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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Kavanaugh Accuser Opens Negotiations on Testimony Next Week — WASHINGTON — The woman who has accused Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexual assault, in an apparent bid to jump-start negotiations, has told the Senate Judiciary Committee that she “would be prepared to testify next week,” …
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Yale Law dean: Reports that professor groomed female clerks for Kavanaugh ‘of enormous concern’ — Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken wrote that she wanted to “address the press reports today regarding allegations of faculty misconduct.” — The dean of Yale Law School on Thursday responded …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Opposition to Kavanaugh's confirmation grows — Brett Kavanaugh is first Supreme Court nominee below water in the history of the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. — More American voters now oppose Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination than support it after he was accused …
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The Daily Beast:
They Oversaw Sex-Crime Cases, Now They'll Grill Kavanaugh — Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar have a unique skill set to apply for this delicate setting: They've prosecuted, or overseen the prosecution of, sex crimes. — On Thursday afternoon, lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford …
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Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr / New York Times:
The Case for Impeaching Kavanaugh — If the Democrats win the House this fall, they can investigate the charges against him, should he be confirmed. — Mr. Krotoszynski is a professor at the University of Alabama School of Law. — Charles Grassley, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee …
Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
After the Kavanaugh Allegations, Republicans Offer a Shocking Defense: Sexual Assault Isn't a Big Deal — Ever since the professor Christine Blasey Ford revealed that she was the woman who had accused the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, in a previously confidential letter …
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CNN:
President Trump holds Las Vegas rally … We Tried HelloFresh: Here's What Happened — Before You Join A Meal Kit Delivery Service, Read This — I Gave HelloFresh A Taste: Here's Why I'm Never Going Back — Final Decision: Will I Order HelloFresh Again? — A Chef's Honest Review Of HelloFresh
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Washington Post:
Kavanaugh accuser won't testify Monday but open to doing so later next week — BREAKING: An attorney for Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who is accusing Supreme Court Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers, said Thursday that her appearing at a hearing on Monday …
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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Kavanaugh Backer Presents Bonkers Theory: Christine Ford Was Assaulted by Judge's Doppelgänger — The sexual assault allegation against Brett Kavanaugh has put Republicans in quite the jam. On the one hand, they think failing to put Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court in the next few weeks …
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USA Today:
Last Slide — WASHINGTON — More Americans oppose than support the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, a new USA TODAY/Ipsos Public Affairs Poll finds, an unprecedented level of disapproval for a nominee to the nation's high court. — Amid allegations of sexual assault …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The case for Trump to shut down the government — THE POLITICAL CASE FOR PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT ... If you're Trump, is there any cogent case to NOT shut down the government one week from today? Here is what a few of the president's allies are whispering to us.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Officials in overdrive to keep Trump from attacking Kavanaugh accuser
Officials in overdrive to keep Trump from attacking Kavanaugh accuser
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Fox News:
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford's team lays out terms it wants for potential Senate interview, sources say
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford's team lays out terms it wants for potential Senate interview, sources say
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Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
SC congressman jokes about Supreme Court sexual assault amid Kavanaugh drama
SC congressman jokes about Supreme Court sexual assault amid Kavanaugh drama
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Kate Irby / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Feinstein's office receiving ‘threats of bodily and sexual harm against staff’
Feinstein's office receiving ‘threats of bodily and sexual harm against staff’
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Trump Tries Something Surprising: Self-Control
Hailey Fuchs / Yale Daily News:
A flag of underwear: Photo from Kavanaugh's time shows DKE hijinks
A flag of underwear: Photo from Kavanaugh's time shows DKE hijinks
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The Senate has become a factory of suspicion and contempt
The Senate has become a factory of suspicion and contempt
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Benny Johnson / The Daily Caller:
Bill Clinton's Former ‘War Room’ Director Quietly Advising Kavanaugh Accuser
Bill Clinton's Former ‘War Room’ Director Quietly Advising Kavanaugh Accuser
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Media must set higher standard for reporting career-ending accusations
Media must set higher standard for reporting career-ending accusations
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Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Booker's push for Kavanaugh vote delay called out over his 1992 column detailing teenage groping
Booker's push for Kavanaugh vote delay called out over his 1992 column detailing teenage groping
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William Cummings / USA Today:
‘Unfazed and determined’: Top Grassley aide vows to confirm Kavanaugh despite allegations
‘Unfazed and determined’: Top Grassley aide vows to confirm Kavanaugh despite allegations
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Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Sen. Whitehouse Tells Tapper Democrats Will Investigate Kavanaugh and FBI If They Win Majority
Sen. Whitehouse Tells Tapper Democrats Will Investigate Kavanaugh and FBI If They Win Majority
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Bloomberg:
Internal GOP Poll: 'We've Lost the Messaging Battle' on Tax Cuts — Voters say 2-to-1 the tax law benefits rich over middle class — Tax law looms large ahead of November congressional elections — A survey commissioned by the Republican National Committee has led the party …
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Internal GOP Poll: Pelosi Beats Trump in a Head-to-Head Matchup
Internal GOP Poll: Pelosi Beats Trump in a Head-to-Head Matchup
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George Stephanopoulos / ABC News:
Michael Cohen spoke to Mueller team for hours; asked about Russia, possible collusion, pardon: Sources — President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, has participated over the last month in multiple interview sessions lasting for hours with investigators from the office …
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Michael Cohen tweets, then deletes, praise of himself for talking to Mueller
Michael Cohen tweets, then deletes, praise of himself for talking to Mueller
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Wall Street Journal:
Google Workers Discussed Tweaking Search Function to Counter Travel Ban — Company says none of proposed changes to search results were ever implemented — WASHINGTON—Days after the Trump administration instituted a controversial travel ban in January 2017, Google employees discussed …
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New York Times:
Trump Sees a ‘Red Wave’ Where His Party Sees a Red Alert — WASHINGTON — During a discussion about his party's legislative high points this year with a small group at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last week, Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, expressed a new concern about an old habit of President Trump's.
The Guardian:
Revealed: Russia's secret plan to help Julian Assange escape from UK — Tentative plot to whisk fugitive from London embassy on Christmas Eve was considered too risky — Russian diplomats held secret talks in London last year with people close to Julian Assange to assess whether they could help …
Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
FBI Memos Raise Deep Questions About Russia/Trump Intel Assessment — In newly obtained emails, bureau officials noted there was not enough intelligence to support the January 2017 findings by the CIA — New Strzok Texts: “I hope this upcoming presidency doesn't fill my years with regret wondering …
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Marijuana use is now as common among baby boomers as it is among teens, federal data shows — Talk to your grandparents about marijuana — before somebody else does. — The latest release of a massive federal drug use survey shows monthly marijuana use has skyrocketed among older Americans.
Tal Kopan / CNN:
ICE arrested immigrants who came forward to take in undocumented children — Boy traumatized after separation: I can't forget — Washington (CNN)Federal officers have arrested dozens of immigrants who came forward to take care of immigrant children in government custody, and the Trump administration is pledging to go after more.
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Vera Bergengruen / BuzzFeed News:
New Emails Show Confusion At The Pentagon After Trump's Transgender Ban Tweets — At 8:55 am on a Wednesday morning last summer, a tweet from the White House residence stopped much of Washington in its tracks. — “After consultation with my Generals and military experts …
Judith Mischke / Politico:
Europe's papers in a froth over Theresa May's ‘Salzburg disaster’ — Europe's newspapers were all about the acrimonious EU summit held in Salzburg, Austria on Wednesday and Thursday, at which U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May warned she is prepared to walk away from negotiations with the bloc after EU leaders rejected her Brexit plan.
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Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
September Senate Overview: Three Ratings Changes — As the political environment continues to favor Democrats and likely to rob Republicans of their majority in the U.S. House and a handful of gubernatorial seats, the conventional wisdom is that the fate of the GOP's Senate majority will rest …
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Irin Carmon / The Cut:
Exclusive: Jordan Peterson Threatened to Sue a Critic for Calling Him a Misogynist — Best-selling author Jordan Peterson first shot to fame by styling himself as a free-speech warrior at the University of Toronto, where he teaches psychology. Objecting to trans people's requests that he use …
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