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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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The Daily Beast:
Democrats to Avenatti: You're Not Helping in the Kavanaugh Fight — Avenatti to Democrats: Don't act so weak. — On Sunday evening, just as The New Yorker revealed the identity of a second woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, attorney Michael Avenatti announced …
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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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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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Law & Crime, Common Dreams, Reuters, TheBlaze and Washington Free Beacon
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 …
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Avenatti calls Kavanaugh a H.S. rapist; Kavanaugh says he was a virgin; Media pounces — Members of the news media once again thought they found a solid “gotcha” against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. — Once again they were wrong. They took his comments out of context in order to misrepresent his defense of himself.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
'I've never sexually assaulted anyone': Brett Kavanaugh offers deeply personal defense in Fox News interview
'I've never sexually assaulted anyone': Brett Kavanaugh offers deeply personal defense in Fox News interview
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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
Maryland police aren't reviewing second Brett Kavanaugh high school allegation, chief says
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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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Weekly Standard, ABC News, Mother Jones and News + Opinion, Seven Days
USA Today:
Third Kavanaugh accuser, a former US Mint employee, ‘100 percent credible,’ Avenatti says
David French / National Review:
On Fox, Brett Kavanaugh Mounts an Aggressive, Specific Defense
On Fox, Brett Kavanaugh Mounts an Aggressive, Specific Defense
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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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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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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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Vox, Shareblue Media and Townhall
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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Law & Crime, The Resurgent, Vox and twitchy.com
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Republicans Have A Simple Choice: Vote To Confirm Kavanaugh Or Get Slaughtered In November
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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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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NBC News:
Rob Goldstone wishes he'd never set up that Trump Tower meeting with the Russians — Goldstone, who arranged the Trump Tower meeting at the request of a pop star, says Mueller's team wanted to know about links between Trump and Russia. — The British-born music publicist who helped arrange …
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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.
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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Maeve Reston / CNN:
Judge appears ready to toss Stormy Daniels defamation lawsuit against Trump — Los Angeles (CNN)Federal District Judge S. James Otero appears to be on the verge of dismissing Stormy Daniels's defamation case against President Donald Trump. — During a hearing in Los Angeles Monday …
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
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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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.
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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