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When and if the time comes for a House vote in the impeachment of President Trump, many wonder if there will be a few unconvinced Democratic lawmakers who will, uh, side with the Republicans and stand against the vote. It is the moral dilemma of the moment among those who sense that Mr. Trump has not committed any impeachable offenses — particularly those vulnerable Democrats in swing states full of Trump fans. Even The Washington Post is now addressing this phenomenon, and the potential risks House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faces in her zeal to impeach the president.
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There is a lot of squawking and snarling about politics out there — and a lot of melancholy tales of families and friends who part ways over political beliefs. There's hostility — and even murmurs of a possible civil war in the United States as political polarization gets extreme and compromise gets rare.
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A new set of impeachment hearings is now underway. But the after-effects of the previous set of hearings have not been forgotten — and they have now fostered an unusual political by-product. Consider that the nation had become quite familiar with House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff. The California Democrat was on-camera and in the news for weeks during the first impeachment hearings.
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It could be considered one of the most powerful plugs in the world. President Trump this week tweeted his appreciation of a new book:
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Let us now pay heed to a certain lady who had much influence on the course of U.S. history. Most Americans, however, have not heard of her.
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Public concern that a "deep state" or shadow government has been working against President Trump has not ebbed, a factor that could irk Democrats determined to impeach Mr. Trump. Consider that much of the public frowns on convoluted impeachment inquiries. Add a gnawing suspicion that a mysterious force is out to undermine the president's efforts to improve life in America. The combination could backfire on the Democrats.
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Well, here we are on Black Friday. Like Thanksgiving, the biggest shopping day of the year somehow arrived despite endless impeachment hearings, partisan discord and a hostile media. Even President Trump's online campaign store is staging a big Black Friday sale, with 35% off all that interesting merchandise with a distinctive Trump theme.
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The warnings are already up in the popular press: Conversations during the Thanksgiving feast can be hazardous if they veer into political territory. But political talk can take place in theory: A data research company has now determined what topics are "safe" to talk about on the holiday.
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Well, of course it did. A new study finds that the "big three" broadcast networks went wild over House impeachment hearings directed at President Trump — but they selectively ignored significant proceedings associated with former President Bill Clinton during his impeachment in 1998. Yes, there's a study.
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Some observers wonder why many Democrats have turned left, embracing radical policies and socialism. Some also wonder why many Republicans appear reserved, offering little response to attacks by partisan rivals or the hostile news media. But there could be some change afoot.
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An independent film makes good: The provocative documentary "No Safe Spaces" initially opened to limited release on Oct. 25. The film has been so well-received that distribution will expand into dozens of major markets, including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Washington on Dec. 6.
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The news media has been insulting President Trump since — when, the dawn of time? Seems like it, particularly to his most ardent fans, who point out that Mr. Trump left a billionaire's life to take on the woes of an entire nation, and endure an unprecedented number of insults from a hostile press. Now there is a study charting this trend, and it found that things are only getting worse.
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That's a shame. America's TV networks went and shook up their normal schedules to accommodate the House impeachment hearings against President Trump — no doubt expecting blockbuster accounts and breathless moments, which would surely force him out of office.
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The news media has an appetite for the impeachment hearings against President Trump — and it appears that many journalists are not attempting to quell that craving. This trend is not lost on voters, who must bear witness to relentless coverage that is often repetitive and loaded with the anti-Trump narrative of the day or strategic buzzwords like "collusion" and "bribery."
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It is a fascinating, somewhat eerie stretch of water just 40 miles south of the nation's capital. That would be the historic Ghost Fleet of the Potomac, home to 200 wrecks which have stood like sentinels for decades in the shallows, their hulls clearly visible just below the water's surface -- many bristling with the huge, peg-topped rusty nails of another era. Larger corroding hulks still stand above water level. These boats were towed there decades ago; some were sunk, others burned -- ultimately creating a graveyard that covers 14 square miles.
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When President Trump pushes back against the impeachment hearings, millions of his fans are delighted with his rapid response — delivered while he tends the vital business of the White House and his 2020 reelection campaign. However, the Democrats also are ramping up their aggression — now deploying strategic, carefully researched descriptors to convince Americans that wrongdoing has occurred.
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The old phrase "united we stand, divided we fall" now applies to Republicans. We already know that Democrats and Republicans agree on very little, and that's that. The impeachment proceedings, however, are prompting division within the GOP rather than inspiring a united front against an unprecedented challenge.
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Some partisan analysts pine for President Trump to conveniently resign from office as a result of the impeachment proceedings now underway. After all, the learned folks reason, that is what President Richard M. Nixon did on Aug. 8, 1974, offering a 16-minute resignation speech on live TV from the Oval Office.
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Opening day of the impeachment hearings might as well be a Hollywood premiere, compete with red carpet, questionable fashions and non-stop hysterical commentary. Buckle up. The long-awaited public probe begins Wednesday on Capitol Hill under gavel-to-gavel scrutiny by every imaginable news organization in the broadcast, print or digital realm. Their appetites appear whetted for some climatic moment which will damn the Trump administration once and for all.
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There's never a dull moment where the endless investigation of President Trump and the 2016 election is concerned. Publishers Weekly reports that mega-publisher Scribner and The Washington Post have teamed up to create a graphic version of the official Mueller report, complete with all the signature illustrations and terse dialogue of that popular genre.
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