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Mark Galli / Christianity Today:
Trump Should Be Removed from Office  —  It's time to say what we said 20 years ago when a president's character was revealed for what it was.  —  In our founding documents, Billy Graham explains that Christianity Today will help evangelical Christians interpret the news in a manner that reflects their faith.
Bloomberg:
Trump Lawyers Ask If Pelosi Delay Means He Isn't Impeached Yet  — White House theory on impeachment status largely rhetorical  — Trump says ‘unconstitutional’ not to give articles to Senate  —  Lawyers close to President Donald Trump are exploring whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Here's how long Pelosi should hold onto the articles of impeachment  —  The Post reported: “[House Speaker Nancy] Pelosi discussed the idea of holding the articles in the House during a private caucus meeting on Thursday morning.  Multiple lawmakers and aides present said she framed it as a strategic move …
Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
Trump Isn't Impeached Until the House Tells the Senate  —  According to the Constitution, impeachment is a process, not a vote.  —  Now that the House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Donald Trump, what is the constitutional status of the two articles of impeachment?
Victoria Merlino / Queens Daily Eagle:
Queens man impeached  —  Queens native Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives on Wednesday.  AP Photo/Paul Sancya.  —  Former Jamaica Estates resident Donald Trump was impeached Wednesday by the U.S. House of Representatives.  He is the third president to be impeached …
George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
George Conway: Republican senators run the risk of being shamed by Trump himself  —  George T. Conway III is a lawyer in New York and an adviser to the Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump super PAC.  —  In his unhinged letter Tuesday, President Trump accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of having …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Atlantic
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:   Schumer Joins Pelosi in Backing Plan to Sit on Impeachment Articles
Issam Ahmed / Agence France-Presse:
US raises tobacco and e-cigarette purchase age from 18 to 21
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Twitchy
Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Marco Rubio on impeachment: No Senator can be an ‘impartial juror’
ABC News:
Pelosi: Not sending impeachment articles to Senate until she sees details of trial process
Discussion: NBC News and Breitbart
Washington Post:
Former White House officials say they feared Putin influenced the president's views on Ukraine and 2016 campaign  —  Almost from the moment he took office, President Trump seized on a theory that troubled his senior aides: Ukraine, he told them on many occasions, had tried to stop him from winning the White House.
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Wall Street Journal:   Putin Criticizes Democrats for Impeaching Trump
New York Times:
Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy  —  EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY, everywhere on the planet, dozens of companies — largely unregulated, little scrutinized — are logging the movements of tens of millions of people with mobile phones and storing the information in gigantic data files.
Paul Schwartzman / Washington Post:
A D.C. strip club had been there for years.  But a new name is sparking protest.  —  For several decades, the neighbors had maintained an uneasy coexistence with the Northwest Washington strip bar, at one point forging an agreement that banned the proprietor from putting up signs that contained any hint of sexual innuendo.
Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
White House defends Trump as ‘counter-puncher’ after he suggests late Michigan congressman in hell  —  The president suggested the late Rep. John Dingell was “looking up.”  —  WASHINGTON — After President Donald Trump lashed out against a Michigan congresswoman for supporting his impeachment …
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Debbie Dingell Calls for Civility After Trump Insults Her Late Husband
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Van Drew pledges ‘undying support’ for Trump as he switches parties  —  After breaking with Democrats on impeachment, Rep. Jeff Van Drew decided to joint the GOP.  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday meets with Rep. Jeff Van Drew, who switched his party affiliation to the GOP.  Evan Vucci/AP Photo
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Aja Romano / Vox:
J.K. Rowling's latest tweet seems like transphobic BS.  Her fans are heartbroken.  —  JKR just ruined Harry Potter, Merry Christmas.  —  Eagle-eyed Harry Potter fans have spent several years voicing their growing concerns that their hero, author J.K. Rowling, might be transphobic.
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Pompeo gets a new deputy amid speculation of a Senate run  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has a new deputy, assuring a degree of continuity at the helm of U.S. diplomacy should he resign for a potential Senate bid.  —  The Senate voted overwhelmingly 90-3 on Thursday …
Discussion: Axios
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Kylie Atwood / CNN:
Key impeachment witness told to leave Ukraine before Pompeo visit
Discussion: Raw Story
Anna Palmer / Politico:
First in POLITICO Playbook: Mark Meadows to leave Congress, plus what McConnell will say on impeachment  —  “OBVIOUSLY, I'VE LOOKED AT THIS AS A TEMPORARY JOB,” Meadows told us in an interview Wednesday, speaking of serving in the House.  “Endorsed term limits — never ran on a term-limit pledge.
David Bauder / Associated Press:
‘Meet the Press’ to shine light on political disinformation  —  In this Nov. 17, 2019 photo released by NBC, Moderator Chuck Todd appears on “Meet the Press” in Washington.  A special “Meet the Press” episode on disinformation in politics is scheduled for Dec. 29.
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Exclusive: Phrase ‘White Nationalists’ Cut From Measure To Screen Military Enlistees  —  Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), the measure's author, fears other lawmakers are not taking the threat of white nationalists in the military seriously.  —  A measure in the National Defense Authorization Act meant …
Discussion: CNN, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Kimberly Leonard / Washington Examiner:
‘Lot of issues’: Former Obama doctor says Biden ‘not a healthy guy’  —  Former President Barack Obama's once-longtime doctor said the medical records Joe Biden's campaign disclosed are concerning and incomplete.  —  “He's not a healthy guy,” Dr. David Scheiner, who was Obama's personal physician …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Of Course Last Night's Impeachments Had the Most ‘Yes’ Votes in History  —  Jonathan Allen tweets: “Unprecedented: Trump now holds the record for most votes ever acquired on an article of impeachment at 230.  He's also No. 2 at 229.”  I guess the implication is that this makes Trump's …
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Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
Harvey Weinstein Accused of Sexually Assaulting 16-Year-Old Model in New Lawsuit  —  Kaja Sokola alleges she was assaulted in 2002 after coming to the U.S. from Poland to work as a model at the age of 16.  —  On the heels of an announcement that The Weinstein Co. has come …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Sebastian Mallaby / The Atlantic:
Cool It, Krugman  —  Strangely, and unexpectedly, the big reveal in Paul Krugman's new anthology comes right at the end.  All through the book, the reader wonders how so talented and fortunate an author came to develop such a furious and bitter voice.  What drives a dazzling academic …
Discussion: NB Blog
Maria Cramer / New York Times:
A Lonely Plea: ‘Anybody Need a Grandma for Christmas?’  —  A woman from Tulsa, Okla., with no place to go for the holidays became a painful reminder of the isolation felt by many older Americans.  —  This month on Craigslist, tucked among ads for worn couches and dusty pianos, was an odd and poignant offer from a woman in Tulsa.
Discussion: National Review
Des Moines Register:
Iowa man sentenced to 16 years for setting LGBTQ flag on fire  —  An Ames man was sentenced Wednesday to about 16 years in prison after he set fire to a church LGBTQ flag in June.  —  Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, last month was found guilty of a hate crime — a class “D” felony — third-degree harassment and reckless use of fire.
New York Times:
How 2 Soviet Émigrés Fueled the Trump Impeachment Flames  —  “Lev and Igor” were obscure businessmen who became fixtures of the Republican donor set.  Then they played an unlikely role in the proceedings gripping the nation.  —  On a warm summer evening last year …
John Konicki / American Enterprise Institute:
Why the Child Tax Credit is the wrong policy for low-income families  —  Congressional efforts to expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC) in this year's spending bill were unsuccessful, but Congress seems intent on increasing it, as it has done so regularly since the CTC was first legislated more than 20 years ago.
Discussion: DNyuz
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Republicans are outmatched, outwitted and outclassed  —  The gap between the two parties was never more evident than in the floor speeches Wednesday night on the articles of impeachment.  The parties operate not only in different ideological universes but also on entirely different intellectual levels.
Discussion: Raw Story
Tom Kertscher / Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings …:
The False claim comparing Jesus before Pontius Pilate and Trump's impeachment  —  During the House debate on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, Rep. Barry Loudermilk closed his remarks with a statement that drew its own headlines.  —  “Before you take this historic vote today …
Discussion: Right Wing Watch
BBC:
US government lists fictional nation Wakanda as trade partner  —  The US Department of Agriculture listed Wakanda as a free-trade partner - despite it being a fictional country.  —  A USDA spokesperson said the Kingdom of Wakanda was added to the list by accident during a staff test.
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Who's Behind the Mysterious PAC Dropping Huge Sums to Reelect Susan Collins?  —  From its TV spots to its digital ads to its financial backing, all signs point towards 1820 PAC's involvement with the US Chamber of Commerce.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  One of the most vulnerable Republican 2020 Senate incumbents …
Discussion: Raw Story
Mark Scolforo / Associated Press:
House votes to amend constitution to pick judges by district  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Majority Republicans in the state House on Wednesday took the first step to amend the Pennsylvanian Constitution so that appeals court judges would be elected by district rather than statewide.
Bob Fredericks / New York Post:
Obama golfed in Hawaii as Trump was being impeached  —  While President Trump was hunkered down in the White House monitoring impeachment proceedings Wednesday, his predecessor in the Oval Office was hitting the links in Hawaii.  —  Photos show Barack Obama — a native of Honolulu …
Discussion: DNyuz and Joe.My.God.
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Inside the Secret List of Demands Warren Gave Hillary  —  Elizabeth Warren had a list for Hillary.  —  In December 2014, Clinton's team began worrying that Warren was reconsidering a presidential run and arranged a meeting between the two principals at Clinton's home in Washington.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The big, ugly lie driving Trump's rant about being impeached  —  Now that President Trump has been impeached by the House, it has already been widely observed that Trump has not shown a hint of contrition, as Bill Clinton did, or any sense of obligation to accept a shred of responsibility …
Discussion: NBC News and Power Line
 
 
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Ethics panel directs Rep. McMorris Rodgers to pay back Treasury for misused funds
Discussion: The Hill
Brian Stelter / CNN:
‘Fox & Friends’ gives its most powerful viewer some post-impeachment affirmation
Discussion: The Intercept and DNyuz
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Top Indian official abruptly cancels meeting with congressional leaders over Kashmir criticisms
Peter Suderman / Reason:
The Rise of Skywalker Shows It's Time for J.J. Abrams To Be Impeached From Star Wars
Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
Rep. Jim Jordan Uses Anti-Muslim Activist's Email List to Fundraise on Impeachment
Discussion: New York Times and Mediaite
Stephanie Pagones / Fox Business:
Hunter Biden allegedly refusing to answer ‘basic’ finance questions in paternity suit
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Martin Gould / Daily Mail:
Ilhan Omar is called an adulteress in court as her Democratic aide lover and his wife formally divorce …
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Miami Herald:
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Graham warns Giuliani: 'I hope you know what you're talking about'
Discussion: The Root and NBC News
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The House's Sad, Predictable, Partisan, and Historic Impeachment of Donald Trump
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