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Wall Street Journal:
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.
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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.
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Washington Post, Townhall, RedState and Mother Jones
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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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
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.
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO BRETT KAVANAUGH? — HOW DARE YOU?! — HOW DARE YOU DENY HIM THIS SEAT?! — Listen, NO, YOU listen! — Do you know who Brett Kavanaugh is? Brett Kavanaugh went to Georgetown Prep! — BRETT KAVANAUGH IS AN OPTIMIST WHO LOOKS ON THE SUNSHINE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN!
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Politico:
Graham erupts in anger at Kavanaugh hearing — Lindsey Graham had had enough. — The South Carolina Republican erupted in anger during his turn to question Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday, marking a pivotal turn away from the GOP's previously measured attempt to rely …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Mark Judge's book validates Christine Blasey Ford's timeline of the alleged Kavanaugh assault — During her testimony Thursday morning, Christine Blasey Ford offered one piece of information that she felt could narrow down the time frame of the alleged incident in which she says she was assaulted …
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ThinkProgress, The Moderate Voice, Daily Kos, Wall Street Journal, Bustle, New York Times and NY State of Politics
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Rachel Mitchell's disappearing act confirms GOP blunder — Senate Republicans thought that bringing a female prosecutor to question Christine Blasey Ford would help them avoid looking like they were ganging up an alleged victim of sexual assault. — But once the hearing was underway …
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Townhall, Axios, The Daily Beast and Breitbart
Philip Wegmann / Washington Examiner:
Someone on Capitol Hill just doxxed Republican Sens. Mike Lee, Orrin Hatch, and Lindsey Graham — Somebody working from a House of Representatives office is editing the Wikipedia pages of Republican senators to post what looks like their home addresses. — Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham's meltdown gives away the GOP game on Kavanaugh — Christine Blasey Ford has finished testifying, and judging by Twitter and cable, the widespread consensus among neutral observers and even some Republicans has been that she was entirely credible.
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 …
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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.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump thrilled by Kavanaugh's angry defiance — President Donald Trump and his aides were ebullient Thursday as Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh defiantly rejected charges of sexual misconduct — a mood that reflected some relief after Trump officials conceded that his accuser …
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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.
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
What Mark Judge's Absence Reveals
What Mark Judge's Absence Reveals
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ThinkProgress, Fox News and New York Times
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Kavanaugh is pressed on the key July 1 entry in his calendar. But only to a point.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Brett Kavanaugh just got remarkably angry — and political — for a Supreme Court nominee
Brett Kavanaugh just got remarkably angry — and political — for a Supreme Court nominee
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New Republic, No More Mister Nice Blog and Splinter
Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
Six Takeaways from the Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings
Deirdre M. Bowen / USA Today:
I'm from Kavanaugh's elitist world. I know how prep-school privilege buries secrets.
I'm from Kavanaugh's elitist world. I know how prep-school privilege buries secrets.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Senate panel plans to vote Friday on Kavanaugh
The Latest: Senate panel plans to vote Friday on Kavanaugh
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IJR and Washington Free Beacon
Jennifer Van Laar / RedState:
Kavanaugh FIGHTS BACK in Opening Statement
Kavanaugh FIGHTS BACK in Opening Statement
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
This Revolution, Too, Will Eat Its Children
This Revolution, Too, Will Eat Its Children
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ThinkProgress, VICE, Splinter, LifeZette and Observer
Wall Street Journal:
Mitchell Has About 15 Minutes to Go — Three Republican …
Mitchell Has About 15 Minutes to Go — Three Republican …
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Washington Post, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Bustle and The Mahablog
Emma Dumain / The State:
Lindsey Graham gets angry, defends Kavanaugh during emotional hearing
Lindsey Graham gets angry, defends Kavanaugh during emotional hearing
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Jack Crowe / National Review:
Ford Admits She Flies Often after Citing Fear of Flying to Delay Hearing
Ford Admits She Flies Often after Citing Fear of Flying to Delay Hearing
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The Daily Beast, The Week and Media Matters for America
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Kavanaugh hearing: Supreme Court nominee insists on his innocence, calls process ‘national disgrace’
Kavanaugh hearing: Supreme Court nominee insists on his innocence, calls process ‘national disgrace’
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David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Tapper: There Is No Corroborating Evidence for Any of the Charges Against Kavanaugh
Tapper: There Is No Corroborating Evidence for Any of the Charges Against Kavanaugh
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Elizabeth Landers / CNN:
Republican senator on Kavanaugh accuser: 'She's an attractive, good witness'
Republican senator on Kavanaugh accuser: 'She's an attractive, good witness'
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BuzzFeed News, Roll Call, WPIX 11 New York and Talking Points Memo
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Christine Blasey Ford Reluctantly Takes the Stage as Republicans Step Back
Christine Blasey Ford Reluctantly Takes the Stage as Republicans Step Back
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Axios, Slate, SCOTUSblog, Splinter, The Atlantic and The Root
Jon Herskovitz / Reuters:
U.S. court upholds Louisiana restriction on abortion clinics
U.S. court upholds Louisiana restriction on abortion clinics
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Shakesville, Daily Caller News Foundation, ThinkProgress and Associated Press
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
The Fear Driving Conservative Support for Kavanaugh
The Fear Driving Conservative Support for Kavanaugh
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ThinkProgress, Raw Story, WNYC News, Bustle, IJR, The Guardian, No More Mister Nice Blog and The American Conservative
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Kavanaugh confirmation controversy spilling into House races, and Republicans are worried
Kavanaugh confirmation controversy spilling into House races, and Republicans are worried
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Detroit News and Bloomberg
CBS News:
Christine Blasey Ford testifies she is “100 percent” sure Kavanaugh assaulted her — live updates
Christine Blasey Ford testifies she is “100 percent” sure Kavanaugh assaulted her — live updates
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Debunking 5 (More) Viral Rumors About Kavanaugh's Accusers
Debunking 5 (More) Viral Rumors About Kavanaugh's Accusers
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Politico:
GOP anger over Kavanaugh allegations boils ahead of hearing
GOP anger over Kavanaugh allegations boils ahead of hearing
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump delays Rosenstein meeting, leaving future of Mueller boss uncertain
Trump delays Rosenstein meeting, leaving future of Mueller boss uncertain
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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.
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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 …
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.