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11:35 AM ET, September 22, 2018

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Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Spokesman for GOP on Kavanaugh nomination resigns; has been accused of harassment in the past  —  An adviser for the Senate Judiciary Committee has resigned amid questions from NBC News about a previous sexual harassment complaint.  —  WASHINGTON — A press adviser helping lead …
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Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford moved 3,000 miles to reinvent her life.  It wasn't far enough.  —  When Donald Trump won his upset presidential victory in 2016, Christine Blasey Ford's thoughts quickly turned to a name most Americans had never heard of but one that had unsettled her for years: Brett M. Kavanaugh.
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Trump HUD Secretary Ben Carson claims Kavanaugh allegations are part of a centuries old socialist plot  — Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson said that a long-running plot by Socialists to take over America was fueling recent allegations of sexual assault …
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
This I Believe About Blasey v. Kavanaugh  —  I believe Blasey deserves to be fairly heard, not automatically believed.  —  I have absolutely no idea what, if anything, happened between Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford at a party in Maryland in the early 1980s.
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
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.
Wall Street Journal:
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.”
Discussion: The Other McCain
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Grassley adviser resigns after sexual harassment accusation  —  A communications adviser to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) during the Supreme Court confirmation fight has abruptly resigned after an accusation of sexual harassment — an allegation he denies.
CNN:
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 …
John Culhane / Politico:
Ed Whelan's Troubles Might Be Just Beginning
Discussion: Raw Story
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
PR firm helped Whelan stoke half-baked Kavanaugh alibi
Gina Martinez / TIME:   Ronald Reagan's Daughter Comes Out As Sexual Assault Survivor in Op-Ed Defending Kavanaugh Accuser
HuffPost:
Brett Kavanaugh Controversy Rocks Yale Law School
Benjamin Wittes / The Atlantic:
Kavanaugh Bears the Burden of Proof
Washington Post:
Former top White House official revises statement to special counsel about Flynn's calls with Russian ambassador  —  A former top White House official has revised her statement to investigators about a key event in the probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election, after her initial claim …
CNN:
Smears of Robert Mueller are baseless  —  Dershowitz and Toobin discuss Mueller investigation  —  Norman Eisen is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and was President Barack Obama's “ethics czar” from 2009 to 2011.  He is the author of “The Last Palace.”
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New York Times:
Rosenstein Suggested He Secretly Record Trump and Discussed 25th Amendment
Washington Post:
McCabe memos say Rosenstein considered secretly recording Trump
Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
These six — yes, six — siblings of a Republican congressman just endorsed his opponent  —  Families are complicated, their private tensions and political disagreements often kept under wraps.  —  That's not the case with Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), whose opponent in the midterm election just got a boost from Gosar's siblings.
Discussion: RedState and Mashable
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Paul Gosar Is Not Working For You Long
Discussion: AOL
Joseph Flaherty / Phoenix New Times:
Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar's Siblings Endorse Rival in New Campaign Ads
Discussion: CNN and Mediaite
Ben Brody / BloombergQuint:
White House Drafts Order To Look Into Google, Facebook Practices  —  (Bloomberg) — The White House has drafted an executive order for President Donald Trump's signature that would instruct federal antitrust and law enforcement agencies to open investigations into the business practices …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Jim Edwards / Business Insider:
The White House is considering an antitrust investigation into ‘online platform bias’ at Google and Facebook — read the leaked document here  — Business Insider has obtained a copy of a proposed executive order for President Trump that would ask federal law enforcement to …
Discussion: Bloomberg and AOL
Danielle Paquette / Washington Post:
China cancels trade talks with U.S. as new Trump tariffs loom  —  China has scrapped trade talks with the United States days before President Trump is set to escalate the commercial battle with a new round of tariffs, according to a person familiar with the discussion.
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Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
Tariffs to Raise Cost of Rebuilding After Hurricane Florence
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
The Texas Tribune:
Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke clash over immigration, Trump, guns during intense debate  —  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Democratic opponent Beto O'Rourke held a feisty debate Friday evening at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. … DALLAS — U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke of El Paso …
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John Verhovek / ABC News:
Ted Cruz, Beto O'Rourke spar in first debate of key Texas race
Discussion: New York Times and Breitbart
Katherine Krueger / Splinter:
Court Docs Allege Ex-Trump Staffer Drugged Woman He Got Pregnant With ‘Abortion Pill’ [UPDATED]  —  The ongoing custody battle between former Trump campaign operatives Jason Miller and A.J. Delgado has taken another nasty turn: In an explosive new court filing, Delgado's legal team alleges that Miller …
Discussion: Bustle, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
mprnews.org:
Minnesota state Rep. Jim Knoblach drops re-election bid, citing MPR News investigation  —  Republican state Rep. Jim Knoblach of St. Cloud abruptly ended his re-election campaign Friday as MPR News prepared to publish detailed accusations from his adult daughter of what she described …
 
 
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Donald Trump Jr / Denver Post:
Democrats are now the party of lawlessness and anarchy, writes Donald Trump Jr.
Discussion: The Colorado Sun
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Accused Sexual Harassers Thrived Under NBC News Chief Andy Lack
Alexandra Valencia / Reuters:
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Washington Post:
‘100 Kegs or Bust’: Kavanaugh friend has spent years writing about high school debauchery
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