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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: Townhall, The Week and Fox News
Sarah Jones / New York Magazine:
No, Evangelicals Aren't Turning on Trump
Discussion: New York Times, Raw Story and DNyuz
Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
Evangelical Magazine Christianity Today Calls for Trump's Removal
Politico:
'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 …
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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.
James Hohmann / Washington Post:   The Daily 202: What Adam Schiff hopes will come out during the Senate impeachment trial
Washington Post:
Former White House officials say they feared Putin influenced the president's views on Ukraine and 2016 campaign
Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
'I'm Never Afraid And I'm Rarely Surprised': Pelosi Brushes Off McConnell Snipe
Discussion: Politico
Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:   Mick Mulvaney Expected To Leave White House After Senate Impeachment Trial
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.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: All you need to know about the debate
Discussion: The Federalist and NB Blog
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:   The brawl in the wine cave
John F. Harris / Politico:
Democrats Decide Not to Debate Dull
Discussion: The Hill, Associated Press and Vox
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Amy Klobuchar Is Still Here
Discussion: Mother Jones
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: DSCC and Raw Story
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 …
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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
A GOP state legislator helped plan an armed occupation in Oregon, investigators say, calling it ‘domestic terrorism’
Discussion: The Guardian and Crosscut
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 …
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 and Associated Press
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 …
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
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.
Discussion: HuffPost, Washington Post and NBC News
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Washington Post:
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.”
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
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Who has qualified for the January Democratic debate  —  The Democratic National Committee announced Friday that it raised the bar to qualify for its January debate, requiring candidates to have at least 5% in four qualifying polls or 7% in two early-state polls — as well as 225,000 unique donors.
Discussion: Democrats, Political Wire and The Hill
Natasha Clark / The Sun:
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.
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BBC:
Brexit: MPs back Boris Johnson's plan to leave EU on 31 January
Discussion: Townhall
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 …
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 …
HuffPost:
‘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 …
Discussion: Vox and FiveThirtyEight
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?
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.
 
 
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Happy Birthday, GOP tax cuts. Welcome to your terrible twos.
Discussion: Politico
David Brennan / Newsweek:
Rudy Giuliani Says Democrats Want to ‘Execute Me,’ Throw Bill Barr in Jail Over Ukraine Links
Discussion: Contemptor
ABC News Public Relations:
ABC NEWS ANNOUNCES TWO-HOUR SPECIAL AND EIGHT-PART PODCAST ON JEFFREY EPSTEIN AND THE WOMEN WHO SURVIVED HIS CRIMES
CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Whistleblower says US airports becoming unsafe as TSA relaxes security measures …
Emily Tillett / CBS News:
Ivanka Trump says president views impeachment as “just pure partisan politics”
Discussion: WCBI-TV, DNyuz and Fox News
Jodi Rudoren / The Forward:
Forward 50: Meet The Machers And Shakers Who Influenced, Intrigued And Inspired Us This Year
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Democratic presidential candidates condemn Israel, do not mention Palestinian terrorism
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
CNN Is Not a News Network
Discussion: Mediaite
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CNBC:
US third-quarter economic growth unrevised at 2.1%
Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg:
The Decade Tech Turned Dystopian
The Times of Israel:
Suspect in 2017 Paris killing of Jewish woman won't stand trial
Discussion: National Review
Jonathan M. Katz / The Long Version:
Here's what Tucker Carlson believes
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
FISA Court Owes Some Answers
Discussion: Power Line
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ its revenue is from ads

 
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