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10:30 PM ET, September 17, 2018

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Julia Prodis Sulek / Mercury News:
MeToo spurred Christine Blasey Ford to open up about alleged attack year before Kavanaugh nomination, friends say  —  'I've been trying to forget this all my life,' she told friend, 'and now I'm supposed to remember every little detail'  —  PALO ALTO — The fog was just lifting at Capitola beach …
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HuffPost:
Alumnae Of Christine Blasey Ford's High School Circulate Letter Of Support  —  Ford's allegations against Brett Kavanaugh are “all too consistent with stories we heard and lived while attending Holton,” they wrote.  —  A group of women who went to Christine Blasey Ford's high school …
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Attorney Sent Letter to Chuck Grassley and Dianne Feinstein Claiming Federal Court Employees Willing to Speak About Brett Kavanaugh  —  The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee were both approached in July by an attorney claiming to have information relevant …
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Every man should be worried.  At least, I'm worried.  —  “If somebody can be brought down by accusations like this, then you, me, every man certainly should be worried.”  — A lawyer close to the White House, speaking to Politico  —  Look, who among us?
Grabien News:
'Something's Wrong with Her': Christine Ford's Students Savage Her in Reviews [STORY RETRACTED]  —  ‘Many dislike Professor Ford due to her dark personality’  —  Editor's Note: We apologize for the error, but we've since learned there are two Christine Fords working in clinical psychology …
Russ Feingold / HuffPost:
We Know Brett Kavanaugh Has Lied Already  —  This nation is suffering a significant breakdown of civility, bipartisanship and ethical behavior.  For the Trump administration and the Republican leaders who enable it, truth is no longer a cherished value.  To them, lying seems to be part of the strategy …
Michael Judge / Washingtonian:
Kavanaugh's Character Witness Once Wrote About His Family for Washingtonian.  Check Out What His Brother Wrote in to Rebut Him.  —  Brett Kavanaugh's accuser says Mark Judge was in the room.  He says Kavanaugh didn't do anything.  —  Christine Blasey Ford says Supreme Court nominee Brett …
Bloomberg:
White House Hasn't Asked FBI to Vet Kavanaugh Allegations, Sources Say  — FBI needs request from White House to probe alleged assault  — Kavanaugh, accuser say they're prepared to testify in Senate  —  The White House hasn't asked the FBI to investigate the allegation …
Discussion: Raw Story and BloombergQuint
New York Times:
Hearing Set for Monday to Hear Kavanaugh and His Accuser  —  WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, under mounting pressure from senators of his own party, will call President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, and the woman who has accused …
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
With Trump muted, White House leans on Kavanaugh to defend himself
Wall Street Journal:
The #MeToo Kavanaugh Ambush
Discussion: New York Times and The Hill
CNN:
Brett Kavanaugh is willing to answer questions on allegations, has hired an attorney
Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
Jian Ghomeshi, John Hockenberry, and the Laws of Patriarchal Physics
Discussion: HuffPost, LifeZette and The Daily Beast
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:   The claim against Kavanaugh is not a suspicious 11th-hour bombshell.  Because we're not in the 11th hour.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Brett Kavanaugh's odd response
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Elizabeth Warren fundraises off sexual assault allegation against Kavanaugh
Discussion: Breitbart and Associated Press
Washington Post:   Senate committee to hold public hearing with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after sexual …
Politico:
Trump orders declassification of surveillance application, release of Comey texts  —  President Donald Trump has moved to immediately declassify 20 pages of the surveillance application that authorized the FBI to monitor former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
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Trevor Timm / Freedom of the Press Foundation:
Revealed: The Justice Dept's secret rules for targeting journalists with FISA court orders  —  Today, we are revealing—for the first time—the Justice Department's rules for targeting journalists with secret FISA court orders.  The documents were obtained as part of a Freedom …
The White House:
Statement from the Press Secretary  —  At the request of a number of committees of Congress, and for reasons of transparency, the President has directed the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Justice (including the FBI) to provide for the immediate declassification …
Discussion: HuffPost, Hit & Run and Raw Story
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Jordan says FBI used ‘crushing power of the state’ to probe Trump campaign based on dossier
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Cora Currier / The Intercept:
Government Can Spy on Journalists in the U.S. Using Invasive Foreign Intelligence Process
Discussion: Common Dreams
Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Trump orders feds to declassify key FISA documents, text messages in FBI Russia probe
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Probe of FEMA Chief Brock Long Referred to Prosecutors  —  Investigators asked U.S. attorney's office to look into whether criminal statutes were violated by Long and two aides  —  WASHINGTON—An investigation targeting President Trump's top emergency-management official has been referred …
Discussion: Raw Story, Political Wire and Mediaite
Deepti Hajela / Associated Press:
Man caught shaving on train in viral video says don't judge  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A man who was mocked online after he was recorded shaving at his seat on a commuter train headed out of New York City said he was just trying to clean up after days spent in a homeless shelter.
Discussion: CBS New York
Michael R. Pompeo / US Department of State:
U.S. Department of State  —  Search Input  —  Remarks to the Media  —  Remarks  —  Secretary of State  —  Treaty Room  —  Washington, DC  —  SECRETARY POMPEO: Good afternoon, everyone.  The United States anticipates processing up to 310,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Fiscal Year 2019.
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump to Cap Refugees Allowed Into U.S. at 30,000, a Record Low
Discussion: Splinter
CNN:
CNN Polls: Democrats hold the upper hand in Arizona, Tennessee Senate races  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)Democrats hold an advantage in two states that are critical to the party's chances of taking control of the US Senate, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS.
Jonathan Tilove / mystatesman:
Searching for new wedge issue, Cruz says O'Rourke will ban barbecue  —  Highlights  —  Speaking at a campaign event in South Texas, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said his Democratic rival would ban barbecue.  —  Cruz has sought to portray U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, as out of touch with Texas values.
Discussion: Political Wire
Roque Planas / HuffPost:
Bombshell Washington Post Story On Trump Passport Crackdown Withheld, Distorted Key Facts  —  State Department data shows passport denials in suspect midwife cases have dropped under Donald Trump.  You wouldn't know from reading the Post.  —  AUSTIN, Texas On Aug. 29 …
Discussion: RedState and Daily Wire
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Alex Griswold / Washington Free Beacon:
WaPo Adds Huge Editor's Note to Story Blaming Trump for Denial of Passports to Hispanic U.S. Citizens
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Mueller asks court to schedule Flynn sentencing  —  is asking a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to move forward with the sentencing of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, nearly 10 months after he pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents about his Russia contacts.
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
New York Times:
Bloomberg May Run for President as a Democrat.  Some of His Views May Cause Him Trouble.  —  SEATTLE — Michael R. Bloomberg is actively considering a campaign for president as a Democrat in 2020, concluding that it would be his only path to the White House even as he voices stark disagreements …
Matthew Nanci / Times Herald-Record:
Actress Diane Neal wins appeal to run against Faso, Delgado  —  Matthew Nanci Times Herald-Record @mattnanci  —  ALBANY - Actress Diane Neal won her court appeal on Monday to appear on the ballot for the 19th Congressional District race as an independent candidate.
Discussion: ballot-access.org
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump to impose another round of tariffs on Chinese goods  —  The Trump administration will levy 10% tariffs on roughly $200 billion worth of Chinese imports on September 24, and the duty will increase to 25% by the end of the year, the president announced Monday.
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
 
 
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RT:
Russia detects missile launches from French frigate off Syria's coast in Mediterranean - MoD
Discussion: RedState
Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Alan Abel, Hoaxer Extraordinaire, Is (on Good Authority) Dead at 94
Brad Parscale / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Trump campaign manager: Twitter's liberal bias warrants action
Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
Another Coal-Ash Spill Reported at Duke Site in North Carolina
Marcus Weisgerber / Defense One:
Air Force Pushes Back on Pentagon's First Blueprints for Trump's Space Force
Tom Krisher / Associated Press:
Diver who helped with Thai cave rescue sues Elon Musk
Discussion: New Republic
 Earlier Items: 
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Crowley gets a consolation prize after Ocasio-Cortez defeat
Discussion: Gothamist
Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
And You Thought Trump Voters Were Mad American women are furious — and our politics and culture will never be the same.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
To Put the Kavanaugh Accusation in Perspective
Discussion: RedState and Vox
John Frank / The Colorado Sun:
Hickenlooper forms leadership PAC — a step closer to possible 2020 presidential bid
Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Calls mount for regulation of sex robots
New York Times:
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