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Senate probing new allegation of misconduct against Kavanaugh — Supreme Court Nominee has been asked privately about an accusation of physical assault, sources tell NBC News. — WASHINGTON —The Senate Judiciary Committee is inquiring about at least one additional allegation of misconduct …
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CNN:
Collins privately raises concerns about new allegations, lack of subpoena for Kavanaugh friend — (CNN)Sen. Susan Collins, who could determine whether Brett Kavanaugh gets a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court, raised serious concerns at a private meeting about the newest allegations …
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Vox, Talking Points Memo, KTVQ-TV, FOX 61, FOX31 Denver and KTLA
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mark Judge's former girlfriend is ready to talk to FBI and Judiciary Committee, her lawyer says — The onetime girlfriend of Mark Judge, who is alleged by Christine Blasey Ford to have been present while Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the 1980s, has emerged as a pivotal if hidden figure …
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Politico:
Ex-boyfriend filed restraining order against third Kavanaugh accuser — Julie Swetnick, the woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a friend of attending house parties where women — including herself — were sexually assaulted, had a restraining order filed against her years later in Miami by her former boyfriend.
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CNN:
Increasingly worried, Trump takes over Kavanaugh defense — Trump torches ‘lousy’ Democrats on Kavanaugh — (CNN)President Donald Trump has grown increasingly dissatisfied with the way Brett Kavanaugh has defended himself in wake of sexual assault allegations that have threatened to derail …
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“I Was Ashamed”: After Ford's Accusation, a Generation of Holton-Arms Alumnae Wrestle with Their Own Truths—Together — Seven Holton alums recently shared their experiences of sexual assault with me. Many had not spoken of the incidents since they occurred in high school or shortly thereafter.
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New York Times:
Julie Swetnick Is Third Woman to Accuse Brett Kavanaugh of Sexual Misconduct — Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh was accused on Wednesday by another woman of engaging in sexual misconduct at parties while he was a student at Georgetown Preparatory School in the 1980s.
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Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
Trump Supporter on MSNBC Tells Her Daughters That Groping is ‘No Big Deal’ — In response to the numerous sexual misconduct allegations leveled against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, a Trump supporter in Montana told her young daughters that men groping women is “no big deal” while on MSNBC.
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New York Times, CBS Boston, Bustle, NPR and The Daily Caller
Scott Wong / The Hill:
First Republican calls for FBI to investigate Kavanaugh — Rep. Walter Jones (N.C.) became the first Republican lawmaker in Congress to call for an FBI investigation into allegations by three women that President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, sexually assaulted or harassed them decades ago.
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
‘Give it to me’: Trump lets loose with 81 minutes of bluster, falsehoods and insults — The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights — President Trump's 81-minute news conference Thursday began predictably enough — with a first question tossed to a favored reporter …
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Common Dreams
CNN:
Yale classmates remember very different images of Brett Kavanaugh — Here's what we know about Brett Kavanaugh — (CNN)Brett Kavanaugh's time at Georgetown Prep, a private high school in the Washington suburbs, and Yale, the Ivy League college where Kavanaugh attended both undergraduate and law school …
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Republican Women Lose Faith in Kavanaugh — and Trump — After Week of Accusations
Republican Women Lose Faith in Kavanaugh — and Trump — After Week of Accusations
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Paige Lavender / HuffPost:
Judicial Crisis Network On Kavanaugh Allegations: ‘We Have To Look Into This Further’
Judicial Crisis Network On Kavanaugh Allegations: ‘We Have To Look Into This Further’
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Merkley seeks injunction to stop Kavanaugh vote
Merkley seeks injunction to stop Kavanaugh vote
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Steve Kiggins / USA Today:
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford offers Senate four people who corroborate her assault claims
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford offers Senate four people who corroborate her assault claims
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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Man Apologizes For Claiming Kavanaugh Sexually Assaulted His Friend, Says He ‘Made A Mistake’
Man Apologizes For Claiming Kavanaugh Sexually Assaulted His Friend, Says He ‘Made A Mistake’
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The Gateway Pundit
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
Brett Kavanaugh, the Child Drug Runner and Gang Rape Organizer, Is Not This Guy
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Defending Kavanaugh, Trump laments #MeToo as ‘very dangerous’ for powerful men
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Kavanaugh nomination: Judge says he is victim of ‘character assassination’ as third woman comes forward
Kavanaugh nomination: Judge says he is victim of ‘character assassination’ as third woman comes forward
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Wall Street Journal:
Third Woman, Julie Swetnick, Makes Allegations Against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Third Woman, Julie Swetnick, Makes Allegations Against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Ford's Senate testimony: ‘I will never forget’ the details of night of alleged assault
Ford's Senate testimony: ‘I will never forget’ the details of night of alleged assault
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Townhall
Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:
Kavanaugh, Ford and the makings of a where-were-you moment
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Christine Blasey Ford Polygraph Regarding Kavanaugh Assault Allegation Released
Christine Blasey Ford Polygraph Regarding Kavanaugh Assault Allegation Released
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The Daily Beast:
‘Disaster’: Trumpworld Starting to Sweat Over Brett Kavanaugh's Mounting Sexual Assault Allegations
Media Matters for America:
Conservative media figures won't listen to multiple women about Brett Kavanaugh, but they did …
Conservative media figures won't listen to multiple women about Brett Kavanaugh, but they did …
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Law & Crime, twitchy.com and The Right Scoop
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Calls Kavanaugh Accusations ‘All False,’ but Says He Can Be Convinced by Testimony
Trump Calls Kavanaugh Accusations ‘All False,’ but Says He Can Be Convinced by Testimony
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Seven Questions About the Avenatti/Swetnick Story
Seven Questions About the Avenatti/Swetnick Story
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CNBC:
New Kavanaugh accuser Julie Swetnick details parties where girls allegedly were drugged and raped
New Kavanaugh accuser Julie Swetnick details parties where girls allegedly were drugged and raped
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Brian Bennett / TIME:
Kavanaugh Denied Gang-Rape Allegation Under Oath Behind Closed Doors Tuesday
Kavanaugh Denied Gang-Rape Allegation Under Oath Behind Closed Doors Tuesday
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Emily Tamkin / BuzzFeed News:
Diplomats Say They Were Definitely Laughing At Trump At The UN — Donald Trump's speech to the UN was met by widespread laughter, and diplomats have confirmed that their delegations were laughing at — not with — the US president. — “Sometimes, when we see a behavior or listen to arguments …
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The Daily Beast:
Revealed: What Erik Prince and Moscow's Money Man Discussed in That Infamous Seychelles Meeting — Mueller's team and Congressional investigators have looked into a meeting in the Seychelles between allies of Trump and Putin. Now we have the Russian read-out of what was said.
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Vox:
Read: Trump's bizarre, rambling solo press conference on Kavanaugh, Rosenstein, and more — Trump addressed the Kavanaugh allegations in a truly bizarre news conference Wednesday. Read for yourself. — President Donald Trump touched on a wide array of topics during a rambling solo press conference …
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New York Times:
Sessions Aide, a Trump Loyalist, Is Seen as Ascendant Amid Rosenstein Chaos — WASHINGTON — Convinced that the deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, was ready to resign after the revelation that he suggested President Trump was unfit for the job, senior White House aides got to work last weekend installing a replacement.
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Neal Katyal / Washington Post:
How Rosenstein can protect the Mueller investigation — even if he's fired
How Rosenstein can protect the Mueller investigation — even if he's fired
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Kashmir Hill / Gizmodo:
Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access to Your Shadow Contact Information — Last week, I ran an ad on Facebook that was targeted at a computer science professor named Alan Mislove. Mislove studies how privacy works on social networks and had a theory that Facebook is letting advertisers reach users …
John LaLoggia / Pew Research Center:
Voter Enthusiasm at Record High in Nationalized Midterm Environment — Top voting issues: Supreme Court, health care, economy — With less than six weeks to go before the elections for Congress, voter enthusiasm is at its highest level during any midterm in more than two decades.
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Tampa Bay Times:
In shakeup, Ron DeSantis hires Susie Wiles to take over floundering campaign — The Republican candidate for governor ‘needed an adult in the room,’ according to supporters. — TALLAHASSEE — Trailing in the polls and with a sense of impending doom setting in among his supporters …
Robert O'Harrow Jr / Washington Post:
Trump anti-discrimination official once called most hate crimes hoaxes — A senior Trump appointee responsible for enforcing laws against financial discrimination once questioned in blog posts written under a pen name if using the n-word was inherently racist and claimed that the great majority of hate crimes were hoaxes.
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Raw Story