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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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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 …
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Chicago Sun-Times, The Hill, NBC News and Raw Story
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 …
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Redstate, Vox, Bloomberg, Washington Post and New York Times
Bill Chappell / NPR:
Calling Trump ‘Morally Lost,’ ‘Christianity Today’ Editor Calls For His Removal
Calling Trump ‘Morally Lost,’ ‘Christianity Today’ Editor Calls For His Removal
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the way of improvement …, The Hill, New York Times and Vox
Sarah Jones / New York Magazine:
No, Evangelicals Aren't Turning on Trump
No, Evangelicals Aren't Turning on Trump
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Mother Jones and Redstate
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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ABC News, Talking Points Memo, Associated Press, DNyuz, The Hill, BizPac Review, Daily Kos, Washington Post, The Week, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Deseret News
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CBS News:
White House considers arguing that Trump wasn't impeached — The White House is considering making the argument that President Trump has not officially been impeached, given that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not transmitted the articles of impeachment to the Senate, two sources involved …
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The Hill, Power Line, The Federalist, WCBI-TV, New York Post, Joe.My.God., Breitbart and Disrn
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The latest Russia bombshell bolsters Democrats' demand for evidence — The Post delivered another bombshell report just as Democratic and Republican senators departed for the holidays, still at loggerheads about whether a rule would guarantee the ability to introduce documents and witnesses at the Senate's impeachment trial:
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Raw Story, Daily Kos and Baltimore Sun
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Pelosi: Power of gavel means Trump is ‘impeached forever’
Pelosi: Power of gavel means Trump is ‘impeached forever’
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BizPac Review, The Gateway Pundit and HotAir
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Pelosi invites Trump to deliver the State of the Union two days after impeaching him
Pelosi invites Trump to deliver the State of the Union two days after impeaching him
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CNBC, Politico, The Daily Caller, Joe.My.God. and DNyuz
Anita Kumar / Politico:
‘Family feud’: Trump still grumbling about witness-free impeachment trial
‘Family feud’: Trump still grumbling about witness-free impeachment trial
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Raw Story, Washington Post, Vanity Fair and The Daily Signal
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.
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Vox, The Hill, HuffPost, Slate, No More Mister Nice Blog, TheBlaze, Press Watch and Washington Post
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: All you need to know about the debate
POLITICO Playbook: All you need to know about the debate
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Power Line and New York Times
Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
The Democrats' Vaudeville Act
The Democrats' Vaudeville Act
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HuffPost, DNyuz and Washington Post
Washington Post:
Facebook, Twitter disable sprawling inauthentic operation that used AI to make fake faces — Facebook and Twitter on Friday disabled a global network of hundreds of fake accounts that pushed pro-Trump messages and covered its tracks using inauthentic photos generated with the aid of artificial intelligence.
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New York Times, About Facebook and Boing Boing
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Ben Collins / NBC News:
Facebook says a pro-Trump media outlet used artificial intelligence to create fake people and push conspiracies — Facebook took down more than 600 accounts tied to The Epoch Times, a media outlet that has spent heavily on digital ads to push pro-Trump conspiracy theories.
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The Verge, more at Mediagazer »
Twitter:
New disclosures to our archive of state-backed information operations
New disclosures to our archive of state-backed information operations
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National Review, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, Sputnik News, Politico and The Post Millennial
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Now fake Facebook accounts are using fake faces
Now fake Facebook accounts are using fake faces
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The Daily Beast and Snopes.com
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 …
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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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 …
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Daily Kos, The Colorado Independent, The Week, Raw Story and National Review
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Jim Sensenbrenner / New York Times:
Why I Voted Against the Trump Impeachment
Why I Voted Against the Trump Impeachment
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Mother Jones, The Federalist, spiked and DNyuz
Alan Gomez / USA Today:
‘These people are profitable’: Under Trump, private prisons are cashing in on ICE detainees — Private prison companies have detained immigrants for decades, but that business has exploded under President Trump. — Monsy Alvarado, Ashley Balcerzak, Stacey Barchenger, Jon Campbell …
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JONATHAN TURLEY:
Trump Stands Impeached: A Response To Noah Feldman — In the House Judiciary Committee, I had some fundamental disagreements with my friend Professor Noah Feldman on issues ranging from the basis for impeachment on the basis of specific crimes (bribery, extortion, campaign finance violations …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Yes, President Trump has been impeached
Yes, President Trump has been impeached
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Reason, Fox News, The Daily Caller and Bloomberg
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: What Adam Schiff hopes will come out during the Senate impeachment trial — THE BIG IDEA: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) wants to see the documents being concealed by the White House even more than he wants to hear from the list of current and former aides who followed President Trump's order …
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Joe.My.God., National Review and The Hill
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Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Mick Mulvaney Expected To Leave White House After Senate Impeachment Trial
Mick Mulvaney Expected To Leave White House After Senate Impeachment Trial
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New York Post, Politico and Vanity Fair
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 …
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The Hill and FiveThirtyEight
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Who has qualified for the January Democratic debate
Who has qualified for the January Democratic debate
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Political Wire
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Columbia Inquiry Found Plagiarism in Monica Crowley's Dissertation — An investigation concluded that the Treasury Department's top spokeswoman did not commit research misconduct, but required extensive revisions. — WASHINGTON — Monica Crowley, the Treasury Department's assistant secretary …
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Breitbart
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.
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New York Times
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 …
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Gizmodo and The Week, more at Techmeme »
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.”
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Ex-FBI official gets 7 days jail for accessing anti-Mueller activist's emails — Mark Tolson had tried to derail eccentric Washington lobbyist Jack Burkman's attempt to procure sexual misconduct allegations against Mueller. — The FBI headquarters in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Former ‘60 Minutes’ reporter Lara Logan files $25M lawsuit against New York Media — Former “60 Minutes” correspondent Lara Logan has filed a $25 million defamation suit against New York Media and writer Joe Hagan for a story that ran in New York magazine in 2014 titled “Benghazi and the Bombshell.”
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Breitbart, Associated Press and The Gateway Pundit