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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?”
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Christine Blasey Ford Reluctantly Takes the Stage as Republicans Step Back  —  WASHINGTON — She was nervous as anyone would be describing perhaps the worst evening of her life.  Her voice at times was high, her manner solicitous.  And for a moment, it was possible to hear that 15-year-old girl trying …
Discussion: The Atlantic, Vox and Bustle
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Atlantic, ThinkProgress and Vox
Annie Karni / Politico:
Ford questioning leaves some Trump allies cringing
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Breitbart
Eve Peyser / VICE:
Men Are Defending Brett Kavanaugh Because They're Afraid
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Kavanaugh “hopping mad” ahead of hearing
Discussion: Associated Press and Breitbart
Luppe B. Luppen / Yahoo:
A field guide to the legal teams at Kavanaugh's hearing
Discussion: The Atlantic, Splinter and Law & Crime
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Kavanaugh confirmation controversy spilling into House races, and Republicans are worried
Discussion: Bloomberg and Detroit News
Todd S. Purdum / The Atlantic:
President Trump's Surreal News Conference Didn't Do Kavanaugh Any Favors
NPR:
READ: Christine Blasey Ford's Opening Statement For Senate Hearing
Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Ginsburg cheers on #MeToo movement in advance of Kavanaugh-Ford hearing
Discussion: Washington Post, Reuters, IJR and Daily Wire
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Bill Clinton accuser to make Capitol Hill appearance in support of Kavanaugh
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Where things stand on Kavanaugh
Madeleine Kearns / National Review:   ‘False Memories’ Are More Common Than You Think
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.
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Indicted Incumbent Leads in CD50  —  1-in-10 voters think Hunter is guilty but still support him  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Republican incumbent Duncan Hunter holds a sizable lead over Democratic challenger Ammar Campa-Najjar in the race for California's 50th Congressional District, according to the Monmouth University Poll.
Discussion: Politico
Jon Herskovitz / Reuters:
U.S. court upholds Louisiana restriction on abortion clinics  —  AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld a Louisiana provision that requires doctors who perform abortions in the state to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.
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Brandon Morse / RedState:
Bill Clinton's Rape Accuser Is at Kavanaugh Hearing and Highlighting Democrat's “Believe Women” Double Standard
Discussion: Daily Wire and IJR
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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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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