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Emma Brown / Washington Post:
California professor, writer of confidential Brett Kavanaugh letter, speaks out about her allegation of sexual assault — Earlier this summer, Christine Blasey Ford wrote a confidential letter to a senior Democratic lawmaker alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh sexually assaulted …
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Dianne Feinstein / Los Angeles Times:
Why I'm voting ‘no’ on Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee entered the confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh with concerns about his record and his views. After four days of testimony and questions …
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Washington Post, Politico and Washington Times
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Kennedy says Kavanaugh vote will continue as planned on Thursday — Sen. John Kennedy on Sunday predicted that a Judiciary Committee vote to advance Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would proceed as planned on Thursday, despite a new allegation of sexual misconduct against the judge …
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Bill Maher dismisses Kavanaugh sexual misconduct allegation: ‘I think it makes us look bad’
Bill Maher dismisses Kavanaugh sexual misconduct allegation: ‘I think it makes us look bad’
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John Solomon / The Hill:
Lisa Page bombshell: FBI couldn't prove Trump-Russia collusion before Mueller appointment — To date, Lisa Page's infamy has been driven mostly by the anti-Donald Trump text messages she exchanged with fellow FBI agent Peter Strzok as the two engaged in an affair while investigating the president …
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Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
Manafort deal with Mueller ‘really good for the country,’ Ken Starr says: ‘We should want the truth’ — Former Independent Counsel Ken Starr, who led federal investigations of President Clinton, said special counsel Robert Mueller's striking a deal to win the cooperation …
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emptywheel:
Paul Manafort's Modus Operandi: Accuse the Female Politician of Crimes She Didn't Commit, Then Dodge Sanctions
Paul Manafort's Modus Operandi: Accuse the Female Politician of Crimes She Didn't Commit, Then Dodge Sanctions
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Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Woodward: No Evidence Of Trump-Russia Collusion, I Searched For Two Years
Woodward: No Evidence Of Trump-Russia Collusion, I Searched For Two Years
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Washington Post:
Alarm grows inside FEMA as administrator Brock Long fights for his job — As the Federal Emergency Management Agency heads into peak hurricane season, an internal investigation has imperiled its top official, sparking a growing backlash within the agency where career officials …
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
FEMA Administrator Brock Long defends Trump on Puerto Rico death toll study — “I don't know why the studies were done,” Brock Long told “Meet the Press.” — WASHINGTON — FEMA Administrator Brock Long Sunday questioned the relevance of independent studies tying thousands of deaths …
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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Brock Long Won't Correct Trump Conspiracy On Hurricane-Related Deaths In Puerto Rico
Brock Long Won't Correct Trump Conspiracy On Hurricane-Related Deaths In Puerto Rico
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Tovah Lazaroff / Jerusalem Post:
ARI FULD, ISRAELI-AMERICAN TERROR VICTIM, ‘LIVED AND DIED A HERO’ — Fuld was assistant director of Standing Together, an organization that supports IDF soldiers, according to his personal website. — Ari Fuld, who was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in a stabbing attack …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
House Intel Committee To Release Transcripts Of Trump-Russia Witness Interviews — House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes said Sunday that he plans to release transcripts of interviews with around 70 witnesses in the Trump-Russia probe within the next few weeks.
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Gowdy: House Intel panel should release all transcripts from Russia probe
Gowdy: House Intel panel should release all transcripts from Russia probe
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
In Georgia, a legal battle over electronic vs. paper voting — ATLANTA — Logan Lamb, a cybersecurity sleuth, thought he was conducting an innocuous Google search to pull up information on Georgia's centralized system for conducting elections. — He was taken aback when the query turned …
Buckrail:
Jackson Elk Hunting Guide And Client Attacked By Bears, Guide Found Deceased — UPDATE: (3:38pm): Mark Uptain's body has been found. We regret to inform that he has passed away. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends. — Two hunters were involved in a bear attack Friday …
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Lance Perriman / Political Dig:
Ted Cruz Is Furious Because People Are Comparing Beto O'Rourke To JFK: 'They've Lost Their Minds' — Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz is locked in fierce battle with Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke, and he's freaking out over Beto's rising popularity. — “We've got a race on our hands …
WCVB:
Authorities ID 26-year-old Mass. man killed in Cape Cod shark attack — HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT — WELLFLEET, Mass. — A 26-year-old man from Revere died after being attacked by a shark in the waters off Cape Cod on Saturday afternoon, Massachusetts State Police said.
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The Texas Tribune:
Texas Border Patrol agent accused of “serial killing spree” in Laredo — Juan David Ortiz, an intel supervisor for the Border Patrol, has been accused of killing four women, including one transgender woman, and kidnapping a fifth woman, who escaped and alerted law enforcement.
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CBS News:
Tight races in Missouri, Montana Senate, CBS News poll finds — Several incumbent Democratic senators are trying to win re-election in states that typically vote for Republicans, among them Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Jon Tester of Montana, who are both locked in close contests with Republican challengers.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Conservatism After Christianity — A new survey reveals the Republican Party's religious divide. — One of the many paradoxes of the Trump era is that our unusual president couldn't have been elected, and couldn't survive politically today, without the support of religious conservatives …
Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:
China Weighs Skipping Trade Talks After U.S. Tariff Threat — Beijing is balking at the Trump administration's pressure tactics and considering how possibly to hit back, officials say — BEIJING—Faced with fresh threats of tariffs from Washington, China is considering declining …
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National Journal:
Identity, Not Ideology, Driving the Democratic Party — White progressives badly underachieved in Democratic primaries for governor. African-American progressives dominated. — For an illustration of the power of identity over ideology in politics, look at the divergent results …
Aron Heller / Associated Press:
Israeli lawmaker to PM: Dismiss US envoy over aide scandal — JERUSALEM (AP) — An opposition Israeli lawmaker on Sunday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dismiss his ambassador to the United States for failing to report sexual assault allegations against a top Netanyahu aide …
Paulina Dedaj / Fox News:
Police arrest 5 in North Carolina as looters begin to capitalize on Florence chaos — Police in North Carolina arrested five people Saturday night as looters began to break into stores while Tropical Storm Florence brought chaos to the region. — Wilmington Police confirmed the arrests …
Nikki Schwab / New York Post:
Anne Hathaway denounces white privilege in award speech … WASHINGTON - Actress Anne Hathaway told an audience Saturday night that she's been frightened by the hatred of LGBT people that bigots spew — but a speech by former vice president Joe Biden went a long way to restoring her faith.
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