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Keane / America Magazine:
The Editors: It is time for the Kavanaugh nomination to be withdrawn — Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee today clearly demonstrated both the seriousness of her allegation of assault by Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh and the stakes of this question for the whole country.
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Wall Street Journal:
Kavanaugh Monitoring Hearing From Elsewhere — Among those watching Dr. Ford's testimony was Judge Kavanaugh, a committee aide said, from a monitor in another room in the Dirksen Senate Building, where he awaits the opportunity to tell his side of the story later today.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Moderate Republicans remain undecided on Kavanaugh after hearing — Senate Republican moderates remain undecided on how to vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after nearly eight hours of testimony Thursday before the Judiciary Committee, according to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.).
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham's meltdown gives away the GOP game on Kavanaugh — Christine Blasey Ford has finished testifying, and judging by Twitter and cable, the widespread consensus among neutral observers and even some Republicans has been that she was entirely credible.
Philip Wegmann / Washington Examiner:
Someone on Capitol Hill just doxxed Republican Sens. Mike Lee, Orrin Hatch, and Lindsey Graham — Somebody working from a House of Representatives office is editing the Wikipedia pages of Republican senators to post what looks like their home addresses. — Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina …
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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO BRETT KAVANAUGH? — HOW DARE YOU?! — HOW DARE YOU DENY HIM THIS SEAT?! — Listen, NO, YOU listen! — Do you know who Brett Kavanaugh is? Brett Kavanaugh went to Georgetown Prep! — BRETT KAVANAUGH IS AN OPTIMIST WHO LOOKS ON THE SUNSHINE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN!
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Brett Kavanaugh's Hearings Convinced Me That He's Guilty — I think Brett Kavanaugh is probably lying about having sexually assaulting Christine Blasey Ford, and many other things, and has decided from the beginning to say what he has to in order to fulfill his career ambition.
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Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Kavanaugh hearing live updates: ‘I am terrified’ says an emotional Christine Blasey Ford — Now underway, Judge Brett Kavanaugh and professor Christine Blasey Ford face questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday. — The stakes are high: a lifetime appointment to the swing seat on the Supreme Court.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Rachel Mitchell's disappearing act confirms GOP blunder — Senate Republicans thought that bringing a female prosecutor to question Christine Blasey Ford would help them avoid looking like they were ganging up on an alleged victim of sexual assault. — But once the hearing was underway …
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David Crary / Associated Press:
Kavanaugh-Ford hearing: A dramatic lesson on gender roles — NEW YORK (AP) — He let his anger flare repeatedly, interrupted his questioners and cried several times during his opening statement. She strived to remain calm and polite, despite her nervousness, and mostly held back her tears.
Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
Silence on Wall Street. Tears in a retirement home. The country watches, transfixed, as Ford tells her story. — LAKE WORTH, Fla. — “It looks like she's crying,” Hilda Darkins said, as several retirees around her dabbed their own eyes. “Who can blame her?”
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Jennifer Senior / New York Times:
‘Is This Good?’ — The pain of watching Christine Blasey Ford be so accommodating to the people questioning her. — Whether you believed her or not, whether she was assaulted or not, whether she was unambiguously offered the chance to testify in California or Washington or Timbuktu …
Politico:
Graham erupts in anger at Kavanaugh hearing — Lindsey Graham had had enough. — The South Carolina Republican erupted in anger during his turn to question Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday, marking a pivotal turn away from the GOP's previously measured attempt to rely …
Jesus Rodriguez / Politico:
GOP governors call for delaying Kavanaugh vote — Four Republican governors have called for the Senate to take its time with or even forgo a vote on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court ahead of a hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill to examine sexual assault allegations against him.
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David French / National Review:
After Kavanaugh's Stand, Republicans Abandon Him at Their Peril — Let's first begin with obvious points, points I've made time and time again. Emotion isn't evidence. But emotion has power. When you combine emotion with evidence, there is greater power still.
Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
Six Takeaways from the Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings — Everyone in America should be angry about what happened in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. — 1) The Democrats screwed America. It doesn't matter if you believe Christine Blasey Ford or Brett Kavanaugh.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Mark Judge's book validates Christine Blasey Ford's timeline of the alleged Kavanaugh assault — During her testimony Thursday morning, Christine Blasey Ford offered one piece of information that she felt could narrow down the time frame of the alleged incident in which she says she was assaulted …
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
From cringes to cheers: Trump White House rode Kavanaugh hearing roller coaster
From cringes to cheers: Trump White House rode Kavanaugh hearing roller coaster
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Kavanaugh is pressed on the key July 1 entry in his calendar. But only to a point.
Kavanaugh is pressed on the key July 1 entry in his calendar. But only to a point.
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Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Jeff Flake Straddling the Fence on Kavanaugh Ahead of Friday Vote
Jeff Flake Straddling the Fence on Kavanaugh Ahead of Friday Vote
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CBS News:
Brett Kavanaugh hearing: Kavanaugh insists on his innocence
Brett Kavanaugh hearing: Kavanaugh insists on his innocence
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Brett Kavanaugh just got remarkably angry — and political — for a Supreme Court nominee
Brett Kavanaugh just got remarkably angry — and political — for a Supreme Court nominee
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CNN:
Brett Kavanaugh committee vote to go on as scheduled Friday, Republican senators say
Brett Kavanaugh committee vote to go on as scheduled Friday, Republican senators say
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Silent no more, Senate's angry Republican men roar to Kavanaugh's defense
Silent no more, Senate's angry Republican men roar to Kavanaugh's defense
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Senate panel plans to vote Friday on Kavanaugh
The Latest: Senate panel plans to vote Friday on Kavanaugh
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YouTube:
Christine Blasey Ford's opening remarks at Kavanaugh hearing: ‘I believed he was going to rape me’
RealClearInvestigations:
Suppressed Blasey Ford Yearbooks Reveal Fast Times at Holton-Arms
Suppressed Blasey Ford Yearbooks Reveal Fast Times at Holton-Arms
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CNN:
Graham tells rape victim who asked if he believes her, “Go to the cops”
Graham tells rape victim who asked if he believes her, “Go to the cops”
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
‘Men Are Trash’ vs. ‘I Stand With Brett’: Wild scene at the Capitol for Kavanaugh drama
‘Men Are Trash’ vs. ‘I Stand With Brett’: Wild scene at the Capitol for Kavanaugh drama
Deirdre M. Bowen / USA Today:
I'm from Kavanaugh's elitist world. I know how prep-school privilege buries secrets.
I'm from Kavanaugh's elitist world. I know how prep-school privilege buries secrets.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Christine Blasey Ford Reluctantly Takes the Stage as Republicans Step Back
Christine Blasey Ford Reluctantly Takes the Stage as Republicans Step Back
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Jennifer Van Laar / RedState:
Kavanaugh FIGHTS BACK in Opening Statement
Kavanaugh FIGHTS BACK in Opening Statement
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
This Revolution, Too, Will Eat Its Children
This Revolution, Too, Will Eat Its Children
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Emma Dumain / The State:
Lindsey Graham gets angry, defends Kavanaugh during emotional hearing
Lindsey Graham gets angry, defends Kavanaugh during emotional hearing
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
What Mark Judge's Absence Reveals
What Mark Judge's Absence Reveals
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Kavanaugh confirmation controversy spilling into House races, and Republicans are worried
Kavanaugh confirmation controversy spilling into House races, and Republicans are worried
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