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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Most Voters Want Senate to Call More Witnesses for Trump's Impeachment Trial  —  Post-impeachment poll finds attitudes toward Trump's impeachment, removal unchanged  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) watches the House vote to impeach President Donald Trump on Dec. 18 in his office.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and The Daily Beast
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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:
John Bresnahan / Politico:
'I'm never afraid and I'm rarely surprised': Pelosi emboldened
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Crazy Won't Beat Trump
Discussion: New York Times
Politico:
Pelosi invites Trump to deliver State of the Union on Feb. 4
Discussion: The Week and Daily Kos
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Trump adviser: Expect more aggressive poll watching in 2020  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of President Donald Trump's top re-election advisers told influential Republicans in swing state Wisconsin that the party has “traditionally” relied on voter suppression to compete in battleground states …
Erica Werner / Washington Post:
Trump administration demanded Democrats strip Ukraine aid language from spending package  —  The language would have required the White House to release Ukraine defense aid quickly.  —  Senior Trump administration officials in recent days threatened a presidential veto that could have led …
Discussion: The Hill
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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New York Times:
Evangelical Leaders Close Ranks With Trump After Scathing Editorial
Discussion: The Hill, Hullabaloo and DNyuz
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.
Discussion: CNN, Snopes.com and Joe.My.God.
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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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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:   Exclusive: Monica Crowley Vindicated by Columbia University After Fake Plagiarism Accusations …
Politico:
'He's the linchpin': Buttigieg blocking all roads to the nomination  —  Buttigieg's ideology, profile and poll position in Iowa has spurred the rest of the Democratic field to take him on.  —  Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg.  Mario Tama/Getty Images
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Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
The women asked for forgiveness. …
Discussion: The Hill
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
The brawl in the wine cave
Discussion: New York Times
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Under secret Stephen Miller plan, ICE to use data on migrant children to expand deportation efforts  —  The White House sought this month to embed immigration enforcement agents within the U.S. refugee agency that cares for unaccompanied migrant children, part of a long-standing effort …
Discussion: Chicago Sun-Times
Jeff Flake / Washington Post:
The president is on trial.  So are my Senate Republican colleagues.  —  Jeff Flake, a Republican, represented Arizona in the U.S. Senate from 2013 to 2019.  He is a resident fellow at Harvard University and a contributor to CBS News.  —  To my former Senate Republican colleagues,  —  I don't envy you.
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
Pete Buttigieg's Campaign Says This Wikipedia User Is Not Pete.  So Who Is It?  —  Pete Buttigieg, the young, telegenic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, prides himself on being the only millennial currently vying for the presidency, and his path up to this point has been a fairly deliberate one.
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Debate Exposes Pete Buttigieg's Electability Problem: He Was Crushed in His One Statewide Race
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.
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
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 …
Discussion: HotAir and Mediaite
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Yes, President Trump has been impeached
Discussion: Reason, WCBI-TV, Breitbart and IJR
Jim Sensenbrenner / New York Times:
Why I Voted Against the Trump Impeachment  —  The investigation against President Clinton was thorough and nonpartisan.  The Trump proceedings have been the opposite in every way.  —  Mr. Sensenbrenner is a Republican congressman from Wisconsin.  —  As I walked into the House chamber …
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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.
New York Times:
Trump Has a Habit of Quoting His Allies on Twitter Saying Things They Never Said  —  The president frequently injects his own words into statements he claims his supporters said on Fox News or elsewhere.  They rarely publicly correct him.  —  WASHINGTON — Watching Fox News ahead …
West Point Public Affairs / United States Military …:
Results of Investigation into Hand Gestures  —  WEST POINT, N.Y. - The U.S. Military Academy announced today it has concluded an internal investigation of the cadets who displayed hand gestures during a broadcast of ESPN College GameDay at the Army-Navy game Dec. 14.
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump's mean streak spares no one — living or dead  —  Midway through his rally in Battle Creek, Mich., this week, President Trump's trademark vindictiveness bumped up against the limits of decency as he began to disparage a dead man.  —  Turning his attention to Rep. Debbie Dingell …
Washington Post:
Top scientists warn of an Amazon ‘tipping point’  —  Deforestation and other fast-moving changes in the Amazon threaten to turn parts of the rainforest into savanna, devastate wildlife and release billions of tons carbon into the atmosphere, two renowned experts warned Friday.
Washington Post:
The Trump administration just overturned a ban on old-fashioned lightbulbs  —  The move, which could raise U.S. energy costs by $14 billion and boost carbon emissions, keeps incandescent bulbs from being phased out Jan. 1.  —  The Trump administration gave old-fashioned …
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
 
 
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Sister Toldjah / Redstate:
Even People Who Like NY Times Columnist Paul Krugman Are Telling Him to Cool It With the Extreme TDS
Discussion: NB Blog and The Atlantic
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Soros Group Has Given $1.5 Million To Organization Closely Linked To Fusion GPS
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Judge delays Roger Stone's sentencing until Feb. 20
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Francis Fukuyama / Wall Street Journal:
American Democracy Depends on the ‘Deep State’
Drew Armstrong / Bloomberg:
FDA Approves Ebola Vaccine With 100% Effectiveness
Alan Gomez / USA Today:
‘These people are profitable’: Under Trump, private prisons are cashing in on ICE detainees
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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This Is America Eleven years after Obama's election, and three years into the Trump presidency …
Washington Post:
A major funder of the anti-vaccine movement has made millions selling natural health products
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Michael Sheetz / CNBC:
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Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
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