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12:45 AM ET, September 28, 2018

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Keane / America Magazine:
The Editors: It is time for the Kavanaugh nomination to be withdrawn  —  Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee today clearly demonstrated both the seriousness of her allegation of assault by Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh and the stakes of this question for the whole country.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Manu Raju / CNN:
American Bar Association: Delay Kavanaugh until FBI investigates assault allegations  —  Washington (CNN)The American Bar Association is calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to halt the consideration of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh until an FBI investigation …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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.
Alan Dershowitz / Fox News:
Postpone Kavanaugh confirmation until FBI can investigate accusations against him  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee needs to slow down and postpone its vote on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court until the FBI can investigate accusations of sexual misconduct leveled against him by three women.
Discussion: Mediaite, Fox News Insider and Althouse
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.
Discussion: Townhall
New York Times:
Why Brett Kavanaugh Wasn't Believable  —  And why Christine Blasey Ford was.  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.  It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.  —  What a study in contrasts: Where Christine Blasey Ford …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The most telling moment: Kavanaugh goes after Sen. Klobuchar  —  Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh decided that to have any chance to reach the court, he would have to shed the pretense he was a fair-minded, calm, judicious thinker.  He came out in the afternoon filled with venom, screaming at the committee.
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.
Streiff / RedState:
BREAKING.  Collins, Murkowski, and Donnelly Make Their Decision  —  My colleague, Sarah Quinlan, just announced that West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has declared he will vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.  Now, according to Hill sources, he has company: … If true, that's it folks.
Matt Vespa / Townhall:
BREAKING: We Have The Votes  —  With the Senate Judiciary Committee holding a vote at 9:30 A.M. tomorrow, a Senate insider has told Townhall that Kavanaugh has the votes to make it out of committee and the votes to be confirmed on the floor for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Discussion: RedState, Breitbart and The Right Scoop
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!
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
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 …
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Moderate Republicans remain undecided on Kavanaugh after hearing  —  Senate Republican moderates remain undecided on how to vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after nearly eight hours of testimony Thursday before the Judiciary Committee, according to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.).
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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.
Washington Post:
The Senate can't vote on Kavanaugh now  —  “I BELIEVED he was going to rape me,” Christine Blasey Ford said as she began her Thursday testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, detailing allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh.
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 on an alleged victim of sexual assault.  —  But once the hearing was underway …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Kavanaugh is pressed on the key July 1 entry in his calendar.  But only to a point.  —  During Thursday's dramatic questioning of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, he was quizzed repeatedly about the calendars he provided to bolster his case that he didn't assault Christine Blasey Ford while a high school student in 1982.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:   “If They Can, They Will”: The Ford-Kavanaugh Hearing and the Angry Politics of Now
Jennifer Senior / New York Times:   ‘Is This Good?’  —  The pain of watching Christine Blasey Ford …
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
For Trump and White House, Kavanaugh hearing was a suspenseful drama in two acts
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Senate Republicans Are More Emboldened Than Ever to Confirm Kavanaugh
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Wall Street Journal:   Confirm Brett Kavanaugh
Associated Press:   1 hearing, 2 witnesses, but vastly different takeaways
David Crary / Associated Press:   Kavanaugh-Ford hearing: A dramatic lesson on gender roles
Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
What a Good Boy  —  Today's hearing, with the even-voiced woman …
Discussion: The Hill
Rich Lowry / National Review:   Brett Kavanaugh Should Be Angry
Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Jeff Flake Straddling the Fence on Kavanaugh Ahead of Friday Vote
Jesus Rodriguez / Politico:
GOP governors call for delaying Kavanaugh vote
Yahoo:
The Latest: Flake: Kavanaugh confirmation vote ‘tough call’
Discussion: Power Line
Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:   Six Takeaways from the Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings
David French / National Review:   After Kavanaugh's Stand, Republicans Abandon Him at Their Peril
Politico:
Graham erupts in anger at Kavanaugh hearing
Discussion: Vox and Axios
Matt Ford / New Republic:
Brett Kavanaugh Disqualified Himself From the Supreme Court
Discussion: Mediaite and Vox
CBS News:
Brett Kavanaugh hearing: Kavanaugh insists on his innocence
republicanleader.senate.gov:   McConnell: I Will Proudly Vote to Confirm Judge Kavanaugh
James Poniewozik / New York Times:
A High-Stakes Hearing Raises Two Voices, One Quiet, One Loud
Discussion: NPR, Bloomberg and Vox
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Silent no more, Senate's angry Republican men roar to Kavanaugh's defense
Discussion: Mother Jones and Politico
 
 
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