Stevenson’s army, December 20

– The Senate left town for the year, but cleared military nominations first.

– Here’s the Colorado Supreme Court decision barring Trump from the primary ballot

– CNBC says crypto PACs have a lot of money

– Dan Drezner sees incentives for political games over foreign policy

– Politico discusses Trump attacks on civil service

– WSJ says Hamas is planning postwar governance

– Paul Musgrave defends academic freedom by citing the margarine battle in Iowa

– New York magazine tells of Kissinger’s post-government business and partying

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