry Tweets over impeachment; Pentagon watching for provocations after North Korea fails to deliver "Christmas gift"; GOP sources: McConnell open to setting rule for impeachment trial without Dem leader's support; GOP and Dems dig in amid impeachment trial impasse; Republicans waiting for Pelosi to send articles of impeachment to senate; Washington Post: U.S. Cybercommand could target Russian officials in event of 2020 election interference; Rocket forces Israeli PM Netanyahu off stage at political rally as he faces party challenge; Netanyahu claims victory in party leadership contest; Facing Primary challenger, Netanyahu copies Trump playbookTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

McConnell says talks at an "impasse" but won't rule out witnesses for Trump impeachment trial; McConnell: "Absurd" for Pelosi to delay impeachment trial; Nearly 200 faith leaders denounce prominent evangelical magazine's op-ed critical of Trump; Senator in Republican leadership dodges question about Trump's call with Ukraine; Justice Department argues courts should stay out of McGahn testimony fight; House tells court McGahn testimony needed for impeachment; Boeing CEO forced out amid problems with grounded 737 Max jet, flawed spacecraft; Source: "New, hardline approach" will be North Korea's "Christmas gift" to the U.S.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Whistleblower: TSA screening changes "making air travel less safe";Trump demands "immediate" senate impeachment trial; Giuliani: Democrats "wanna execute me"; Trump accepts Pelosi's invitation to give state of the union;Trump fumes at popular evangelical Christian magazine that called for his removal from office; Trump claims he has done more for evangelical; Christianity and "religion itself" than any president; House democrats strategizing behind the scenes for impeachment trial despite standoff with senate; Trump claims Pelosi wants "quid pro quo" with senate; Washington Post: White House demanded democrats strip Ukraine aid language from spending package; Democrats highlight divisions during fiery debate; CNN Poll: 76% say economy is somewhat or very good; U.S. Diplomat's wife charged in crash that killed British teen.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

McConnell: "We remain at an impasse" on impeachment; McConnell: Democrats appear to have "cold feet"; House overwhelmingly passes U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal; Trump won't apologize for suggesting lawmaker's husband in hell; Putin slams Trump impeachment using GOP talking pointsTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pelosi calls Trump's letter "ridiculous" and "really sick"; House panel setting rules for impeachment debate ahead of vote; On eve of impeachment vote, Pelosi tells Democrats "if we do not act, we will be derelict in our duty"; Trump letter to Pelosi protests impeachment, accuses Democrats of "open war on democracy"; Giuliani: "of course" I forced out "corrupt" U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine; FISA Court issues rare public order slamming FBI for mistakes in Russia probe warrantsTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Schumer: McConnell "totally out of line" for coordinating with White House on impeachment trial; House Judiciary Committee releases report to go along with articles of impeachment; Democrats tell appeals court they still need Mueller grand jury details for impeachment proceedings; White House responds to Schumer call for witnesses in impeachment trial; Giuliani to New York: I needed U.S. ambassador to Ukraine "out of the way" to get investigations; Source: Some Democrats pushing Pelosi to name ex-GOP Representative Amash as an impeachment manager; New polls: Voters split on impeaching and removing Trump; New poll shows multiple Democrats beating Trump; U.S. envoy urging North Korea to restart nuclear talks; Trump: Watching North Korea "very closely" as U.S. envoy urges restart of nuclear talksTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dems concerned about McConnell's WH impeachment coordination, Supreme court, to hear Trump appeal to block subpoenas for his financial records, Trump open to "long or short" Senate trial as his lawyers warn of danger in extended proceeding, Judiciary cmte approves impeachment articles in party-line vote, WSJ: Trump asked Giuliani "what did you get" in Ukraine, Giuliani tom him "more than you can imagine", Online anti-semitism fuels alarming rise in violence, Impeachment then and now: Clinton vs. TrumpTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices