ISRAEL // Incoming Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech on Israel “emboldened extremists on both sides.” At one point in his speech, John Kerry said: “If the choice is one state, Israel can either be Jewish or democratic. It cannot be both, and it won’t ever really be at peace.” http://cvote.it/2iGW3Ou
TRANSITION 2017 // Trump’s transition team is turning their attention to the position of agriculture secretary. In the running: Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, former Texas A&M University President Elsa Murano, and former California Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado. http://cvote.it/2iH3WTV
TRANSITION 2017 // Trump considering “public-private option” that would allow all veterans to choose whether they want to receive care from the VA or from private doctors. http://cvote.it/2iGWokm
POLITICS // A liberal confesses: Donald Trump would have defeated Barack Obama, too. http://cvote.it/2iH4xoV
2020 ALREADY? // Massachusetts liberal Senator Liz Warren got a seat on the Armed Services Committee for next year, which people speculate she’s doing to get her resume ready for a 2020 presidential run. http://cvote.it/2iH8f1S
LAME DUCK // Obama admin announces controversial Utah and Nevada national monuments. http://cvote.it/2iH20Lq
CATHOLIC // How 5,000 relics found a home in a Pittsburgh chapel. http://cvote.it/2eXYgbx
ON THIS DAY // 1956 – United States prepares new strategic plan for Middle East. http://cvote.it/2iH2RvG
SAINT // Saint Thomas Becket – http://cvote.it/DailySaint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
TRUTH // Adoration is like Christmas every day of the year. http://cvote.it/2iHaWjR