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New York Times:
Kavanaugh's Yearbook Page Is ‘Horrible, Hurtful’ to a Woman It Named — Brett Kavanaugh's page in his high school yearbook offers a glimpse of the teenage years of the man who is now President Trump's Supreme Court nominee: lots of football, plenty of drinking, parties at the beach.
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“The Strategy Was to Try and Do Something Really Big”: Trump Wanted to Nuke Rosenstein to Save Kavanaugh's Bacon — But Trump allies are privately imploring him to cut Kavanaugh loose to save Republicans' electoral chances in the midterms. — BY - GABRIEL SHERMANSeptember 24, 2018,
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Rod Rosenstein offered to resign — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has verbally “offered to resign” in discussions with White House Chief of Staff Kelly, according to a source close to Rosenstein, but as of now, it's unclear whether his resignation has been accepted.
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Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Kavanaugh denies sexual misconduct in Fox News exclusive: 'I know I'm telling the truth' — Exclusive: Judge Kavanaugh talks to Martha MacCallum about the sexual misconduct allegations. — EXCLUSIVE - Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh denied accusations of sexual misconduct …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Lawyers Demand Mueller Probe ‘Time Out’ if Rosenstein Is Ousted — Graham and other Republicans who sit on the judiciary committee have said Ford should be respected and heard, but they have publicly pushed back on her decades-old allegations, pointing to alleged witnesses …
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New York Times:
Rod Rosenstein's Job Is Safe, for Now: Inside His Dramatic Day — WASHINGTON — When Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, headed to the White House on Monday morning, he was ready to resign and convinced — wrongly, it turned out — that President Trump was about to fire him.
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Brian Karem / The Montgomery County Sentinel:
Updated: Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh defends himself against accusers — UPDATE 3 p.m. - additional reporting with excerpts from Kavanaugh's letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee and a letter from Dr. Ford to the judiciary committee — Embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh …
Akhil Amar / Yale Daily News:
Second thoughts on Kavanaugh — Minutes after President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh '87 LAW '90 to the Supreme Court, I published a controversial op-ed in The New York Times endorsing the nomination. I later testified in support of Kavanaugh on the final day of his confirmation hearings.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
'I've never sexually assaulted anyone': Brett Kavanaugh offers deeply personal defense in Fox News interview — A defiant and at times emotional Brett M. Kavanaugh sat for an extraordinary television interview with his wife Monday to try to save his embattled Supreme Court nomination against charges of sexual misconduct as a teenager.
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The Atlantic, VICE News and The Root
Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Maryland police aren't reviewing second Brett Kavanaugh high school allegation, chief says — The chief of police in Montgomery County, Md., says his officers are not looking into sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, appearing to contradict a local news report that …
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USA Today:
Robert Mueller is playing a long game on the Russia investigation, and it's paying off — If you're paying attention to the developments of special counsel Bob Mueller's Russia probe it may be easier to see it in terms of sports. At least that's the way former FBI Director James Comey, is looking at things.
The Daily Beast:
Democrats to Avenatti: You're Not Helping in the Kavanaugh Fight
Democrats to Avenatti: You're Not Helping in the Kavanaugh Fight
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Justice Department drafted exit statement for Rod Rosenstein
Justice Department drafted exit statement for Rod Rosenstein
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Montgomery County, MD Police:
Statement from the Montgomery County Police Department Regarding Victim Accusations of Supreme …
Statement from the Montgomery County Police Department Regarding Victim Accusations of Supreme …
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The Resurgent, Law & Crime, Vox and twitchy.com
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Rod Rosenstein, who has been overseeing Russia probe, has offered to resign
Rod Rosenstein, who has been overseeing Russia probe, has offered to resign
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Washington Post:
'It's the culture war on steroids.' Kavanaugh fight takes on symbolism in divided era
'It's the culture war on steroids.' Kavanaugh fight takes on symbolism in divided era
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Mother Jones, News + Opinion, Seven Days and HuffPost
BostonGlobe.com:
Yale cancels some classes as law students protest Brett Kavanaugh nomination
Yale cancels some classes as law students protest Brett Kavanaugh nomination
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Daily Wire
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
White House grapples with dual crises over Kavanaugh and Rosenstein
White House grapples with dual crises over Kavanaugh and Rosenstein
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Shareblue Media, Townhall and USA Today
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Republicans Have A Simple Choice: Vote To Confirm Kavanaugh Or Get Slaughtered In November
TMZ.com:
Judge Judy Says Don't Prejudge Sexual Assault Accusations Against Brett Kavanaugh
Judge Judy Says Don't Prejudge Sexual Assault Accusations Against Brett Kavanaugh
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IJR, The Daily Caller, Daily Wire and AOL
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
With Rod Rosenstein Possibly on His Way Out at the Justice Department, Who Will Protect Robert Mueller's Investigation?
With Rod Rosenstein Possibly on His Way Out at the Justice Department, Who Will Protect Robert Mueller's Investigation?
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Wall Street Journal and emptywheel
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Brett Kavanaugh, Facing New Allegations, Vows He Will Not Withdraw
Brett Kavanaugh, Facing New Allegations, Vows He Will Not Withdraw
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Hot Air:
Yes, Let's See The Emails That Led To Deborah Ramirez's Accusation Against Kavanaugh
Yes, Let's See The Emails That Led To Deborah Ramirez's Accusation Against Kavanaugh
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New York Post, checkyourfact.com, Grabien News and Liberty Unyielding
Kimberly Ross / Washington Examiner:
For Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation, GOP needs to start acting like the majority
For Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation, GOP needs to start acting like the majority
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
On The New Yorker's Grossly Irresponsible Story
On The New Yorker's Grossly Irresponsible Story
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Jim Norman / Gallup:
Republican Party Favorability Highest in Seven Years — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Forty-five percent of Americans now have a favorable view of the Republican Party, a nine-point gain from last September's 36%. It is the party's most positive image since it registered 47% in January 2011 …
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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
How Russia Helped Swing the Election for Trump — A meticulous analysis of online activity during the 2016 campaign makes a powerful case that targeted cyberattacks by hackers and trolls were decisive. — Donald Trump has adopted many contradictory positions since taking office …
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Asked About Trump's Link to Billionaire Russian-Azerbaijani Family — Publicist Rob Goldstone, who arranged Trump Tower meeting in June 2016 with Donald Trump Jr., met with special counsel team in March — Special counsel Robert Mueller asked questions about the relationship between President Trump …
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Julianne Escobedo Shepherd / Jezebel:
The Next Step for #MeToo Is Into the Gray Areas — As we near the one-year mark of the public accusations against Harvey Weinstein—that he serially assaulted women; that he used his power to avoid any consequences for doing so—and the subsequent spread of the nationwide #MeToo movement, we are also facing its backlash.
FiveThirtyEight:
We Looked At Hundreds Of Endorsements. Here's Who Republicans Are Listening To. — This story was produced in collaboration with ABC News and Ballotpedia.4 — On the afternoon of July 18, President Trump tweeted his “full and total endorsement” of Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp …
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The Week
Ginger Gibson / Reuters:
Florida Democratic congressional candidate dies at 54 — (Reuters) - A Florida Democrat running for the U.S. House of Representatives in a heavily Republican district has died a little more than six weeks before the November elections, the state's Democratic Party said on Monday.
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Political Wire
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
The Evolution of Kyrsten Sinema, from Homeless Child to Senate Candidate — PHOENIX — When Kyrsten Sinema began her rise in Arizona politics in the early 2000s, she was a Ralph Nader supporter and local spokeswoman for the Green Party who worked to repeal the death penalty and organized antiwar protests after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Bradford Betz / Fox News:
James Woods refuses to delete meme that he says got him locked out of Twitter — Actor James Woods has been locked out of his Twitter account over a two-month-old tweet that was found to be in violation of the tech company's rules. — The tweet, posted July 20, included a hoax meme …
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Washington Post:
Trump arrives at U.N. to promote foreign agenda but domestic turmoil reigns — NEW YORK — President Trump sought Monday to shape the 73rd United Nations General Assembly around his agenda, announcing he would soon hold another summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un and sending a pointed warning to Iranian leaders.
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Abigail Geiger / Pew Research Center:
Views of Mueller's investigation - and Trump's handling of the probe - turn more partisan — As Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller continues to investigate Russian involvement in the 2016 election, Americans' views of his investigation - and Donald Trump's handling of the matter - continue to grow more polarized.
Amnesty International USA:
Amnesty International USA Issues Rare Call for a Halt on Kavanaugh Nomination — Amnesty International USA today called on a halt to a vote on President Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States unless and until any information relevant …
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TheBlaze