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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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Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
Evangelical Magazine Christianity Today Calls for Trump's Removal — The magazine said the president had abused his power and violated the Constitution. — Christianity Today, a prominent evangelical magazine, called for President Trump to be removed from office in a blistering editorial on Thursday …
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New York Times:
After Impeachment, an Angry Trump Looks to Vindication in November — President Trump, barring the unforeseen, will be the first American president to face voters after being charged with high crimes and misdemeanors. — WASHINGTON — President Trump sat forward on the edge of his chair …
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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?
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
White House braces for Mulvaney's post-impeachment exit — The acting White House chief of staff could never win President Donald Trump's full support. Mulvaney has been sidelined so much in recent months that he's now expected to depart soon. — Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney.
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Washington Post:
Why doesn't McConnell want witnesses at Trump's trial? Because he's guilty. — President Trump and his band of defenders, led by Mitch McConnell, are working very hard to create the impression that they're in a position of great strength in the political battle that has erupted over Trump's coming Senate trial.
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Victoria Merlino / Queens Daily Eagle:
Queens man impeached — Queens native Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. AP Photo/Paul Sancya. — Former Jamaica Estates resident Donald Trump was impeached Wednesday by the U.S. House of Representatives. He is the third president to be impeached …
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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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Bloomberg:
Trump Lawyers Ask If Pelosi Delay Means He Isn't Impeached Yet — White House theory on impeachment status largely rhetorical — Trump says ‘unconstitutional’ not to give articles to Senate — Lawyers close to President Donald Trump are exploring whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Here's how long Pelosi should hold onto the articles of impeachment
Here's how long Pelosi should hold onto the articles of impeachment
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Aaron Rupar / Vox:
The White House's defense of Trump's Dingell comments shows there's no bottom
The White House's defense of Trump's Dingell comments shows there's no bottom
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Washington Post and NBC News
Vandana Rambaran / Fox News:
Impeachment stalls until 2020: Hoyer announces no more House votes this year, as Pelosi quotes Shakespeare
Impeachment stalls until 2020: Hoyer announces no more House votes this year, as Pelosi quotes Shakespeare
Paul Brandus / USA Today:
Impeachment: President Trump only has himself to blame
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 — DRIVING THE DAY — PBS NEWSHOUR and POLITICO hosted Thursday night's debate in Los Angeles. It was feisty — in the second half, the candidates sparred over everything from wine caves to the virtues of Washington experience to America's relationship with Israel.
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Ella Nilsen / Vox:
The Warren-Buttigieg wine cave controversy, explained — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg during the Democratic presidential primary debate on December 19, 2019. Chris Carlson/AP — The wine cave controversy …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Democratic candidates differ on trade agreement
The Latest: Democratic candidates differ on trade agreement
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
An issue-by-issue recap of the Democratic debate
An issue-by-issue recap of the Democratic debate
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Yang tells fellow 2020 Dems to ‘stop being obsessed over impeachment’
Yang tells fellow 2020 Dems to ‘stop being obsessed over impeachment’
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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.
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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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Melissa Santos / Crosscut:
WA Rep. Matt Shea engaged in ‘domestic terrorism,’ helped plan Malheur standoff, investigation finds
WA Rep. Matt Shea engaged in ‘domestic terrorism,’ helped plan Malheur standoff, investigation finds
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Fact check: Did Warren's campaign benefit from big-ticket fundraisers? — When Sen. Elizabeth Warren attacked Democrats who rake in top dollars in pricey fundraisers, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg claimed that her campaign wasn't as pure as she claimed. — “Senator, your presidential campaign right …
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Niv Elis / The Hill:
Buttigieg attacks Warren's wealth tax proposal as ‘extreme’
Buttigieg attacks Warren's wealth tax proposal as ‘extreme’
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Washington Post, Politico, Axios and Breitbart
Courier-Journal:
Matt Bevin defends pardon of convicted child rapist in radio interview — Former Gov. Matt Bevin on Thursday defended his controversial last-minute pardon of a man convicted of raping a 9-year-old, saying there was no physical evidence of her abuse. — Bevin's comments came during …
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Jonathan M. Katz / The Long Version:
Here's what Tucker Carlson believes — Welcome back to The Long Version, a newsletter by Jonathan M. Katz. — Subscribe now — On Sunday, exactly halfway between the resounding Conservative Party victory in the soon-to-be-less-United Kingdom and the impeachment of Donald J. Trump …
Des Moines Register:
Iowa man sentenced to 16 years for setting LGBTQ flag on fire — An Ames man was sentenced Wednesday to about 16 years in prison after he set fire to a church LGBTQ flag in June. — Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, last month was found guilty of a hate crime — a class “D” felony — third-degree harassment and reckless use of fire.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Clinton email saga drags on in court — Judge Royce Lamberth expressed concern with the continuing drip-drip-drip of Hillary Clinton messages. — Hillary Clinton. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images — Hillary Clinton's email scandal may be a fading memory for most, but it remains a live …
Matthew Phelan / New York Magazine:
Navy Pilot Who Filmed the ‘Tic Tac’ UFO Speaks: 'It Wasn't Behaving by the Normal Laws of Physics' — In the 15 years since Chad Underwood recorded a bizarre and erratic UFO — now called “the Tic Tac,” a name Underwood himself came up with — from the infrared camera on the left wing …
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Aja Romano / Vox:
J.K. Rowling's latest tweet seems like transphobic BS. Her fans are heartbroken. — JKR just ruined Harry Potter, Merry Christmas. — Eagle-eyed Harry Potter fans have spent several years voicing their growing concerns that their hero, author J.K. Rowling, might be transphobic.
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Paul Schwartzman / Washington Post:
A D.C. strip club had been there for years. But a new name is sparking protest. — For several decades, the neighbors had maintained an uneasy coexistence with the Northwest Washington strip bar, at one point forging an agreement that banned the proprietor from putting up signs that contained any hint of sexual innuendo.
Ramesh Ponnuru / National Review:
Four Tests for Impeachment — And how the president meets them — Advocates of a president's removal from office by Congress should have to climb over four walls to reach their objective. First, they should have to show that the facts they allege are true.
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
US watching North Korea for ‘Christmas gift’ missile launch — WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is closely watching North Korea for signs of a possible missile launch or nuclear test in the coming days that officials are referring to as a “Christmas surprise.” — A significant launch or test …
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Yang unloads on Dems' ‘obsession’ with Trump, as Dems warn of economic decline at presidential debate — Dem takes on media's ‘obsession’ with Trump, impeachment at debate — Fox News Poll: End of the decade not impressing voters — Ed Buck included in Elizabeth Warren's list …
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
FISA Court Owes Some Answers — Why did the presiding judge stonewall Rep. Devin Nunes when he reported FBI abuses? — The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court this week blasted the Federal Bureau of Investigation for “misconduct” in the Carter Page surveillance warrant. Some would call this accountability.