Top House Republicans aren’t giving up on Obamacare repeal next year, even though Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he’s ready to move on, reports the Washington Examiner.

• The Hill: Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Trump Voter Fraud Panel
• Daily Caller: The Senate Waited Until Christmas to Reveal How Many Harassment Settlements Were Paid Out
• WashExaminer: GOP Lawmaker: There Should Be a ‘Purge’ of the FBI
• Daily Caller: Trump Puts Out ‘Full Christmas Spread’ For Law Enforcement Protecting Him Over Christmas
• MediaLine: After ISIS Defeat, Christmas Returns to Northern Iraq

House Republicans early Thursday unveiled a new, stripped-down spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and allow quarreling lawmakers to punt most of their unfinished business into the new year, reports AP.

• Politico: Republicans Still Whipping Votes to Avoid Shutdown
• The Hill: McConnell Hits Sanders for Removing Help for Home State College From Tax Bill
• Free Beacon: Congress Demands DOJ Turn Over All Docs Related to Obama Scheme to Nix Hezbollah Terror Investigation
• WashExaminer: UN Condemns US Recognition of Jerusalem in 128–9 Vote
• Daily Caller: The Supreme Court Just Made Trump’s DACA Defense a Little Easier

President Trump suggested on Wednesday that the United States could withhold foreign aid for countries that vote in favor of a United Nations (U.N.) resolution calling on the U.S. to withdraw its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, reports The Hill.

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• WashExaminer: Trump: ‘We’re Getting Very Close’ to Funding Border Wall
• Daily Caller: House IT Aides Ran Car Dealership With Markings of a Nefarious Money Laundering Operation
• Free Beacon: Over 90% of America’s Top Colleges Regulate Campus Free Speech
• Townhall: Huckabee Sanders Tells Dem Rep to Stop Spreading False Info and Do His Job