At impasse over testimony by accuser, GOP sets Monday panel vote on Kavanaugh  —  Ending several days of increasingly political battles over a woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee declared Friday night …

The Presumption of Guilt  —  The new liberal standard turns American due process upside down.  —  The Editorial Board  —  “As Judge Kavanaugh stands to gain the lifetime privilege of serving on the country's highest court, he has the burden of persuasion.  And that is only fair.”

PR firm helped Whelan stoke half-baked Kavanaugh alibi  —  CRC Public Relations, a powerhouse conservative firm, guided Ed Whelan on a bad Twitter adventure.  —  It turns out that the Keystone Cops detective work by conservative legal activist Ed Whelan — which set Washington abuzz …

GOP Senate nominee: Kavanaugh accusation ‘absurd’ because they were drunk and assault attempt ‘never went anywhere’  —  (CNN)North Dakota GOP Senate nominee Kevin Cramer said on Friday that the accusation against Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh was “even more absurd” than Anita Hill's accusation …

Ed Whelan's Troubles Might Be Just Beginning  —  He's playing a dangerous game with the law.  —  Ed Whelan may have just crossed a line he can't jump back over.  —  Yesterday, Whelan, the president of the Ethics and & Public Policy Center, a conservative think tank, and an assertive supporter …

G.O.P. Leaders Can't Even Fake Respect for Christine Blasey Ford  —  They are struggling to pretend they will fairly weigh her accusations against Brett Kavanaugh.  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.  It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.

Rosenstein joked about secretly recording Trump, Justice Department officials say  —  “Well, what do you want me to do, Andy, wear a wire?” the deputy attorney general asked FBI official Andrew McCabe at a meeting last year.  —  WASHINGTON — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was joking …

McCabe memos say Rosenstein considered secretly recording Trump  —  Memos written by Andrew McCabe, then the acting FBI director, say deputy attorney general Rod J. Rosenstein suggested he secretly record his talks with President Trump, and that Rosenstein discussed possibly trying to remove him from office …

Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar's Siblings Endorse Rival in New Campaign Ads … A Democrat running against Arizona Representative Paul Gosar unveiled a powerful series of ads on Thursday that feature six people who denounce Gosar and endorse his rival.  —  They're Gosar's siblings.