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12:00 AM ET, September 27, 2018

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NBC News:
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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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.
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 …
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Man Apologizes For Claiming Kavanaugh Sexually Assaulted His Friend, Says He ‘Made A Mistake’  —  A Rhode Island man who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting his friend apologized on Wednesday and said he “made a mistake.”  —  The man called Rhode Island Democratic …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
Beth Baumann / Townhall:
WATCH: NRA Blasts Key Democrats in Jaw-Dropping Ad in Support of Kavanaugh  —  The National Rifle Association (NRA) launched a new ad campaign defending Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.  —  The gun rights group utilized its president, Lt. Col. Oliver North, to send a strong message …
The Daily Beast:
‘Disaster’: Trumpworld Starting to Sweat Over Brett Kavanaugh's Mounting Sexual Assault Allegations  —  The president is publicly running to his embattled nominee's defense.  But his team is sending out signals that all may not be well.  —  Less than an hour before Donald Trump was to attend …
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.
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.
The Federalist:
BREAKING: KAVANAUGH ACCUSER CALLED FOR MILITARY COUP AGAINST TRUMP, ACCUSED HIM OF ‘MANSLAUGHTER’  —  An individual who accused Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh of rape also appeared to accuse President Donald Trump of manslaughter and called for a military coup on Twitter.
Discussion: twitchy.com
Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:   Kavanaugh, Ford and the makings of a where-were-you moment
NPR:
READ: Christine Blasey Ford's Opening Statement For Senate Hearing
Discussion: 89.3 KPCC and POLITICUSUSA
Wall Street Journal:
Third Woman, Julie Swetnick, Makes Allegations Against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:   Defending Kavanaugh, Trump laments #MeToo as ‘very dangerous’ for powerful men
New York Times:   Read Christine Blasey Ford's Prepared Statement
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Republican Women Lose Faith in Kavanaugh — and Trump — After Week of Accusations
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
Brett Kavanaugh, the Child Drug Runner and Gang Rape Organizer, Is Not This Guy
Discussion: The Daily Beast
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Kavanaugh nomination: Judge says he is victim of ‘character assassination’ as third woman comes forward
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Ford's Senate testimony: ‘I will never forget’ the details of night of alleged assault
Discussion: Townhall
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump on Kavanaugh allegations: ‘These are all false to me’
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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Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Rand Paul's Push to Lift Some Russia Sanctions Fizzles
Discussion: Roll Call
Jennifer Williams / 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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Washington Post:
President Trump's U.N. press conference, annotated
Discussion: Shareblue Media
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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Associated Press:   The Republican Party's woman problem is in the spotlight
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, VICE News and Mashable
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Associated Press:   The Latest: Trump insists he has proof of Chinese meddling
Annabelle Dickson / Politico:
Trump and May discuss plan for ‘big and ambitious’ trade deal
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
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 …
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 …
Lee Ferran / ABC News:
In Steele dossier suit, a skirmish over Russian oligarchs' international profile  —  Attorneys for a trio of Russian oligarchs tussled with lawyers for the investigative firm Fusion GPS in a Washington, D.C., courtroom Wednesday over just how famous the wealthy businessmen are in the U.S.
 
 
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Discussion: Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
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Target Smart:
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Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball:
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Discussion: Axios, Weekly Standard and TheBlaze
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
H.R. McMaster: ‘Wholly appropriate’ for Gary Cohn to remove letter from Trump's desk
Discussion: AOL