memeorandum: Wheaton College Statement Regarding Dr. Larycia Hawkins (Isite Design/Wheaton College Home)

9:00 PM ET, December 16, 2015

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Jordain Carney / The Hill:

GOP chair probes if Cruz unveiled classified info during debate — A key Senate Republican is looking into whether Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) discussed classified information during Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate. — “I'm having my staff look at the transcripts of the debate right now …

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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:

The GOP's worst nightmare: A runaway convention — With the Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas dramatizing again the divisions plaguing the GOP, the unfolding battle for the presidential nomination suggests the growing odds of a runaway convention that could choose an unelectable nominee …

Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:

Joe Scarborough Notices Something During Debate That Has Him Convinced Trump, Cruz Made ‘Inside Deal’ Against GOP Establishment — MSNBC's Joe Scarborough speculated on Wednesday that GOP frontrunners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz may have made an “inside deal” against the Republican establishment.

Discussion: Hot Air and The Daily Caller

Will Rahn / The Daily Beast:

Was Marco Rubio Overrated All Along? — Marco Rubio was supposed to be the savior of the Republican establishment. But after Tuesday's debate, maybe we should start asking ourselves if this is really a two-way race between Cruz and Trump. — That was a rough debate for Marco Rubio.

Discussion: Washington Post, CBS News, Vox, Fox News Insider, FiveThirtyEight, National Review, Trail Blazers Blog, JustOneMinute, New York Times, Eschaton and Bloomberg Business

Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Trump: 'I really don't want Jeb's endorsement'

Discussion: Politico and Western Journalism

Rush Limbaugh:
Ted Cruz: Happy Conservative Warrior

Discussion: Politico, Hullabaloo and The Daily Caller

William Saletan / Slate:
Pretend they were your only choices for president. I know who I'd pick. Do you?

Discussion: Grist and Unfogged

Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
7 Ways the GOP Debate Did (and Didn't) Change the Presidential Race

Discussion: abc7.com, Politico and Bloomberg Business

Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump hits back: I don't want Jeb's endorsement anyway

Discussion: Political Wire, The Hill and Hot Air

Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Ted Cruz Has a Problem

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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Cruz Blusters and Trump Sulks at Tense Republican Debate

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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
CNN Republican debate: Winners and losers

Discussion: AOL, Daily Mail, ImmigrationProf Blog, RedState and Towleroad

Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Fact Check: While Suggesting Rubio Lied, Cruz Misstates Own Immigration Record

Discussion: The Right Scoop, Bloomberg View, National Review and Betsy's Page

Tré Goins-Phillips / TheBlaze.com:

Dana Loesch Explodes on ‘Godless Left’ in Furious Rant: 'I Do Have a Problem...and I'm Not Watching My Language' — Dana Loesch tore into Democrats Tuesday night in a fiery rant on the “godless left,” taking aim elected officials and the New York Daily News for “mocking prayers” and “attacking” the National Rifle Association.

Discussion: Hit & Run, The Hill and ABC News

Philip Haney / The Hill:

Administration nixed probe into Southern California jihadists — There are terrorists in our midst and they arrived here using legal means right under the noses of the federal law enforcement agencies whose mission is to stop them. That is not due to malfeasance or lack of effort on the part …

Discussion: Townhall.com, Jihad Watch, Washington Free Beacon, Israel Matzav and Pamela Geller

Los Angeles Times:

Obama will travel to San Bernardino to mourn victims of massacre — President Obama speaks on Islamic State in the Pentagon briefing room on Dec. 14. — President Obama will travel to San Bernardino on Friday to join in mourning the 14 victims of the Dec. 2 mass shooting that he has called …

Discussion: LAist, KTLA, The Week and twitchy.com

Julian Hattem / The Hill:
FBI: ‘No evidence’ Calif. shooters supported jihad on social media

Discussion: Fox News, UPI, Washington Post, Little Green Footballs and The Verge, more at Mediagazer »

The Hill:

Fiscal deal winners and losers — The sweeping year-end tax and spending bills unveiled this week in Congress follow months of lobbying by industry and public interest groups and weeks of intense negotiations on Capitol Hill. — The final legislation, at nearly 2,250 pages …

David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Budget Deal Raises Spending, and the Deficit, Through Tax Breaks

Discussion: Political Wire

Bloomberg Business:
Congress Reaches Fiscal Agreement Ending U.S. Oil Export Ban

Discussion: Al Jazeera America, The Hill, Forbes, ThinkProgress, EcoWatch, addictinginfo.org, Common Dreams and Hullabaloo

Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
What Congress Has Included In Its Massive Spending and Tax Bills

Discussion: Politico

Anna Palmer / Politico:
Leaders confident rank-and-file will back huge budget deal

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Forbes

Isite Design / Wheaton College Home:

Wheaton College Statement Regarding Dr. Larycia Hawkins — In response to significant questions regarding the theological implications of statements that Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Larycia Hawkins has made about the relationship of Christianity to Islam …

Discussion: Washington Post, Hit & Run, Refinery29, Religion News Service, Truth Revolt, Raw Story, ThinkProgress, U.S. Uncut, NBC News, USA TODAY College and myfox8.com

Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune:

Wheaton College suspends Christian professor who wore a hijab … A tenured Wheaton College professor who, as part of her Christian Advent devotion, donned a traditional headscarf to show solidarity with Muslims has been placed on administrative leave. — Larycia Hawkins …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite

Jessica Chasmar / Washington Times:
Wheaton College professor put on leave after wearing hijab in solidarity with Muslims

Discussion: RedState, Telegraph, Daily Herald and Washington Post

Anthony Gockowski / Campus Reform:

Harvard placemat serves up social justice for Christmas — The placemat was created by the Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in collaboration with the Freshmen Dean's Office and were distributed in an undergraduate dining hall. — The Office for Equity, Diversity …

Discussion: Independent Journal, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Idrees M. Kahloon / Harvard News:
The Placemat Problem — In Annenberg Hall and at least …

Discussion: BizPac Review

Baltimore Sun:

Mistrial declared in trial of Officer William Porter in death of Freddie Gray — A mistrial was declared Wednesday in the trial of Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter, after jurors told a judge it could not reach a verdict on any of the four charges against him.

Discussion: The Week, American Spectator, Common Dreams, Above The Law, U.S. Uncut, Western Journalism and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Why Is It So Hard To Convict Police Officers? The Answer Is In The Fine Print

Discussion: Shakesville, Daily Kos, CNN, Baltimore Sun, Associated Press and Mediaite

NBC News:
Judge Declares Mistrial of Baltimore Cop in Freddie Gray Case

Discussion: KFOR-TV

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:

For immediate release — Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing at solid rates in recent months …

Jeff Cox / CNBC:
FED RAISES RATES BY 25 BASIS POINTS, FIRST SINCE 2006

Discussion: Bloomberg View, Alt-M, Hit & Run and neo-neocon

ABC News:

Most Now Oppose an Assault Weapons Ban; Doubts About Stopping a Lone Wolf Run High (POLL)

Discussion: Politico, The Hill, Bearing Arms, Washington Free Beacon, Independent Journal, Outside the Beltway, Truth Revolt, The Week, Hot Air, National Review, Vox, The Daily Caller and Washington Times

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:

“Blow-Me.org” Congressman: Clinton “An Idiot” And “A Liar” For Use Of Private Email Server — “To think that Mrs. Clinton could secure something like that in her home is ludicrous.” — Win Mcnamee / Getty Images — w.soundcloud.com — Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold of Texas …