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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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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.
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!
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.
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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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.).
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Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
Six Takeaways from the Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings — Everyone in America should be angry about what happened in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. — 1) The Democrats screwed America. It doesn't matter if you believe Christine Blasey Ford or Brett Kavanaugh.
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.
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
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.
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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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David Crary / Associated Press:
Kavanaugh-Ford hearing: A dramatic lesson on gender roles — NEW YORK (AP) — He let his anger flare repeatedly, interrupted his questioners and cried several times during his opening statement. She strived to remain calm and polite, despite her nervousness, and mostly held back her tears.
Associated Press:
The Latest: Senate panel plans to vote Friday on Kavanaugh — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): — Republican senators say the Judiciary Committee plans to vote Friday morning on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court.
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CNN:
Brett Kavanaugh committee vote to go on as scheduled Friday, Republican senators say — (CNN)The Senate Judiciary Committee vote on whether to favorably recommend Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court will happen as scheduled Friday morning, though top GOP senators did not appear …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
From cringes to cheers: Trump White House rode Kavanaugh hearing roller coaster
From cringes to cheers: Trump White House rode Kavanaugh hearing roller coaster
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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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Politico, New Republic, TheBlaze and No More Mister Nice Blog
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Kavanaugh is pressed on the key July 1 entry in his calendar. But only to a point.
Kavanaugh is pressed on the key July 1 entry in his calendar. But only to a point.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Silent no more, Senate's angry Republican men roar to Kavanaugh's defense
Silent no more, Senate's angry Republican men roar to Kavanaugh's defense
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Mother Jones and Politico
RealClearInvestigations:
Suppressed Blasey Ford Yearbooks Reveal Fast Times at Holton-Arms
Suppressed Blasey Ford Yearbooks Reveal Fast Times at Holton-Arms
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CNN:
Graham tells rape victim who asked if he believes her, “Go to the cops”
Graham tells rape victim who asked if he believes her, “Go to the cops”
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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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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
What Mark Judge's Absence Reveals
What Mark Judge's Absence Reveals
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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