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VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE MON, DEC 02, 2019 CNBC POLITICS EDITOR'S NOTE Hello,   Welcome back from the Thanksgiving holiday. We hope you had a great time, and that you're rested and ready for another week of impeachment drama in Washington.   President Trump is in London for a few days for the NATO summit, but House Democrats plan to press ahead with their probe. This Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee will hear from legal scholars on impeachment.   While Trump and lawyers for the White House were invited to attend, they opted not to because they see the whole thing as a sham. The president, meanwhile, cited Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy's latest comments as a reason for ending the inquiry. Christina Wilkie looks more closely at Trump's interpretation. Her reporting says it doesn't seem to doesn't match up with what Ukraine's president said, however.   Here are some other stories we're watching:   The Supreme Court, in arguments Monday, showed little appetite for expanding gun rights. It was the first Second Amendment case to go before the high court in about a decade. Tucker Higgins reports. The wealthy Mercer family, which donated heavily to Donald Trump's election efforts in 2016, has been distancing itself from the president. But that didn't stop them from donating generously to right-wing causes in 2018. Brian Schwartz reports. As NATO meets, Turkey's big arms deal with Russia faces criticism, but few consequences so far. Amanda Macias reports.   Thoughts on impeachment, campaign cash and the Second Amendment? Email me at CNBCPolitics@nbcuni.com.   Thanks for reading.   Have friends or colleagues who might like this newsletter? They can sign up here. For more on the intersection of business and politics, sign up for the weekly Capital Exchange newsletter here. Mike Calia @Michael_Calia KEY STORIES  Trump twists Ukraine leader's comments as he calls for an end to the impeachment inquiry According to Trump, his Ukrainian counterpart absolved him of the central question in the ongoing House impeachment inquiry. But what the president tweeted is not what Zelenskiy said. Supreme Court shows little appetite for expanding gun rights in arguments It was the first significant gun-rights case the Supreme Court had heard in nearly a decade. Wealthy Mercer family spent millions on conservative causes in 2018 as they distanced themselves from Trump The megadonor Mercer family has been spending millions behind the scenes on conservative causes despite signalling to their allies they won't directly support President Donald Trump. New charges are likely in case against Rudy Giuliani associates, prosecutors say Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman helped Rudy Giuliani in an effort to get the government of Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son. Turkey's multibillion-dollar arms deal with Russia casts a shadow over NATO summit Turkey's government has shrugged off the potential sanctions since accepting delivery of the Russian S-400 missile system. Trump says Democrats 'not nice!' for holding impeachment hearings while he's overseas — but GOP did same to Clinton In 1998, House Republicans conducted impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton while he was on several overseas trips, just as House Democrats will do this week. Trump campaign revokes credentials for Bloomberg News reporters over decision not to investigate 2020 Dems Bloomberg News declared it would refrain from investigating Mike Bloomberg or his Democratic primary rivals but would proceed with its coverage of Trump. Dueling Conways: Trump aide Kellyanne, husband George trade tart tweets over Joe Biden The exchange was possibly the first time that George Conway — who is a persistent, scathing critic of Trump — had directly responded to his wife on Twitter in a post about the president.       Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2019 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS