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9:10 AM ET, September 23, 2018

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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Senate Judiciary Committee contacts Ford's friend about party  —  Kavanaugh accuser accepts request to testify  —  Washington (CNN)As the Senate Judiciary Committee staff negotiates with attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh …
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Washington Post:
‘Incredibly frustrated’: Inside the GOP effort to save Kavanaugh amid assault allegation  —  Just as he did several weeks ago to prepare for his confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court, Brett M. Kavanaugh was back inside a room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building …
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Third Named Witness Rejects Kavanaugh's Accuser's Allegations  —  In written testimony sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee, a third named witness has rejected the allegations made by Judge Kavanaugh's accuser.  Having been asked by a Senate staffer to comment on the charges advanced against the nominee …
Discussion: Townhall and The Gateway Pundit
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Blasey Ford's Female Classmate, Her Last Named Witness, Doesn't Recall Ever Attending Party With Kavanaugh  —  Christine Blasey Ford has claimed that four other people attended a small gathering at which she was allegedly assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh.  Three of those people, PJ Smyth …
Discussion: RedState and Daily Wire
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Woman denies attending party where alleged Kavanaugh assault occurred  —  A woman whom Senate GOP investigators believe may have been at the party where Christine Blasey Ford claimed she was sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh is denying that she knows the Supreme Court nominee.
Discussion: HuffPost, The Guardian and Townhall
New York Times:
Tentative Deal Reached for Kavanaugh Accuser to Testify on Thursday  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee and lawyers for the woman who has accused Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her decades ago reached a tentative agreement on Saturday for her to publicly testify on Thursday …
Erick Erickson / TheResurgent.com:
BREAKING: Christine Blasey Ford's Female Witness Doesn't Remember Anything
Discussion: The Resurgent, Townhall and twitchy.com
Paul Sperry / New York Post:   How Feinstein is conspiring to destroy Kavanaugh
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Sick to Your Stomach? #MeToo
Discussion: Mother Jones and Balloon Juice
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Kavanaugh Was Supposed to Be a Midterm Boon for G.O.P. Not Anymore.
Discussion: Raw Story and Breitbart
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford say she has accepted Senate Judiciary Committee's request to testify against Kavanaugh
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Senate's seniority rules raise questions when presidential succession is at stake
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Deirdre Shesgreen / USA Today:
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford agrees to testify about sexual assault allegation
Discussion: RedState
Washington Post:
Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford say she has accepted Senate Judiciary Committee request to testify against Kavanaugh
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Trump admin rule would deny visas, green cards to immigrants who took public benefits  —  Proposed disqualifying benefits would also include the Medicare Part D Low Income Subsidy and vouchers for Section 8 Housing.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced a proposed rule Saturday …
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Trump administration seeks to limit access to U.S. for immigrants who use or are likely to use public assistance
Discussion: Conservative News Today and NPR
Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
The New York Times Stands By Its Rod Rosenstein Scoop  —  In a blockbuster story in Friday's New York Times, Adam Goldman and Michael S. Schmidt reported that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein suggested covertly recording President Donald Trump's conversations in 2017.
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Trump holds his fire as advisers urge him not to dismiss Rosenstein
Discussion: The Guardian
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Talk of the 25th Amendment Underscores a Volatile Presidency
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:   If Rosenstein Is Fired, This Is Who Will Be in Charge of Robert Mueller
David Boddiger / Splinter:
Beto O'Rourke May Become the 1st U.S. Senator to Reference The Clash in a Debate  —  We already knew U.S. Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke was cool because he was in punk bands when he was younger and he jammed with Willie Nelson on some pro-marijuana songs.  —  Now, in a much-anticipated …
James Randerson / Politico:
Jeremy Corbyn: I will listen to members on second Brexit vote  —  U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn pledged to back a second Brexit referendum if members vote for one at his party conference which begins Sunday — although he said his preferred option is still to hold a general election.
Michael R. Pompeo / US Department of State:
Interview With Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC  —  Interview  —  Secretary of State Washington, DC  —  QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you very much.  I know your time is very short going into these UN meetings, so thanks for seeing us today.  —  SECRETARY POMPEO: You're most welcome.
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Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
What to expect from the UN General Assembly
Reuters:
Trump lawyer Giuliani says Iran's government will be overthrown  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Saturday said that U.S. sanctions on Iran are leading to economic pain that could lead to a “successful revolution,” contrasting with administration comments …
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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Democrat Fred Hubbell narrowly leads Republican Kim Reynolds in governor's race  —  Democratic businessman Fred Hubbell edges out Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds in a race for the governor's office that still falls within the margin of error just more than six weeks before Election Day …
Politico:
Republicans boot their headaches until after midterms  —  But if the House or Senate flip, Washington won't be focused on the GOP agenda.  —  Congressional Republicans have found a solution to all their internal problems that plague their party: Delay them until after the midterms.
Hot Air:
New Cruz Ad: Can You Believe O'Rourke Is Siding With The Guy Who Got Shot By A Cop In His Own Home For No Reason?  —  He's getting creamed for this, justifiably, and not only by liberals.  The best part is the presented-without-comment framing, as though O'Rourke had been caught denying …
 
 
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