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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Lisa Murkowski Delivers Message: Take Kavanaugh Accusations Seriously — WASHINGTON — Republican Party leaders may be insisting that they will install Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, but Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is offering a blunt warning of her own …
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell emerges as GOP choice to question Kavanaugh and accuser at hearing — Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell has emerged as Senate Republicans' choice to question Brett M. Kavanaugh and the woman who has accused the Supreme Court nominee of sexually assaulting …
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Three Yale Law School classmates who endorsed Kavanaugh call for investigation into sexual misconduct claims — Three Yale Law School classmates who endorsed Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh called Tuesday for an investigation into allegations by two women that he engaged in sexual misconduct in the 1980s.
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New York Times:
In Yale's Culture of Privilege and Alcohol, Her World Converged With Kavanaugh's — Last week, more than 30 years after they graduated from Yale, Deborah Ramirez contacted her old friend James Roche. — Something bad had happened to her during a night of drinking in the residence hall their freshmen year …
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Rachel Mitchell, an Arizona county sex crimes prosecutor, emerges as top GOP choice to question Kavanaugh accuser before committee — All 11 Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are men. That left the GOP with only men questioning Christine Blasey Ford about her allegation …
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
GOP lawmaker: Second Kavanaugh accuser refusing to talk to Congress — Deborah Ramirez, a Yale University classmate of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, is refusing to talk to the Senate Judiciary Committee about her decades-old accusation against Kavanaugh, a GOP lawmaker said Tuesday.
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Lili Loofbourow / Slate:
Brett Kavanaugh and the Cruelty of Male Bonding — For what it's worth, and absent evidence or allegations to the contrary, I believe Brett Kavanaugh's claim that he was a virgin through his teens. I believe it in part because it squares with some of the oddities I've had a hard …
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Rosario Marin / BuzzFeed News:
I Was The US Treasurer. I Didn't Tell The FBI Background Checkers About My Abuser. — I don't know Brett Kavanaugh personally, but all my friends who know him say he is a good man and he conducts himself honorably. I don't know Professor Christine Blasey Ford, but from the people who do know her …
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William Saletan / Slate:
Kavanaugh's Drinking Should Be Investigated — It's possible the Supreme Court nominee was so intoxicated that he doesn't remember assaulting his accusers. We must find out. — On Tuesday, President Trump dismissed the latest sexual misconduct accusation against his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate panel schedules Kavanaugh vote for Friday — The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court on Friday morning, less than 24 hours after Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford appear before the panel to discuss Ford's allegation …
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Deputy press secretary Raj Shah plans to leave White House after Kavanaugh confirmation hearings — WASHINGTON — One of the White House's most visible staffers has his eye on the exit door. Raj Shah, a deputy press secretary who has stepped behind the podium for numerous daily briefings …
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Molly Hensley-Clancy / BuzzFeed News:
Brett Kavanaugh's Yale Classmates Remember Him In A “Drinky Crowd” — In his college years, Brett Kavanaugh was ingrained in a social world that centered around alcohol, according to classmates who knew him at Yale, joining a notorious fraternity on a campus where few took part in Greek life …
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Avenatti: I wasn't scammed — Michael Avenatti on Tuesday lashed out at reports that a client who was preparing to level allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was a fake and part of a ruse by an outside group targeting Avenatti. — “I made the determination …
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Washington Times:
Kavanaugh accuser asks Senate to limit press access for hearing
Kavanaugh accuser asks Senate to limit press access for hearing
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Politico:
Red-state Democrats refuse to come out against Kavanaugh
Red-state Democrats refuse to come out against Kavanaugh
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Senate Republicans hire female sex-crimes prosecutor to grill Brett Kavanaugh and accuser …
Senate Republicans hire female sex-crimes prosecutor to grill Brett Kavanaugh and accuser …
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
Senate Judiciary Committee sets Kavanaugh vote for Friday
Senate Judiciary Committee sets Kavanaugh vote for Friday
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Dem: Trump sending wrong message on Kavanaugh
The Latest: Dem: Trump sending wrong message on Kavanaugh
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Merrit Kennedy / NPR:
Anita Hill Says Kavanaugh Accuser Hearing ‘Cannot Be Fair’
Anita Hill Says Kavanaugh Accuser Hearing ‘Cannot Be Fair’
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Is It Time for the FBI?
Is It Time for the FBI?
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CNN:
Senate Judiciary hires female outside counsel to question Kavanaugh accuser on Thursday
Senate Judiciary hires female outside counsel to question Kavanaugh accuser on Thursday
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Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
The virginity defense is a reminder of our ignorance about sexual violence
The virginity defense is a reminder of our ignorance about sexual violence
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Fran Brennan / NTK Network:
Biden in 1991: The FBI ‘Do Not Reach Conclusions’ When Investigating Sexual Misconduct
Biden in 1991: The FBI ‘Do Not Reach Conclusions’ When Investigating Sexual Misconduct
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Molly Roberts / Washington Post:
What happens at Georgetown Prep
What happens at Georgetown Prep
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The downside of deny, deny, deny — President Trump's modus operandi …
The downside of deny, deny, deny — President Trump's modus operandi …
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Rod Rosenstein's departure was imminent. Now he likely survives until after the midterms, officials say — Rod J. Rosenstein's departure seemed so certain earlier this week that his boss's chief of staff told colleagues he had been tapped by the White House to take over as second-in-command …
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
House Republicans push for Rosenstein testimony, subpoena for McCabe memos
House Republicans push for Rosenstein testimony, subpoena for McCabe memos
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Trump says he has ‘no plans’ to meet with Iranian leader at the U.N. — NEW YORK — President Trump said Tuesday that he has “no plans” to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani while both leaders are attending the annual U.N. General Assembly this week.
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump bragged about his presidency and world leaders laughed
Trump bragged about his presidency and world leaders laughed
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
At the U.N., Trump finds the world literally laughing at him
At the U.N., Trump finds the world literally laughing at him
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Trump 'didn't expect' to get laughed at while speaking at the UN
Trump 'didn't expect' to get laughed at while speaking at the UN
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Adolfo Flores / BuzzFeed News:
The Secretary Of Homeland Security Said There Was “No Policy Of Separating Families.” A Memo Proves There Was. — A memo signed by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristjen Nielsen contradicts statements she made at the height of the family separation crisis last spring that the administration …
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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
FEMA Chief Brock Long's Unauthorized Travel Cost Government $151,000, Inspector General Report Shows — Long misused government resources to commute home to North Carolina and on family trip to Hawaii, according to report — WASHINGTON—President Trump's top disaster official cost …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Democrats have narrow lead in top Florida contests — In the Senate race, Bill Nelson gets support from 48 percent of likely voters, while Republican Rick Scott, the state's current governor, gets 45 percent. — Democrats are ahead in the competitive Senate and gubernatorial races in Florida …
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Chris Francescani / ABC News:
Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in state prison with no bail during appeals — Bill Cosby was sentenced Tuesday to three to 10 years in state prison by a Pennsylvania judge who had designated the comedian a “sexually violent predator.” — Judge Steven O'Neill sentenced Cosby in a Norristown …
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘F**k you all!’ Entourage actor Jeremy Piven stuns domestic violence and human trafficking survivors by going on foul-mouthed rant after his vulgar and sexual jokes fall flat while hosting charity event — Jeremy Piven, 53, stunned guests with an expletive-filled rant …
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