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2:05 PM ET, December 20, 2019

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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.
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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.
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: Washington Post, DNyuz and Raw Story
Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
Evangelical Magazine Christianity Today Calls for Trump's Removal
Sarah Jones / New York Magazine:
No, Evangelicals Aren't Turning on Trump
Discussion: Breitbart and New York Times
Peter Weber / The Week:
George Conway has a savage new nickname for post-impeachment Trump
John Bresnahan / Politico:
'I'm never afraid and I'm rarely surprised': Pelosi emboldened  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi is heading into the holidays emboldened, finishing a tumultuous year back in the majority by both impeaching President Donald Trump and then muscling through the House his biggest legislative win on trade …
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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.
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
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, NBC News and Vox
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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
The brawl in the wine cave
Discussion: New York Times
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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Courier-Journal:
Matt Bevin defends pardon of convicted child rapist in radio interview
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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James Hohmann / Washington Post:   The Daily 202: What Adam Schiff hopes will come out during the Senate impeachment trial
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: All you need to know about the debate
Discussion: The Federalist and NB Blog
Washington Post:
Former White House officials say they feared Putin influenced the president's views on Ukraine and 2016 campaign
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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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 …
Fernandeza / Democrats:
DNC Announces Details For Seventh Democratic Presidential Primary Debate  —  The DNC and CNN, in partnership with the Des Moines Register, today released the qualification criteria for participation in the seventh debate.  To qualify for the January debate stage, candidates must demonstrate …
Discussion: The Hill and FiveThirtyEight
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Who has qualified for the January Democratic debate
Discussion: Political Wire
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.”
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 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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
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 …
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 …
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
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
 
 
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Tom Jones / Poynter:
A special Poynter Report: The year in media
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
HuffPost:
‘Medicare For All’ May Not Be The Political Suicide Mission Moderates Say It Is
Discussion: Vox and FiveThirtyEight
ABC News Public Relations:
ABC NEWS ANNOUNCES TWO-HOUR SPECIAL AND EIGHT-PART PODCAST ON JEFFREY EPSTEIN AND THE WOMEN WHO SURVIVED HIS CRIMES
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
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
CNN Is Not a News Network
Discussion: Mediaite
Andreas Kluth / Yahoo News:
Angry French Pensioners Offer the World a Warning
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Democratic Cave to Trump on Border Wall Had an Ulterior Motive
Tom Elliott / Grabien News:
Montage: 12 Most Mortifying Media Moments of 2019
Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg:
The Decade Tech Turned Dystopian
Grace Sparks / CNN:
CNN Poll: US economy receives its best ranking in nearly 20 years
Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
Trump Isn't Impeached Until the House Tells the Senate
 

 
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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