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10:55 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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RealClearInvestigations:
Suppressed Blasey Ford Yearbooks Reveal Fast Times at Holton-Arms  —  Democrats plan at Thursday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to use the high school yearbooks of embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, which they say imply he and his prep school pals regularly got drunk …
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.
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.
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” …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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: ABC News and LifeZette
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.
YouTube:
EXCLUSIVE: Julie Swetnick Meets With John Heilemann |  THE CIRCUS |  SHOWTIME  —  In this exclusive interview, John Heilemann meets with Julie Swetnick, the third woman to come forward with allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavan...
Discussion: Bloomberg, Washington Post, AOL and Axios
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Third Kavanaugh accuser gives first TV interview  —  The third woman to accuse Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct said in her first on-camera interview that she believes the behavior she claims to have witnessed from him during the 1980s should disqualify him from serving on the Supreme Court.
Discussion: Bustle and Joe.My.God.
Todd S. Purdum / The Atlantic:
President Trump's Surreal News Conference Didn't Do Kavanaugh Any Favors  —  In more than 80 surreal minutes of what seemed less like a news conference than a public free-association session on a therapist's couch, the president of the United States dismissed accusations of sexual misconduct …
Discussion: BloombergQuint and New York Times
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.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mark Judge's former girlfriend is ready to talk to FBI and Judiciary Committee, her lawyer says
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
This Revolution, Too, Will Eat Its Children
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Bill Clinton accuser to make Capitol Hill appearance in support of Kavanaugh
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Christina Cauterucci / Slate:
Toxic Bro Culture Finally Found a News Peg
Politico:
GOP anger over Kavanaugh allegations boils ahead of hearing
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Where things stand on Kavanaugh
Discussion: Hit & Run, NPR and Washington Post
Joe Tacopino / New York Post:
Two men tell Senate that they, not Kavanaugh, assaulted Ford
Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Ginsburg cheers on #MeToo movement in advance of Kavanaugh-Ford hearing
The Daily Beast:   ‘Disaster’: Trumpworld Starting to Sweat Over Brett Kavanaugh's Mounting Sexual Assault Allegations
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
A day that will resonate in history
New York Times:   Read Christine Blasey Ford's Prepared Statement
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 E. Miller / Washington Post:
Who is Julie Swetnick, the third Kavanaugh accuser?
Discussion: Politico, Townhall and National Review
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.
Discussion: emptywheel, AOL and Raw Story
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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Politico:
‘Can you do this?’: Russia probe conflicts rampant among Rosenstein replacements
Discussion: New York Times, Lawfare 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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Washington Post:
D.C. principal was taped mocking student's sex assault claim, lawsuit says
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