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 …

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.

D.N.C. Increases Qualifications for January Debate  —  Only Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have so far met the new criteria to take part in the debate, scheduled for Jan. 14 in Des Moines.  —  LOS ANGELES — The Democratic National Committee …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Shady History of Mayor Pete's Wine Cave — and the Ultra-Rich Couple That Owns It  —  $100,000 checks, plum ambassadorships, and a $102 million settlement.  The cave has been an oasis for dollar-eyed Dems long before Elizabeth Warren made it instantly-infamous.

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

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.

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 …

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?

A major funder of the anti-vaccine movement has made millions selling natural health products  —  The nation's oldest anti-vaccine advocacy group often emphasizes that it is supported primarily by small donations and concerned parents, describing its founder as the leader of a “national, grass roots movement.”

‘Medicare For All’ May Not Be The Political Suicide Mission Moderates Say It Is  —  New polling suggests Medicare for All can withstand some of the most common attacks.  —  New polling from a left-leaning think tank casts doubt on a key part of the Democratic establishment's conventional wisdom …

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 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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.