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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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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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Politico:
GOP hires female attorney to question Kavanaugh accuser — Republicans, however, won't name the questioner. — Senate Republicans have hired an attorney to use as a questioner of Christine Blasey Ford at Thursday's high-stakes hearing on sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court …
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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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.
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!
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 …
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
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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Rosario Marin / BuzzFeed News:
I Was The US Treasurer. I Didn't Tell The FBI Background Checkers About My Abuser.
I Was The US Treasurer. I Didn't Tell The FBI Background Checkers About My Abuser.
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
What Brett Kavanaugh should have said
What Brett Kavanaugh should have said
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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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Congressman Cramer on Kavanaugh and more
Congressman Cramer on Kavanaugh and more
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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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Molly Roberts / Washington Post:
What happens at Georgetown Prep
What happens at Georgetown Prep
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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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Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Republican Senators Hire A Woman To Question Christine Blasey Ford
Republican Senators Hire A Woman To Question Christine Blasey Ford
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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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Jeannie Suk Gersen / New Yorker:
Deborah Ramirez's Allegation Against Brett Kavanaugh Raises Classic Questions of Campus Assault Cases
Deborah Ramirez's Allegation Against Brett Kavanaugh Raises Classic Questions of Campus Assault Cases
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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.
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
There's a baby at the U.N. General Assembly
There's a baby at the U.N. General Assembly
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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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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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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
UN audience laughs when Trump boasts of achievements
UN audience laughs when Trump boasts of achievements
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Politico:
Full text: Trump's 2018 UN speech transcript
Full text: Trump's 2018 UN speech transcript
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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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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
NBC News poll: It's neck-and-neck in the Arizona Senate race
NBC News poll: It's neck-and-neck in the Arizona Senate race
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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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Jfranzblau / OpenTheGovernment.org:
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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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.
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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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Louise Matsakis / Wired:
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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Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Senate GOP Effort to Rebuke Trump on Trade Has Died a Quiet Death — Sen. Bob Corker appears resigned to the fact that the Senate won't be acting to rebut President Donald Trump on trade policy before voters go to the polls in November. — The Tennessee Republican had previously talked …
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Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
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 …