The Editors: It is time for the Kavanaugh nomination to be withdrawn  —  Dr.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.

Postpone Kavanaugh confirmation until FBI can investigate accusations against him  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee needs to slow down and postpone its vote on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court until the FBI can investigate accusations of sexual misconduct leveled against him by three women.

The most telling moment: Kavanaugh goes after Sen. Klobuchar  —  Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh decided that to have any chance to reach the court, he would have to shed the pretense he was a fair-minded, calm, judicious thinker.  He came out in the afternoon filled with venom, screaming at the committee.

Why Brett Kavanaugh Wasn't Believable  —  And why Christine Blasey Ford was.  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.  It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.  —  What a study in contrasts: Where Christine Blasey Ford …

“If They Can, They Will”: The Ford-Kavanaugh Hearing and the Angry Politics of Now  —  There are two Americas, growing more enraged by the minute, and they are not listening to each other.  —  How could we have expected anything from Trump's Washington other than the circus that unfolded …

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.

The next ugly fight: Impeachment(s)  —  In a foreshadowing of how much uglier U.S. politics could get, top Democratic operatives are already talking about impeachment of Brett Kavanaugh as a 2020 campaign issue if he gets confirmed to the Supreme Court.  —  The impeachment talk reflects …

POLITICO Playbook: A Rosenstein scoop, plus the Kavanaugh aftermath  —  SCOOP ... HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP has agreed to bring ROD ROSENSTEIN to a closed, private hearing in the next few weeks to discuss the GOP's litany of issues with the embattled deputy attorney general and Justice Department.

GOP barrels toward Kavanaugh vote with key Republicans undecided  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee is moving toward a Friday vote, and GOP leaders are planning to keep the chamber in session on Saturday.  —  Senate Republicans are racing to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, betting …

The Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings Will Be Remembered as a Grotesque Display of Patriarchal Resentment  —  Judge Brett Kavanaugh is almost certainly going to be appointed the next member of the Supreme Court of the United States.  Whatever Christine Blasey Ford said in her testimony …

There's an Entry on Kavanaugh's 1982 Calendar That Supports Ford's Story Better Than His Own  —  Much of Brett Kavanaugh's testimony Tuesday focused on calendars he kept in the summer of 1982, where he detailed a few months that consisted mostly of hanging out with friends and sports camps and …

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.

Kavanaugh wrongly claims he could drink legally in Md.  —  BOSTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has repeatedly said that he was legally allowed to consume beer as a prep school senior in Maryland.  In fact, he was never legal in high school because the state's drinking age increased …

BREAKING.  Collins, Murkowski, and Donnelly Make Their Decision  —  My colleague, Sarah Quinlan, just announced that West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has declared he will vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.  Now, according to Hill sources, he has company: … If true, that's it folks.

For Trump and White House, Kavanaugh hearing was a suspenseful drama in two acts  —  From the vantage point of President Trump and the White House, the fate of Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh unspooled Thursday like a play in two acts.  —  In the opening scene …