“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,

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.

Instagram's Co-Founders Said to Step Down From Company  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, the co-founders of the photo-sharing app Instagram, have resigned and plan to leave the company in coming weeks, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.

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 …

Ted Cruz Chased Out Of DC Restaurant By Anti-Kavanaugh Protesters  —  Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz was chased out of a DC restaurant by protesters on Monday night, according to video posted on Twitter.  —  Two videos were posted by “Smash Racism DC” and they show a large group of protesters chanting …

Toothless Texas inmates denied dentures in state prison  —  For the better part of four years, David Ford has not had much in the way of teeth.  —  When he first came to state prison, the Houston man had just enough molars to hold in place his partial dentures.

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.

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 …

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.

Dallas police officer who shot neighbor fired by department  —  DALLAS (AP) — A white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor inside his own apartment was fired Monday, the same day the man was being buried in his Caribbean homeland.  —  Police Chief U. Renee Hall dismissed …

US diplomat found dead at his house in Madagascar: police  —  An American diplomat has been found dead after an apparent attack at his residence in Madagascar's capital, police said on Monday, adding that a suspect had been arrested.  —  In the early hours of Sunday morning …