memeorandum: Voters approve ‘burka ban’ in St Gallen (SWI swissinfo.ch)

10:10 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Paul Sperry / New York Post:

How Feinstein is conspiring to destroy Kavanaugh — Democrat leaders and their liberal aides, along with professional agitators, are all intermingled and conspiring together to achieve the same objective — in this case, to spike the confirmation of President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh.

Jonathan Martin / New York Times:

Kavanaugh Was Supposed to Be a Midterm Boon for G.O.P. Not Anymore. — SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — No Republican Senate candidate has been as aggressive in using the Supreme Court nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh as a political weapon as Josh Hawley, the Missouri attorney general who is in an intensely tight race …

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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Woman denies attending party where alleged Kavanaugh assault occurred

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Erick Erickson / TheResurgent.com:
BREAKING: Christine Blasey Ford's Female Witness Doesn't Remember Anything

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New York Times:
Tentative Deal Reached for Kavanaugh Accuser to Testify on Thursday

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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Sick to Your Stomach? #MeToo

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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford say she has accepted Senate Judiciary Committee's request to testify against Kavanaugh

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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Senate's seniority rules raise questions when presidential succession is at stake

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Politico:
Senate Judiciary Committee tentatively agrees to Thursday hearing with Kavanaugh accuser

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Mark Murray / NBC News:

NBC News/WSJ poll: Democrats hold the advantage in November's elections — But the same poll shows that Republican enthusiasm about the upcoming election has increased, drawing nearly even with Democrats. — Poll: Democrats open largest margin-ever over GOP in Congressional preference

Dana Blanton / Fox News:

Fox News Poll: Health care boosts Democrats in upcoming midterm elections — There is a deluge of bad news for Republicans in the latest Fox News poll. — Most voters are unhappy with the direction the country is taking. Majorities disagree with President Trump on the border wall, and extra tax-cut cash is nowhere to be seen.

Dana Blanton / Fox News:

Fox News Poll: Record number of voters oppose Kavanaugh nomination — Voter support for Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court is down in the wake of Christine Ford's assault allegations, as more believe her than him. — Currently, 40 percent of voters would confirm Kavanaugh …

Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:

More Voters Want Democrats to Control Congress, New Poll Shows — Support grows among women, suburbanites for change in direction from Trump ahead of midterm election — The Democratic Party's political advantage has grown in the home stretch of the midterm campaign …

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

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Mark Penn / The Hill: Donald Trump's Rosenstein dilemma

Peter Baker / New York Times:
Talk of the 25th Amendment Underscores a Volatile Presidency

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Politico:
Trumpworld divided on Rosenstein — not whether to fire him, but when

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Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime: If Rosenstein Is Fired, This Is Who Will Be in Charge of Robert Mueller

New York Times:

Trump Administration Aims to Sharply Restrict New Green Cards for Those on Public Aid — WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials announced Saturday that immigrants who legally use public benefits like food assistance and Section 8 housing vouchers could be denied green cards under …

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Julia Ainsley / NBC News: Trump admin rule would deny visas, green cards to immigrants who took public benefits

Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Trump administration seeks to limit access to U.S. for immigrants who use or are likely to use public assistance

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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 …

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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.

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SWI swissinfo.ch:

Voters approve ‘burka ban’ in St Gallen — Face coverings have been banned in public in canton St Gallen in northeastern Switzerland. Two-thirds of voters agreed with the cantonal parliament and supported the so-called “burka ban”, which had been challenged by parties on the political left.

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 …

Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Attack on Military Parade in Iran Kills at Least 25

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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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