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New Yorker:
E-mails Show That Republican Senate Staff Stymied a Kavanaugh Accuser's Effort to Give Testimony — Throughout Thursday's Senate hearing on Christine Blasey Ford's sexual-misconduct allegation against Brett Kavanaugh, Republicans on the Judiciary Committee claimed that they had tried in vain …
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Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed News:
Trump Calls Christine Blasey Ford “Credible” And Says He's Not Sure Kavanaugh's Nomination Will “Continue Onward” — President Donald Trump on Friday called Christine Blasey Ford's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee “compelling” and “credible,” adding that he was not sure …
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United States Senator Jeff Flake:
Flake Statement on SCOTUS Nomination — WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) today released the following statement: — “After hearing more than 30 hours of testimony from Judge Kavanaugh earlier this month, I was prepared to support his nomination based on his view of the law and his record as a judge.
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Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Everyone Lost at the Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings — Yesterday was a spectacle I hope we do not have to experience again. We watched two human beings, Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh, exposed in the rawest possible fashion to the entire world, over the gravest of accusations …
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Althouse and The American Conservative
CNBC:
Kavanaugh friend Mark Judge: ‘I will cooperate’ with FBI probe of sex assault claims — A lawyer for Mark Judge, the high school buddy of embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, told CNBC that Judge “will answer any and all questions posed to him” by the FBI about serious sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh.
HuffPost:
Mark Judge Went To His Lawyer's Office Right When Senate Was Voting On Brett Kavanaugh — He's been hiding out at the beach, but he came back to Washington. — WASHINGTON Mark Judge, the man who was said to be present when Brett Kavanaugh allegedly sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford …
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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Katy Tur's false tweet goes viral — Katy Tur, the MSNBC anchor whose elevation to know-nothing cable news pundit is apparently attributable to President Trump being mean to her during the 2016 presidential election, claimed falsely this week that not a single Republican senator extended …
Melissa Healy / Los Angeles Times:
Here's what experts who study sexual violence say about the credibility of Christine Blasey Ford's testimony — What Christine Blasey Ford remembers best about that night 30-plus years ago is the laughter. — It came, she said, from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his friend Mark Judge …
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Kavanaugh confirmation hits major snag after Flake seeks FBI probe — Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination cleared a key Senate hurdle Friday — before pausing for an FBI investigation into sexual assault allegation against him, forced by a dramatic maneuver from Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.).
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Alvin Chang / Vox:
Every time Ford and Kavanaugh dodged a question, in one chart — There was a striking difference in style — and substance. — There were several noticeable differences between the Senate testimony of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault, Christine Blasey Ford.
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The Atlantic, Washington Post, Political Wire and Raw Story
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
The American Bar Association had concerns about Kavanaugh 12 years ago. Republicans dismissed those, too.
The American Bar Association had concerns about Kavanaugh 12 years ago. Republicans dismissed those, too.
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NPR, Observer, New Republic and Shareblue Media
Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
Kavanaugh wrongly claims he could drink legally in Md.
Ramsen Shamon / Politico:
Graham on Kavanaugh confirmation snag: ‘Somebody has got to explain this to Trump’
Graham on Kavanaugh confirmation snag: ‘Somebody has got to explain this to Trump’
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Breitbart and Daily Wire
Washington Post:
Kavanaugh vote: Senate Republican leaders agree to new FBI background investigation of Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh vote: Senate Republican leaders agree to new FBI background investigation of Kavanaugh
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
‘Conservatism’ seems to have lost all meaning
‘Conservatism’ seems to have lost all meaning
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Raw Story
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Confirmation of Trumpism
The Confirmation of Trumpism
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New Yorker and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Manu Raju / CNN:
American Bar Association: Delay Kavanaugh until FBI investigates assault allegations
American Bar Association: Delay Kavanaugh until FBI investigates assault allegations
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Katie McDonough / Jezebel:
The Annihilation of Christine Blasey Ford
The Annihilation of Christine Blasey Ford
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Mother Jones, The Atlantic and Common Dreams
Wall Street Journal:
Yale Law School Calls for Further Inquiry into Sexual Assault Allegations
Yale Law School Calls for Further Inquiry into Sexual Assault Allegations
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Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump calls Kavanaugh accuser ‘credible,’ says he'll rely on Senate Republicans for path forward
Trump calls Kavanaugh accuser ‘credible,’ says he'll rely on Senate Republicans for path forward
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National Review, Hullabaloo, The Daily Beast, Breitbart and The Week
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Trump orders FBI investigation of Kavanaugh, as McConnell says nomination is ‘moving’ forward
Trump orders FBI investigation of Kavanaugh, as McConnell says nomination is ‘moving’ forward
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The Gateway Pundit and Scared Monkeys
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump orders FBI to reopen background investigation into Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh …
Trump orders FBI to reopen background investigation into Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh …
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RedState, Washington Free Beacon, Joe.My.God. and Splinter
Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Senate GOP agrees to one-week delay on Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation to allow for FBI probe
Senate GOP agrees to one-week delay on Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation to allow for FBI probe
CNN:
Women confront Jeff Flake in elevator over Kavanaugh vote
Women confront Jeff Flake in elevator over Kavanaugh vote
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Annie Karni / Politico:
White House press briefings fade amid Kavanaugh crisis
White House press briefings fade amid Kavanaugh crisis
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Breitbart, Washington Free Beacon and Talking Points Memo
Clare Foran / CNN:
Two red state Democrats announce opposition to Kavanaugh
Two red state Democrats announce opposition to Kavanaugh
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Conservative News Today, RedState and Political Wire
Talking Points Memo:
Murkowski Says She Supports One-Week Delay On Kavanaugh Vote
Murkowski Says She Supports One-Week Delay On Kavanaugh Vote
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The Week
Wall Street Journal:
Cornyn Says FBI Will Conduct ‘Supplemental’ Investigation
Cornyn Says FBI Will Conduct ‘Supplemental’ Investigation
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Just Security and Washington Post
Mike Allen / Axios:
The next ugly fight: Impeachment(s)
The next ugly fight: Impeachment(s)
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Politico, Breitbart, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, The Atlantic and The Week
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Most Shocking Findings in Yesterday's Drama
The Most Shocking Findings in Yesterday's Drama
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New York Times, CNN, LifeZette and Vox
We Are UltraViolet:
Senator Jeff Flake Potentially Pressing Charges Against Sexual Assault Survivors & UltraViolet Members Who Confronted Him Earlier Today — WASHINGTON — An organizer for a leading national women's group, UltraViolet, was told by the U.S. Capitol Police that Senator Jeff Flake (AZ) …
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RedState and twitchy.com
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Sen. Jeff Flake Asked for Kavanaugh Vote Delay After Assault Survivor Confronted Him in Elevator — “I was sexually assaulted and nobody believed me,” Maria Gallagher, 23, told the senator in an elevator hours before his surprise call for a vote delay. — It was all so spontaneous.
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New York Times:
Jeff Flake Is Confronted on Video by Sexual Assault Survivors — The scene was striking: Two women blocking an elevator door, angrily demanding to be heard as a senator stood by, listening quietly, nodding and looking away. — “On Monday, I stood in front of your office,” one of the women …
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Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Trump orders FBI investigation into Brett Kavanaugh
Trump orders FBI investigation into Brett Kavanaugh
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New York Times:
Facebook Network Breach Impacts Up to 50 Million Users — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Friday said an attack on its computer network led to the exposure of information from nearly 50 million of its users. — The company discovered the breach earlier this week, finding that attackers …
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Guy Rosen / Facebook:
Security Update — On the afternoon of Tuesday, September 25, our engineering team discovered a security issue affecting almost 50 million accounts. We're taking this incredibly seriously and wanted to let everyone know what's happened and the immediate action we've taken to protect people's security.
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Trump administration sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100 — Last month, deep in a 500-page environmental impact statement, the Trump administration made a startling assumption: On its current course, the planet will warm a disastrous 7 degrees by the end of this century.
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Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Congressional Democrats' lawsuit alleging Trump's private business is violating the Constitution can proceed, federal judge rules — A federal judge on Friday gave the go-ahead to a lawsuit filed by 200 congressional Democrats against President Trump alleging he has violated the Constitution …
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Associated Press and Boing Boing
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Text Messages to Jewish Voters Inflame Tense Florida Governor's Race — MIAMI — Text messages portraying the campaign of Florida's Democratic candidate for governor as anti-Semitic buzzed into the cellphones of some Jewish voters on Thursday night, escalating political attacks in a closely watched race that has already been ugly.
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Andrew Kerr / The Daily Caller:
Former Employer Sued Third Kavanaugh Accuser For Sexual Harassment Allegations — Julie Swetnick, the third woman to accuse Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct in high school, faced allegations from her former employer that she engaged in “unwelcome, sexually offensive conduct” in 2000.
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