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.

'I'm never afraid and I'm rarely surprised': Pelosi emboldened  —  The speaker reflects on Trump and a tumultuous year back in the majority in an interview with POLITICO.  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.  Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi is heading into the holidays emboldened …

Amy Klobuchar Is Still Here  —  WAUKON, Iowa—Amy Klobuchar is counting on the process of elimination: that as candidates with higher profiles or greater media appeal fall away, she'll be revealed as the Democrats' best chance to defeat Donald Trump in November.

Kentucky's ex-governor pardoned a child rapist because the 9-year-old victim's hymen was intact  —  When the Louisville Courier-Journal revealed earlier this month that former Kentucky governor Matt Bevin (R) had pardoned a slew of violent criminals during his final weeks in office, he cited his belief in second chances.

The Majority is in Play  —  A year into this election cycle, the overall Senate landscape generally looks much like I thought it would.  The races that seemed likely to be the most competitive are, in fact, the most competitive today.  And, if the race ratings don't quite reflect it yet …

The Tyranny of the 63 Million  —  Impeachment didn't undermine democracy.  It vindicated it.  —  When George W. Bush lost the popular vote to Al Gore in 2000 but became president anyway, he did so with almost 50.5 million votes.  I didn't know that number until I looked it up …

Washington Rep. Matt Shea engaged in domestic terrorism against U.S., says state House inquiry  —  OLYMPIA — State Rep. Matt Shea planned and participated in domestic terrorism against the United States, before and during the armed takeover at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge …

Trump Pulled Plug on Pompeo's November Ukraine Trip Over Impeachment Heat  —  The secretary of state will visit Kyiv in January.  But he was supposed to make a trip there in November—until the plans were abruptly canceled.  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was scheduled to visit Ukraine …

New disclosures to our archive of state-backed information operations  —  Transparency is at the heart of everything we do at Twitter.  That's why we routinely disclose datasets of information operations we can reliably link to state actors.  —  These datasets live in our public archive …

CNN Poll: US economy receives its best ranking in nearly 20 years  —  Here's where democratic candidates stand against Trump  —  (CNN)As 2019 comes to a close, the US economy earns its highest ratings in almost two decades, potentially boosting President Donald Trump in matchups …

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.

Democratic Cave to Trump on Border Wall Had an Ulterior Motive  —  Democrats gave Trump major concessions and leverage in the year-end funding bill so Representative Henry Cuellar could get federal funding for a riverwalk in his district.  —  Congressman Henry Cuellar is met by protesters in Mission, Texas, March 2019.

Durham Is Scrutinizing Ex-C.I.A. Director's Role in Russian Interference Findings  —  The federal prosecutor investigating the origins of the Russia inquiry is examining testimony by the former C.I.A. director John Brennan and seeking his communications records.

How to Track President Trump  —  IF YOU OWN A MOBILE PHONE, its every move is logged and tracked by dozens of companies.  No one is beyond the reach of this constant digital surveillance.  Not even the president of the United States.  —  The Times Privacy Project obtained a dataset …

Boeing Starliner fails mission, can't reach space station after flying into wrong orbit  — Boeing's spacecraft Starliner did not achieve the correct orbit after launching on Friday, preventing it from reaching its goal of docking with the International Space Station

Angry French Pensioners Offer the World a Warning  —  (Bloomberg Opinion) — When it comes to retirement, France is like other countries, only more so: Everything about its system is untenable.  It's untenable that it has 42 separate public pension schemes — one for train drivers, another for opera singers, and so on.

CNN Exclusive: Whistleblower says US airports becoming unsafe as TSA relaxes security measures in favor of speeding up lines  —  Watch Rene Marsh's exclusive report on TSA security tonight at 5 p.m. ET on CNN's “The Situation Room” with Wolf Blitzer.  —  (CNN)A whistleblower …

Democratic presidential candidates condemn Israel, do not mention Palestinian terrorism  —  When Democratic presidential candidates were offered the chance to weigh in Middle East policy during Thursday night's debate, they spent their time attacking Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Forward 50: Meet The Machers And Shakers Who Influenced, Intrigued And Inspired Us This Year  —  There is something both satisfying and terrifying about making a list.  The very act of compiling — a to-do list, a bucket list, a gratitude list — can clarify priorities even to yourself.

Ivanka Trump says president views impeachment as “just pure partisan politics”  —  An excerpt of Ivanka Trump's interview with “Face the Nation” will air on the “CBS Evening News” with Norah O'Donnell Thursday night and on CBS This Morning Friday.  More of the interview with Trump will air Sunday …

BREXIT BEGINS!  Britain on way to Brexit as MPs FINALLY back Boris Johnson's deal just days before Christmas  —  BRITAIN is officially on its way to leaving the EU on January 31 today after MPs finally backed Boris Johnson's Brexit deal by a huge majority of 124.