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1:40 AM ET, September 28, 2018

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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: HuffPost, Jezebel and Daily Kos
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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The Editors: It is time for the Kavanaugh nomination to be withdrawn  —  Dr.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
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
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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!
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
What a Good Boy  —  Today's hearing, with the even-voiced woman describing an assault in careful, precise terms, occasionally apologizing to her interrogators as they grilled her, and the soft-faced man, alternately weeping and yelling—is an American crucible.
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
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.
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.
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
For Trump and White House, Kavanaugh hearing was a suspenseful drama in two acts  —  From the vantage point of President Trump and the White House, the fate of Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh unspooled Thursday like a play in two acts.  —  In the opening scene …
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
Jennifer Senior / New York Times:   ‘Is This Good?’  —  The pain of watching Christine Blasey Ford …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:   “If They Can, They Will”: The Ford-Kavanaugh Hearing and the Angry Politics of Now
Washington Post:
The Senate can't vote on Kavanaugh now
Politico:
GOP barrels toward Kavanaugh vote with key Republicans undecided
Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Jeff Flake Straddling the Fence on Kavanaugh Ahead of Friday Vote
Wall Street Journal:   Confirm Brett Kavanaugh
David Crary / Associated Press:   Kavanaugh-Ford hearing: A dramatic lesson on gender roles
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Kavanaugh Hearings on TV Offer Riveting Drama to a Captive Nation
Discussion: KTVQ-TV
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Senate Republicans Are More Emboldened Than Ever to Confirm Kavanaugh
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Rich Lowry / National Review:   Brett Kavanaugh Should Be Angry
Matt Ford / New Republic:
Brett Kavanaugh Disqualified Himself From the Supreme Court
Discussion: Mediaite and Vox
Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
Six Takeaways from the Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings
Discussion: Politico
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
Yahoo:
The Latest: Flake: Kavanaugh confirmation vote ‘tough call’
Discussion: Power Line
Jesus Rodriguez / Politico:
GOP governors call for delaying Kavanaugh vote
Associated Press:   1 hearing, 2 witnesses, but vastly different takeaways
CBS News:
Brett Kavanaugh hearing: Kavanaugh insists on his innocence
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Silent no more, Senate's angry Republican men roar to Kavanaugh's defense
Discussion: Mother Jones and Politico
Wall Street Journal:
Senate Weighs Judge's Fate After Emotional Hearing
Discussion: Bustle
James Poniewozik / New York Times:
A High-Stakes Hearing Raises Two Voices, One Quiet, One Loud
Discussion: The Guardian, NPR and Bloomberg
Sara Salinas / CNBC:
SEC charges Tesla CEO Elon Musk with fraud  — The SEC complaint alleges that Musk issued “false and misleading” statements and failed to properly notify regulators of material company events.  — Sources close to the company told CNBC the company was also expecting to be sued …
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
E.P.A. to Eliminate Office That Advises Agency Chief on Science  —  WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency plans to dissolve its Office of the Science Advisor, a senior post that was created to counsel the E.P.A. administrator on the scientific research underpinning health …
Discussion: Vox
 
 
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