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12:30 PM ET, September 18, 2018

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Anita Hill / New York Times:
How to Get the Kavanaugh Hearings Right  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee has a chance to do better by the country than it did nearly three decades ago.  —  Ms. Hill is a professor at Brandeis University.  —  There is no way to redo 1991, but there are ways to do better.
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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 …
The Daily Beast:
Team Trump: If We Ditch Kavanaugh, We're Signing Our Own ‘Death Warrant’  —  It's Judge Kavanaugh or bust.  —  For Donald Trump's White House, Brett Kavanaugh is increasingly irrelevant to the politics of his own Supreme Court nomination.  Instead, those close to the president view …
Discussion: Raw Story, Politico and Breitbart
Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
I Believe Her  —  “Dear Caitlin,” an inscription in my 12th-grade yearbook begins.  “I'm really very sorry that our friendship plummeted straight downhill after the first few months of school.  Really, the blame rests totally on my shoulders.  To tell you the truth, I've wanted to say this all year.
Politico:
McConnell works feverishly behind the scenes to save Kavanaugh  —  The Senate leader's legacy on the judiciary is on the line.  —  Mitch McConnell, preeminent cut-throat political tactician, is going with a softer touch to salvage Brett Kavanaugh's suddenly endangered Supreme Court confirmation.
Deanna Paul / Washington Post:
A former sex-crimes prosecutor analyzed Ford's allegations against Kavanaugh.  Here's her take.  —  Soon after Christine Blasey Ford was revealed as the author of a letter alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her decades ago, the responses ran along predictable lines.
Russ Feingold / HuffPost:   We Know Brett Kavanaugh Has Lied Already
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Grassley says Monday's hearing will be limited to two witnesses: Kavanaugh and his accuser
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump sticks with Kavanaugh as scandal escalates
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Republicans fear reversals in November due to accusation against Supreme Court nominee
Tom McCarthy / The Guardian:
Stormy Daniels' tell-all book on Trump: salacious detail and claims of cheating  —  Exclusive: pornographic actor says Trump 'didn't want to be president' in her book Full Disclosure  —  In a tell-all memoir, the pornographic actor Stormy Daniels details salacious descriptions of her time with Donald Trump …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump's Penis Looks Like Toad From Mario Kart, Says Stormy Daniels
Discussion: The Guardian and Joe.My.God.
New York Times:
Trump's Growing Legal Team Has a Problem: It's Operating Partly in the Dark  —  WASHINGTON — Nearly a dozen lawyers now assist President Trump in contending with two federal investigations, one in Washington and one in New York, that could pose serious threats to his presidency and his businesses.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump-proof aspects of Manafort deal rankle lawyers  —  Robert Mueller seems to have built in safeguards to discourage the president from pardoning Manafort.  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller's plea agreement with Paul Manafort on Friday took unusual and possibly unprecedented steps …
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Internal RNC Poll: Complacent Trump Voters May Cost GOP Control of Congress  —  A private survey shows many Republican voters “don't believe there is anything at stake” in the midterm elections.  —  A private survey conducted for the Republican National Committee and obtained …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Ted Cruz and the Death of Conservatism
Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
RNC internal poll finds GOP in danger due to complacent Trump voters: report
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Democratic poll: Public doubts GOP can combat corruption, but not convinced Dems can either
Joe McDonald / Associated Press:
China raises tariffs on $60B of US goods in technology fight  —  BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday announced a tariff hike on $60 billion of U.S. products in response to President Donald Trump's latest duty increase in a dispute over Beijing's technology policy.
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Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
China Once Looked Tough on Trade. Now Its Options Are Dwindling.
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump could play Scrooge this holiday season
Danielle Paquette / Washington Post:
China says it will immediately retaliate when Trump tariffs take effect
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 and Daily Wire
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Chelsea Curtis / Today's News Herald:
Kelli Ward's next act?  ‘Mamma Mia!’  —  Mamma Mia, here she goes again.  —  After losing her bid for United States Senate last month, Kelli Ward plans to hit the stage this November — and it won't be to discuss politics.  —  The Lake Havasu City resident has been cast in Grace Arts Live's production of …
Bloomberg:
Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements  —  Tesla is under investigation by the Justice Department over public statements made by the company and Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, according to two people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg News' Tom Schoenberg and Matt Robinson report.
Project Veritas:
Deep State Unmasked: State Department on Hidden Cam, “Resist Everything,” “I Have Nothing to Lose”  —  [This post contains video, click to play]  —  Federal Employee for State Department: “Resist everything... Every level.  F**k sh*t up.”  —  Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) …
NBC News:
In stunning move, Trump declassifies documents related to Russia probe  —  The move covers about 20 pages of the warrant obtained to monitor former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page and FBI interviews.  —  WASHINGTON — In an unprecedented move that stunned current and former intelligence officials …
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Politico:
Trump orders declassification of surveillance application, release of Comey texts
Ethan Epstein / Weekly Standard:
Senators Shouldn't Harass Their Constituents on Twitter  —  That means you, Marco Rubio.  —  Paging @jack.  Florida Senator Marco Rubio on Monday night took to Twitter to engage in what looked dangerously close to online harassment.  —  The target of Rubio's ire was so-called “Salt Bae …
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
GOP Edge in CD39  —  Kim seen as more in touch, better liked than Cisneros  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Republican Young Kim holds a slight edge over Democrat Gil Cisneros in the open seat contest for California's 39th Congressional District, according to the Monmouth University Poll.
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Leaked NPR Emails: Don't Call Kermit Gosnell an ‘Abortion Doctor’  —  National Public Radio's own past reporting called Kermit Gosnell an ‘abortion doctor.’ But when the makers of a new documentary wanted to pay to use the phrase on air, no dice.  —  Early last month, John Sullivan …
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
 
 
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There's overwhelming evidence that the criminal-justice system is racist. Here's the proof.
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Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast:
The Emmys Telecast Was a Cringe-Worthy, Tone-Deaf Embarrassment
Discussion: Daily Wire, Deadline and Vox
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
WATCH: Ex-GOP chair reports Republicans are discussing ‘how they withdraw this nomination’ after Kavanaugh allegations
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Eric Cortellessa / The Times of Israel:
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