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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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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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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, fewer than 24 hours after Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford appear before the panel to discuss Ford's allegation …


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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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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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!


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.


Senate Judiciary Committee sets Kavanaugh vote for Friday — Washington (CNN)The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled its vote on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court for Friday morning at 9:30 am. — The move would place the panel's decision just a day after it is set …
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Is It Time for the FBI? — Should there be an FBI investigation into the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh? — On the merits, I still think the answer is No — for reasons discussed quite a bit around here already. — But the merits are at best just one consideration among many in this mess.
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Avenatti: I wasn't scammed — Michael Avenatti on Tuesday lashed …
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The Latest: Dem: Trump sending wrong message on Kavanaugh
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The downside of deny, deny, deny — President Trump's modus operandi …
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Anita Hill Says Kavanaugh Accuser Hearing ‘Cannot Be Fair’
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Congressman Cramer on Kavanaugh and more
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What happens at Georgetown Prep
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The virginity defense is a reminder of our ignorance about sexual violence
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What Brett Kavanaugh should have said
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Republican Senators Hire A Woman To Question Christine Blasey Ford
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Republicans Are Already Planning To Vote On Kavanaugh Next Week, Even Before The Hearing With His Accuser

Supreme Court Fight Goes Prime Time With Kavanaugh's Fox News Interview
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Deborah Ramirez's Allegation Against Brett Kavanaugh Raises Classic Questions of Campus Assault Cases
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Senate Republicans hire female sex-crimes prosecutor to grill Brett Kavanaugh and accuser …
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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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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.
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Trump 'didn't expect' to get laughed at while speaking at the UN
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Read Trump's speech to the UN General Assembly
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At the U.N., Trump finds the world literally laughing at him
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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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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 …

Scoop: The DOJ's full Rod Rosenstein exit statement
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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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NBC News poll: It's neck-and-neck in the Arizona Senate race
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Newly released memo reveals secretary of homeland security signed off on family separation policy — Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen previously denied existence of policy — Open the Government and the Project On Government Oversight have obtained documents through a Freedom of Information Act …
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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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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.
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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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Facebook Has Removed More Than A Dozen Big Conservative And Liberal Political Pages — Facebook has removed over a dozen American hyperpartisan liberal and conservative pages with more than 30 million combined fans after discovering they were administered by the same fake account …


Twitter Releases New Policy on ‘Dehumanizing Speech’ — Twitter on Tuesday announced a new policy addressing “dehumanizing speech,” which will take effect later this year, and for the first time the public will be able to formally provide the company with feedback on the proposed rule.
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