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12:00 PM 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  —  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 …
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
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.”
Discussion: Fox News, NPR and Axios
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Washington Post:
McCabe memos say Rosenstein considered secretly recording Trump
Ben Brody / BloombergQuint:
White House Drafts Order to Look Into Google, Facebook  —  (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 probes into the practices of Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Facebook Inc., and other social media companies.
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: CNBC and AOL
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
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
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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
 
 
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Washington Post:
FEMA administrator will reimburse government, won't face charges from internal probe
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
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John McLaughlin / Washington Post:
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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:
Exclusive: Ecuador attempted to give Assange diplomat post in Russia: document
Discussion: RT
Washington Post:
‘100 Kegs or Bust’: Kavanaugh friend has spent years writing about high school debauchery
Discussion: Althouse
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Another Roger Stone associate meets with Mueller grand jury
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