RECORD DAY AT THE MALL FOR RETAILERS AS CHRISTMAS SHOPPING HEADS INTO FINAL DAY; HUNTER BIDEN ACCUSED OF MONEY LAUNDERING; OBAMA FOR WARREN?

TODAY’S TOP TEN

TRUMP’S BOOMING ECONOMY PRODUCES ONE-DAY retail sales record on Saturday before Christmas. Bloomberg.

HUNTER BIDEN ACCUSED OF $156 MILLION UKRAINE money laundering scheme in new court filing. ZeroHedge.

AT LEAST ONE DEMOCRATIC SENATOR SAYS he might vote to acquit President Trump in impeachment vote. Daily Wire.

OBAMA ALLEGEDLY TALKING UP ELIZABETH WARREN behind closed doors to wealthy donors. The Hill.

DONOR ACCUSES BUTTIGIEG FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT of peddling influence. National Review.

EVANGELICALS STAND FIRM WITH TRUMP: “God always chose people that had flaws.” Los Angeles Times.

NEW YORK TIMES IS SAD BECAUSE TRUMP OFFICIALS aren’t hobnobbing at Washington parties. Ace of Spades HQ.

“BEING NICE” IS A TOOL OF WHITE SUPREMACY, female racial activists say. Daily Wire.

FEDEX DRIVER CAUGHT THROWING PACKAGES into a ditch in Pennsylvania. CBS 2 Pittsburgh.

STATE OF ILLINOIS HOSTS HOLIDAY DISPLAYS including a “satanic sculpture.” Illinois Review.

COMMENTARY WORTH READING

CNN is not a news network. Charles Cooke.

The New York Times’ hate America project. Roger Kimball.

The FBI’s darkest hour. Adam Mill.

VIDEOS WORTH WATCHING 

Ted Cruz: How far up the chain did Obama Spygate corruption go? Media Research Center.

McConnell calls Pelosi’s impeachment stall an “absurd position.” Fox News.

How red tape is ruining San Francisco. ReasonTV.

OFFBEAT BEAT

Suspect blows up ATM in failed attempt to steal cash. Washington Times.

TWEETS OF NOTE

(@SecretaryCarson) I know @realDonaldTrump. He is a good, caring man, and someone that puts our country’s trust in God. He understands the rights of every American come from our Creator. Tweet.

(@thebradfordfile) John Ratcliffe confirmed what Trump and everyone not watching Rachel Maddow has known for years–the FBI has been lying about how and when Crossfire Hurricane started. Perhaps Brennan will shine some light on what his old boss knew…All roads lead to Obama. Tweet.

MOST CLICKED ITEM YESTERDAY

12 STORIES THE LIBERAL MEDIA GOT horribly wrong in 2019. Tristan Justice.

DRUDGE LEAD AT TIME OF EMAIL 

$34.4 BILLION; BIGGEST SHOPPING DAY IN HISTORY! Drudge.