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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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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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New York Times:
Supreme Confusion — Revelations about Brett Kavanaugh and Rod Rosenstein got the week started on a tumultuous note. Where are we headed now? — Bret Stephens: Good morning, Gail. I know we'll have plenty to say about Blasey v. Kavanaugh today, but, first, Rod Rosenstein!
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Gabriel Pogrund / Washington Post:
'How'd you find me?': Mark Judge has been holed up in a beach house in Delaware amid a media firestorm — Bethany Beach, Del. — Mark Judge has been conspicuously absent for more than a week: Named as the only witness to an alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh …
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
New York Times Hid Multiple Key Facts In Kavanaugh Yearbook Hit — A New York Times article scrutinizing inside jokes in the 1983 yearbook of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's Georgetown Preparatory School hid multiple problems with its claims. — A New York Times article scrutinizing …
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abc7news.com:
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's Yale roommate says he believes second accuser — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's roommate from Yale says he believes the second woman accusing Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. — James Roche says he was Kavanaugh's roommate in the Fall of 1983.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: The DOJ's full Rod Rosenstein exit statement — The full text of the Rod Rosenstein exit statement, drafted by Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores and sent to the White House Monday morning, has been reviewed by Axios. — Its veracity has been confirmed by three sources close …
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valleynewslive.com:
Congressman Cramer on Kavanaugh and more — Congressman Kevin Cramer made some national headlines for comments made about one of Kavanaugh's accusers - Dr Ford. Tonight Congressman Cramer addresses his comments, his Point of View on Judge Kavanaugh, the #TradeWar and the future of the Farm Bill.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Supreme Court Fight Goes Prime Time With Kavanaugh's Fox News Interview
Supreme Court Fight Goes Prime Time With Kavanaugh's Fox News Interview
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Devan Cole / CNN:
Ted Cruz forced from restaurant amid Kavanaugh drama
Ted Cruz forced from restaurant amid Kavanaugh drama
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
The Democratic Dream: Defeat Kavanaugh, Win the Senate and Stop Trump Supreme Court Picks
The Democratic Dream: Defeat Kavanaugh, Win the Senate and Stop Trump Supreme Court Picks
Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Sarah Sanders won't offer assurances for future of Mueller probe if Rod Rosenstein goes
Sarah Sanders won't offer assurances for future of Mueller probe if Rod Rosenstein goes
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
GOP support for Kavanaugh wavers
GOP support for Kavanaugh wavers
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Douglas Ernst / Washington Times:
Jimmy Kimmel goes below the belt, says Kavanaugh needs ‘pesky penis’ cut off in public
Jimmy Kimmel goes below the belt, says Kavanaugh needs ‘pesky penis’ cut off in public
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Jerome Hudson / Breitbart:
Jimmy Kimmel Suggests Cutting Brett Kavanaugh's Penis Off If He's Confirmed
Jimmy Kimmel Suggests Cutting Brett Kavanaugh's Penis Off If He's Confirmed
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The Daily Beast:
Democrats to Michael Avenatti: You're Not Helping in the Kavanaugh Fight
Democrats to Michael Avenatti: You're Not Helping in the Kavanaugh Fight
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Politico:
White House, GOP point to Democratic ‘resistance’ behind Kavanaugh ‘smear’
White House, GOP point to Democratic ‘resistance’ behind Kavanaugh ‘smear’
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Lara Bazelon / New York Times:
Man Up, Grassley. Question Blasey Ford Yourself.
Man Up, Grassley. Question Blasey Ford Yourself.
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USA Today:
Third Kavanaugh accuser, a former US Mint employee, ‘100 percent credible,’ Avenatti says
Third Kavanaugh accuser, a former US Mint employee, ‘100 percent credible,’ Avenatti says
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump attacks second Kavanaugh accuser, saying she ‘has nothing’ and was ‘totally inebriated’
Trump attacks second Kavanaugh accuser, saying she ‘has nothing’ and was ‘totally inebriated’
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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 — World leaders laughed Tuesday after President Donald Trump said in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly that his administration had accomplished more than any other in American history.
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Trump 'didn't expect' to get laughed at while speaking at the UN — President Donald Trump appeared to go off-script after boasting about his administration's accomplishments. — He went on to defend his June meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and some of the controversial moves he's made at the United Nations.
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Washington Post:
At United Nations, Trump rejects constraints imposed by other nations, says U.S. will act to counter ‘global control’ — UNITED NATIONS — President Trump declared Tuesday that his administration will reject attempts from other nations to impose constraints on the United States …
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Alex Ward / Vox:
Read Trump's speech to the UN General Assembly
Read Trump's speech to the UN General Assembly
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump 'didn't expect' UN speech reaction he got
Trump 'didn't expect' UN speech reaction he got
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CBS News:
Trump blasts “ideology of globalism” in address to U.N. General Assembly — live updates
Trump blasts “ideology of globalism” in address to U.N. General Assembly — live updates
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
UN audience literally bursts out laughing at Trump's speech
UN audience literally bursts out laughing at Trump's speech
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Tight Race in CD07 — Dem running strong against Tea Party incumbent — West Long Branch, NJ - Democrat Abigail Spanberger holds a narrow lead over incumbent Republican Dave Brat in the race for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, according to the Monmouth University Poll.
Padma Lakshmi / New York Times:
I Was Raped at 16 and I Kept Silent — I understand why a woman would wait years to disclose a sexual assault. — Ms. Lakshmi is an A.C.L.U. ambassador for immigration and women's rights. — When I was 16 years old, I started dating a guy I met at the Puente Hills Mall in a Los Angeles suburb.
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Jessie Van Berkel / Star Tribune:
Star Tribune sues to unseal Ellison's divorce records — Ellison, Democratic candidate for attorney general accused by ex-girlfriend of abuse, was divorced in 2012. — TEXT SIZE — The Star Tribune has joined a legal effort to unseal the divorce records of U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, the Democratic candidate for attorney general.
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Ben Steverman / BloombergQuint:
Millennials Are Causing the U.S. Divorce Rate to Plummet — (Bloomberg) — Americans under the age of 45 have found a novel way to rebel against their elders: They're staying married. — New data show younger couples are approaching relationships very differently from baby boomers, who married young, divorced, remarried and so on.
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
NBC News poll: It's neck-and-neck in the Arizona Senate race — Among likely voters, Kyrsten Sinema has 48 percent support compared with 45 percent for Martha McSally, within the poll's margin of error. — WASHINGTON — Arizona's closely watched Senate race is a statistical tie …