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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?
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.
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 Scherer / Washington Post:
Republicans fear reversals in November due to accusation against Supreme Court nominee  —  Republicans are bracing for political aftershocks from the sexual assault accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh, with some expressing fear that the coming investigation will refocus …
San Francisco Chronicle:
Kavanaugh accuser, a Palo Alto professor, is respected among academic colleagues  —  A Palo Alto professor who is expected to testify next week about her accusation of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is widely respected for her professional integrity and commitment to students, colleagues said Monday.
Wall Street Journal:
The #MeToo Kavanaugh Ambush  —  A story this old and unprovable can't be allowed to delay a Supreme Court confirmation vote.  —  The Editorial Board  —  The woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of a drunken assault when both were teenagers has now come forward publicly, and on Monday …
Lance Morrow / Wall Street Journal:
A Spectral Witness Materializes  —  The passage of time sometimes causes people to forget, sometimes to invent or embellish.  —  The Salem witch trials turned on what was called “spectral evidence.”  That was testimony from witnesses—either malicious or hysterical—who claimed the accused …
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
With Trump muted, White House leans on Kavanaugh to defend himself  —  President Trump's routine reaction to allegations of sexual assault is to deny, retaliate and repeat.  He has dismissed accusations against himself as “phony” and “false,” and when presented with claims against other men …
Bloomberg:
White House Hasn't Asked FBI to Vet Kavanaugh Allegations, Sources Say
Discussion: Raw Story and BloombergQuint
Politico:
McConnell works feverishly behind the scenes to save Kavanaugh
Discussion: New York Times, Breitbart and Axios
New York Times:
Hearing Set for Monday to Hear Kavanaugh and His Accuser
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:   The claim against Kavanaugh is not a suspicious 11th-hour bombshell.  Because we're not in the 11th hour.
Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
Jian Ghomeshi, John Hockenberry, and the Laws of Patriarchal Physics
Discussion: HuffPost, Vox and Washington Post
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Elizabeth Warren fundraises off sexual assault allegation against Kavanaugh
Discussion: Breitbart and Associated Press
CNN:
Brett Kavanaugh is willing to answer questions on allegations, has hired an attorney
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: gofundme.com and CBS New York
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Jordan says FBI used ‘crushing power of the state’ to probe Trump campaign based on dossier
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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 …
Robbie Gramer / Foreign Policy:
White and Male: Trump's Ambassadors Don't Look Like the Rest of America  —  The diversity problem predates this administration, but some State Department officials fear it's getting worse.  —  President Donald Trump is pushing through scores of ambassador appointments to fill the depleted ranks …
Discussion: Diplopundit and Politico
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Michael R. Pompeo / US Department of State:
U.S. Department of State
Discussion: Washington Post and NPR
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump to Cap Refugees Allowed Into U.S. at 30,000, a Record Low
Discussion: Bustle and Splinter
Reuters:
Russia says a military aircraft vanishes near Syria during Israeli, French strikes  —  MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's defense ministry said on Tuesday that one if its military aircraft with 14 people on board disappeared from radar screens over Syria at the same time that Israeli …
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RT:
Russia detects missile launches from French frigate off Syria's coast in Mediterranean
Discussion: RedState
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 …
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Cora Currier / The Intercept:
Government Can Spy on Journalists in the U.S. Using Invasive Foreign Intelligence Process
Discussion: Common Dreams
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.
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.
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Anderson Cooper Lights Up Don Jr. For ‘Idiotic’ Misleading Photo of CNN Host: He's ‘Tweeting Lies’  —  On Monday night, Anderson Cooper ripped into Donald Trump Jr. for spreading a misleading photo of the CNN host in order to falsely claim that Cooper was trying to make a political statement against his father — President Donald Trump.
Discussion: TVNewser, Daily Wire and LifeZette
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
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Ronan Farrow has the long-rumored Donald Trump tapes from The Apprentice: report  —  Investigative journalist Ronan Farrow reportedly has possession of Donald Trump tapes from when he started on NBC's “The Apprentice,” Page Six reported Monday.  —  The tapes reportedly document Trump using …
Discussion: Page Six
 
 
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Washington Post:
Legal team still confident that Manafort will not implicate Trump, Giuliani says
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Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Alan Abel, Hoaxer Extraordinaire, Is (on Good Authority) Dead at 94
Dara Lind / Vox:
Under Trump, refugee admissions are falling way short — except for Europeans
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
Another Coal-Ash Spill Reported at Duke Site in North Carolina
Matthew Nanci / Times Herald-Record:
Actress Diane Neal wins appeal to run against Faso, Delgado
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Mueller asks court to schedule Flynn sentencing
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Marcus Weisgerber / Defense One:
Air Force Pushes Back on Pentagon's First Blueprints for Trump's Space Force
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Crowley gets a consolation prize after Ocasio-Cortez defeat
Discussion: Gothamist
John Frank / The Colorado Sun:
Hickenlooper forms leadership PAC — a step closer to possible 2020 presidential bid
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