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5:40 PM ET, September 27, 2018

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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?”
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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.
CNN:
Graham tells rape victim who asked if he believes her, “Go to the cops”  —  As Senator Lindsey Graham was heading to the elevator after a lengthy and angry exchange with us reporters trailing him in the hallway, a young woman approached him.  She was waiting for him by the elevator.
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.
Annie Karni / Politico:
Ford questioning leaves some Trump allies cringing  —  Some officials are dismayed by a GOP prosecutor quizzing Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford, while other Trump allies like the hearing's relatively low-key tenor.  —  White House officials were glued to their television screens throughout …
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Mitchell Has About 15 Minutes to Go  —  Three Republican senators remain, and each has five minutes to question Dr. Ford.  If they all yield their time to Ms. Mitchell, she has about 15 minutes left.  —  Highlights  —  We're Back From Lunch Recess; Hirono Goes on the Offensive
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
What Mark Judge's Absence Reveals  —  The strongest evidence that Senate Republicans want to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the nation's highest court, regardless of what he may have done, was the conspicuous absence of Mark Judge from the hearing they held on Thursday.
Discussion: Fox News, ThinkProgress and HuffPost
Dan Merica / CNN:
Democrat apologizes for fundraising off Kavanaugh allegations  —  Washington (CNN)Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono's re-election campaign on Thursday apologized for sending a fundraising email regarding the assault allegations made against Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh by professor Christine Blasey Ford.
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 …
Politico:
GOP senators: Outside Ford questioner was a mistake
Discussion: Shareblue Media, Townhall and Breitbart
Elizabeth Landers / CNN:
Republican senator on Kavanaugh accuser: 'She's an attractive, good witness'
Discussion: Roll Call and Talking Points Memo
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump delays Rosenstein meeting, leaving future of Mueller boss uncertain
Discussion: Breitbart
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Kavanaugh confirmation controversy spilling into House races, and Republicans are worried
Discussion: Bloomberg and Detroit News
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Two Men Told Senate Staffers They Had “The Encounter” With Christine Blasey Ford, Not Brett Kavanaugh
CBS News:
Christine Blasey Ford testifies she is “100 percent” sure Kavanaugh assaulted her — live updates
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
Eve Peyser / VICE:
Men Are Defending Brett Kavanaugh Because They're Afraid
CNN:
Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford testify on sex assault allegations
Luppe B. Luppen / Yahoo:
A field guide to the legal teams at Kavanaugh's hearing
Discussion: The Atlantic, AOL and IJR
Todd S. Purdum / The Atlantic:
President Trump's Surreal News Conference Didn't Do Kavanaugh Any Favors
Discussion: New York Times, Bloomberg and CNN
Madeleine Kearns / National Review:
‘False Memories’ Are More Common Than You Think
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and Townhall
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Kavanaugh “hopping mad” ahead of hearing
Discussion: Associated Press and Breitbart
Christina Cauterucci / Slate:
Toxic Bro Culture Finally Found a News Peg
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.
David French / National Review:
Ford's Testimony Has Changed Everything and Nothing  —  A few days ago I was on Slate's Gabfest podcast and in a back-and-forth with the New York Times' Emily Bazelon about Dr. Ford's potential testimony, when I noted that live testimony can transform the dynamics of any dispute.
Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Fancy Bear, the Russian Election Hackers, Have a Nasty New Weapon  —  If Putin's new malware hits you, don't bother wiping your hard drive.  Just throw out your computer.  —  Russia's GRU has secretly developed and deployed new malware that's virtually impossible to eradicate …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: ‘100 PERCENT’  —  THERE ARE A LOT OF REPUBLICANS who are already hoping that the White House will pull BRETT KAVANAUGH'S Supreme Court nomination — “today,” as one put it to us.  “Total disaster,” as another senior Republican told us.
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
 
 
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