“House Democrats are debating whether to expand articles of impeachment to include charges beyond abuse of power in the Ukraine controversy, setting up a potential internal clash as the party races to impeach President Trump by Christmastime,” the Washington Post reports.

First Read: “If the Democrats have the substance on their side in the impeachment fight — in terms of the public testimony, the released documents and all of the text messages — Republicans are now the ones with the more unified message.”

“Case in point is what’s playing out on the 2020 presidential campaign trail, with the Democratic candidates talking about health care, tax policy and racial equity — but barely mentioning the biggest political story in Washington.”

“Bottom line: Republicans are messaging the existential threat that impeachment brings, arguing that the entire process subverts the will of voters. But Democrats aren’t messaging that same existential threat. In fact, they’re also arguing that the best way to defeat Trump is at the ballot box in 2020.”

“At some point, that messaging disparity is going to be unsustainable for Democrats.”

House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff on MSNBC: “Even while Judiciary does its work, we will continue investigating. We’re continuing to issue subpoenas. We’re continuing to learn new information. That work goes on.”

Playbook: “House Democrats have released a two-minute-thirty-nine-second video that opens with this: ‘Two weeks of testimony … One story of betrayal.’ It then ticks through most of the witnesses’ most damning testimony, describing their role in the impeachment. For example, this appears on the screen before Bill Taylor speaks: ‘The revered ambassador and decorated veteran … Who saw the pressure campaign up close.'”

“Republicans’ plan for battle with Nadler… After two weeks of impeachment hearings, one thing seems beyond a doubt: House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff ran a tight ship. Republicans say it was too tight, and patently unfair. And Democrats say Schiff weaved together a tight tale of intrigue, and put a bow on a package of criminality that implicated the president — all while keeping other members of the committee in line.”

New York Times: “House Democrats pressed forward on Monday with the next phase of their impeachment inquiry, putting the final touches on an Intelligence Committee report expected to form the basis of their case that President Trump’s effort to pressure Ukraine to announce investigations of his political rivals was an abuse of power that warrants his removal from office.”

“Lawmakers from the panel reviewed the staff-written report for the first time on Monday evening, ahead of its public release and a scheduled Tuesday evening vote to transmit it to the Judiciary Committee. It will conclude that Mr. Trump, working with allies inside and outside his administration, used the power of his office to pressure Ukraine to do his bidding in order to gain an advantage in the 2020 presidential race.”