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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.
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Franklin Graham:
My Response to Christianity Today:  —  Christianity Today released an editorial stating that President Trump should be removed from office—and they invoked my father's name (I suppose to try to bring legitimacy to their statements), so I feel it is important for me to respond.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's rage at Christianity Today gives away his scam  —  President Trump just erupted in a rage at the magazine Christianity Today over its scathing, moralistic call for his removal over the Ukraine scandal.  In so doing, Trump shed light on his understanding of the oft-debated oddity …
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump blasts Christian magazine that called for his removal  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is blasting a prominent Christian magazine that published an editorial arguing that he should be removed from office.  —  Trump tweeted Friday morning that the magazine, Christianity Today …
Discussion: Fox News, DNyuz and Townhall
Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
Evangelical Magazine Christianity Today Calls for Trump's Removal
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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?
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Crazy Won't Beat Trump  —  Impeachment looks like a victory for Democrats, but their lurch left will prove far more consequential.  —  The Democrats think they've just had a big triumph.  The president's been impeached.  But Republicans see themselves as gaining the upper hand.
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Pelosi: Power of gavel means Trump is ‘impeached forever’
Discussion: HotAir
Anita Kumar / Politico:
‘Family feud’: Trump still grumbling about witness-free impeachment trial
Discussion: The Federalist and Raw Story
Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
'I'm Never Afraid And I'm Rarely Surprised': Pelosi Brushes Off McConnell Snide
Discussion: Politico
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
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.
Discussion: Mother Jones
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John F. Harris / Politico:
Democrats Decide Not to Debate Dull
Discussion: Associated Press, The Hill and Vox
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: All you need to know about the debate
Discussion: NBC News and Vox
ABC News:   5 takeaways from the last Democratic primary debate of 2019
Antonia Farzan / Washington Post:
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.
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Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
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 …
The Seattle Times:
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 …
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
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 …
Twitter:
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 …
Discussion: Politico
Michael Sheetz / CNBC:
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
Discussion: Defense One and Engadget
New York Times:
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 …
New York Times:
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.
Grace Sparks / CNN:
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 …
David Dayen / American Prospect:
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.
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.
Andreas Kluth / Yahoo News:
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:
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 …
ABC News Public Relations:
ABC NEWS ANNOUNCES TWO-HOUR SPECIAL AND EIGHT-PART PODCAST ON JEFFREY EPSTEIN AND THE WOMEN WHO SURVIVED HIS CRIMES  —  “Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein” Airs on Thursday, January 9 (9:00 - 11:00 p.m. ET) on ABC and the Podcast Debuts the Same Day  —  ABC News today announced …
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
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.
Emily Tillett / CBS News:
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 …
Discussion: DNyuz and Fox News
Jodi Rudoren / The Forward:
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.
 
 
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Julia Terruso / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
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Natasha Clark / The Sun:
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CNBC:
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Discussion: National Review
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Jonathan M. Katz / The Long Version:
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Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
FISA Court Owes Some Answers
Discussion: Power Line
Matthew Phelan / New York Magazine:
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Discussion: Gizmodo
Des Moines Register:
Iowa man sentenced to 16 years for setting LGBTQ flag on fire