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HAZLETON, Pa. — Bob Curry is a man in constant motion, not unlike this fast-changing community he’s always championing. Passing a colorful mural in the community center he runs, its rainbow letters spelling out a Maya Angelou quote about the strength and beauty of diversity, he paused for effect. “You see our mural, if you don’t like it, get back on the elevator, you’re free to leave,” Curry proclaimed. He’s kidding — sort of.

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. — The kettle steamed in the background as a familiar yet painful argument began to boil over between father and daughter in the Slewo home last Inauguration Day. “My president is going to be good for the Christians and the economy,” Warda Slewo, an ardent Donald Trump fan, told his daughter, Ashourina Slewo, in her small kitchen in the northeastern suburbs of Detroit on Jan. 20, 2017. “Your president is a racist,” Ashourina shot back.

NEW LONDON, Wis.—After it was clear that neither of her preferred candidates, Ben Carson and Ted Cruz, was going to be elected president in 2016, Linda Behm prayed. Behm is an evangelical Christian and keeps a calendar filled with volunteer shifts at a thrift store and a food pantry in this small community an hour away from Green Bay. She wasn’t sure about supporting Donald J. Trump, the New York business magnate with a penchant for insults and crude behavior.

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MORE (R-Maine) as she faces a contentious Senate race next year.  Trump tweeted "I agree 100%" in response to a tweet from Sen. MORE (R-S.C.) that praised Collins.  "My friend @SenSusanCollins showed unbelievable courage during Justice Kavanaugh's confirmation and at other times when our country has needed a steady voice," Graham wrote last week.  "We need her to ensure a GOP majority in 2020.

MORE, but described his former associate as a “good person” and said he had been treated very unfairly. “I hadn’t thought of it,” Trump told reporters in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday when asked if he would pardon Stone, who was convicted of lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstructing a congressional inquiry in November. “I think it’s very tough what they did to Roger Stone compared to what they do to other people on their side,” Trump continued. Trump said Stone and his first national security adviser Michael Flynn — both of whom were charged in connection wi

MORE attended Christmas services on Tuesday night at Family Church Downtown in West Palm Beach, Fla. It was a traditional holiday service with carols, readings of scripture and a “lively” version of “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” according to the summaries from a White House pooler attending with the president. Politics were absent, according to the pool reports, though Jimmy Scroggins, the lead pastor, did give a nod to the special guests by stating at the beginning of his homily that at the birth of Jesus, “there was no Secret Service. There was no motorcade.

MORE (D-Calif.) “hates the Republican Party” while insisting he’s in a “very good position” ahead of a Senate trial. “She hates the Republican Party. She hates all of the people that voted for me and the Republican Party and she’s desperate,” Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. “She got thrown out as Speaker once before," he continued. "I think it’s going to happen again. She’s doing a tremendous disservice to the country, and she’s not doing a great job.

As Santa Claus loads his sleigh led by flying reindeer, climate change proponents are spreading the story of the animals’ plight because of global warming. The Guardian’s Weatherwatch feature reports that reindeer, or Caribou as they are known in many locales, are adaptable to extremely cold weather.

Just in time for Christmas Eve, Trump Campaign Manager Brad Parscale announced a site to help supporters win holiday arguments with their relatives. For those determined to bring political conflict to the yuletide celebration of hope and love, Christmas can be a stressful experience, especially when the participants are politically opposed.