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3:55 PM ET, September 24, 2018

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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.
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 …
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Rod Rosenstein, who has been overseeing Russia probe, has offered to resign  —  Deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein has told White House officials he is willing to resign in the wake of revelations he once suggested secretly recording the president, but it's unclear if the resignation has been accepted …
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
With Rod Rosenstein Possibly on His Way Out at the Justice Department, Who Will Protect Robert Mueller's Investigation?
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and emptywheel
Streiff / RedState:
BREAKING. Rod Rosenstein Has Not Been Fired and Has Not Resigned
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:   Rosenstein has not resigned, still U.S. deputy attorney general: source
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
What Rosenstein's Exit Would Mean for Mueller's Russia Investigation
Discussion: CNBC, CNN and Raw Story
Brian Karem / The Montgomery County Sentinel:
Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh faces more allegations  —  Montgomery County investigators confirmed Monday they're aware of a potential second sexual assault complaint in the county against former Georgetown Prep student and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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New Yorker:
Senate Democrats Investigate a New Allegation of Sexual Misconduct, from Brett Kavanaugh's College Years  —  As Senate Republicans press for a swift vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, Senate Democrats are investigating a new allegation of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh.
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 …
Montgomery County, MD Police:
Statement from the Montgomery County Police Department Regarding Victim Accusations of Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh  —  Statement from the Montgomery County Police Department Regarding Victim Accusations of Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh:  —  At this time, the Montgomery …
Discussion: Law & Crime, Vox and twitchy.com
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Brett Kavanaugh, Facing New Allegations, Vows He Will Not Withdraw  —  WASHINGTON — Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, facing mounting allegations of sexual impropriety and growing doubts over his confirmation to the Supreme Court, vowed on Monday to fight the “smears,” saying he will not withdraw his nomination.
Hot Air:
Yes, Let's See The Emails That Led To Deborah Ramirez's Accusation Against Kavanaugh  —  Here's how the New Yorker described Deborah Ramirez's journey towards speaking up: … Emails?  Tell us more about these emails, Jane Mayer: … Read the excerpt above again.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Kavanaugh: ‘I will not be intimidated into withdrawing’
Discussion: Political Wire
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Ronan Farrow: New Kavanaugh Accuser Came Forward Because Democrats ‘Came Looking’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire
Sean Davis / The Federalist:   Republicans Have A Simple Choice: Vote To Confirm Kavanaugh Or Get Slaughtered In November
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Kavanaugh tells Senate he won't withdraw
Discussion: New Republic and ABC News
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Stands by ‘Fantastic’ Kavanaugh as He Seeks G.O.P. Votes
Joe Cunningham / RedState:   The Crucible, Featuring Brett Kavanaugh
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 …
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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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 …
The Onion:
BREAKING: Wait—Sorry, False Alarm  —  WASHINGTON—In a shocking development revealed just moments ago, sources confirmed that—oh, wait, sorry, false alarm.  Multiple reports confirmed that, despite late-breaking suggestions to the contrary, you can actually forget about this news item …
Dana Branham / Dallas Morning News:
Dallas officer Amber Guyger fired after manslaughter charge for killing Botham Jean  —  Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger, who fatally shot 26-year-old Botham Jean in his Cedars apartment Sept. 6, was fired Monday.  —  Guyger is facing a manslaughter charge and was arrested more than two weeks ago.
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Jack Crowe / National Review:   Dallas PD Fires Cop Who Killed Man after Entering Wrong Apartment
Ramsen Shamon / Politico:
Trump officials tout sovereignty as Trump's talking point at UN  —  President Donald Trump will express a desire for other nations “to exert their sovereignty to solve challenges” and to listen “to what America can do to help” when he addresses the United Nations General Assembly later this week …
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Robert Kagan / New York Times:
‘America First’ Has Won  —  The three pillars of the ideology …
Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Citing U.S. sanctions, Iranian president says he has no plans to meet Trump  —  Rouhani said Iran plans to stay in the nuclear deal — for now — despite U.S. withdrawal and sanctions.  —  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told NBC News Monday that he had no plans to meet President Donald Trump during …
Sam Thielman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Emptywheel's Marcy Wheeler knows more than she tells, but she tells a lot  —  Photo: Marcy Wheeler, author and editor of national security blog Emptywheel, courtesy of Wheeler.  —  In the sometimes murky world of national security reporters, few people are wrong less often than Marcy Wheeler.
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Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
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George Prayias / The Rush Limbaugh Show:
GOP Must Confirm Kavanaugh or Kiss Midterms Goodbye
Discussion: Breitbart
Eric Felten / Weekly Standard:
Why Is the NYT Suddenly Opposed to Declassifying the FISA Docs?
Ezra Klein / Vox:
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Robert Silverman / The Daily Beast:
Inside Barstool Sports' Culture of Online Hate: ‘They Treat Sexual Harassment and Cyberbullying as a Game’
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Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
The male cultural elite is staggeringly blind to #MeToo. Now it's paying for it
Adam Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
Poll: Andrew Gillum leads DeSantis by 4, Rick Scott and Bill Nelson tied
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Roger Stone sought contact with WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, email suggests
Discussion: Washington Times and POLITICUSUSA
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