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11:50 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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Deirdre M. Bowen / USA Today:
I'm from Kavanaugh's elitist world.  I know how prep-school privilege buries secrets.  —  Students attending Washington-area prep schools are groomed to be society's leaders.  But a blemishless record speaks more to secrecy than integrity.  —  CONNECT  —  The whores on the hill.
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Two Men Told Senate Staffers They Had “The Encounter” With Christine Blasey Ford, Not Brett Kavanaugh  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Committee staff interviewed two men who said they believed that they, and not US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, had “the encounter” …
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.
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
This Revolution, Too, Will Eat Its Children  —  What this frenzied national inquest means for our civic culture.  —  It wasn't long ago that Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court hinged, as it must, on his qualifications as a judge.  Then, necessarily, it became a question of his fitness as a man.
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
The Fear Driving Conservative Support for Kavanaugh  —  It's remarkable: The more women accuse of Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, the more committed to his confirmation conservatives become.  On Monday, after Deborah Ramirez became the second woman to accuse Kavanaugh of wrongdoing …
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Tapper: There Is No Corroborating Evidence for Any of the Charges Against Kavanaugh  —  CNN anchor Jake Tapper noted Thursday there is “no contemporaneous, corroborating evidence” for any of the sexual misconduct allegations made against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Jill Abramson / New York Times:
This Hearing Is Stacked Against Christine Blasey Ford  —  It is almost unthinkable that there will be a second Supreme Court justice taking his seat under suspicions of perjury and sexual misconduct.  —  Ms. Abramson is a former executive editor of The Times and author, with Jane Mayer …
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 …
Christina Cauterucci / Slate:
Toxic Bro Culture Finally Found a News Peg  —  It never should have needed one.  — This Daily Show Picture of Mitch McConnell “Pulling a Mrs. Doubtfire” at the Kavanaugh Hearings Might Be the Only Good Thing to Come From This Mess, So Enjoy It  —  In the weeks since Christine Blasey …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Kavanaugh questioned about Rhode Island sexual assault allegation  —  Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was questioned during a phone call with Judiciary Committee staff about an allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman in Rhode Island in the mid-1980s.
NPR:
READ: Christine Blasey Ford's Opening Statement For Senate Hearing  —  Christine Blasey Ford has accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were in high school in the early 1980s.  On Thursday the psychology professor is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Kavanaugh “hopping mad” ahead of hearing  —  Brett Kavanaugh is hopping mad about the late wave of allegations against him and will be charged up for this morning's hearing.  —  The big picture: Team Kavanaugh sources last night ranged from nervous and unsure to modestly confident.
Discussion: Associated Press and LifeZette
Todd S. Purdum / The Atlantic:
President Trump's Surreal News Conference Didn't Do Kavanaugh Any Favors
Discussion: Bloomberg and New York Times
Politico:
GOP anger over Kavanaugh allegations boils ahead of hearing
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Bill Clinton accuser to make Capitol Hill appearance in support of Kavanaugh
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Third Kavanaugh accuser gives first TV interview
Discussion: Bustle and Joe.My.God.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mark Judge's former girlfriend is ready to talk to FBI and Judiciary Committee, her lawyer says
The Daily Beast:
‘Disaster’: Trumpworld Starting to Sweat Over Brett Kavanaugh's Mounting Sexual Assault Allegations
Discussion: ABC News
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Where things stand on Kavanaugh
Discussion: Hit & Run, NPR and Washington Post
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
No Standards: NBC News' latest charge shows that the media will report any allegation against Kavanaugh, however thin
Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Ginsburg cheers on #MeToo movement in advance of Kavanaugh-Ford hearing
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
A day that will resonate in history
New York Times:   Read Christine Blasey Ford's Prepared Statement
Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Who is Julie Swetnick, the third Kavanaugh accuser?
Discussion: Politico, Townhall and Daily Wire
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“I Was Ashamed”: After Ford's Accusation, a Generation of Holton-Arms Alumnae Wrestle with Their Own Truths—Together
Michael Lewis / The Guardian:
'This guy doesn't know anything': the inside story of Trump's shambolic transition team  —  Chris Christie noticed a piece in the New York Times - that's how it all started.  The New Jersey governor had dropped out of the presidential race in February 2016 and thrown what support he had behind Donald Trump.
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Trump claims he rejected a meeting with Trudeau over NAFTA — but Canada says it never asked to meet  — President Donald Trump says he declined a one-on-one meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the United Nations General Assembly.  —  President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday …
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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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Politico:
‘Can you do this?’: Russia probe conflicts rampant among Rosenstein replacements
Discussion: Lawfare, New York Times and ABC News
Rachel La Corte / National Journal:
Massive House Map Continues to Grow  —  Recent polling and new TV ad reservations suggest an expanding battlefield with 40 days until the midterms.  —  Ally Mutnick  —  Democrats are finding compelling evidence that a new set of Republican-held seats are becoming increasingly competitive, stretching an already expansive map.
 
 
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Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
Washington Post:
D.C. principal was taped mocking student's sex assault claim, lawsuit says
Discussion: TheBlaze
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