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New York Times:
How the F.B.I. Will Investigate the Kavanaugh Accusations  —  WASHINGTON — The renewed F.B.I. background check of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh over allegations of sexual assault will be relatively limited, relying on voluntary interviews and document production.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: New York Times
New York Times:
A Tumultuous 24 Hours: How Jeff Flake Delayed a Vote on Kavanaugh  —  WASHINGTON — Surrounded by his colleagues in a cramped corridor behind the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Jeff Flake was in agony, getting pounded on all sides.  —  He had already released a statement that he would vote …
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.
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 …
Del Quentin Wilber / Los Angeles Times:
Former FBI agents say there are clues to follow from dramatic Kavanaugh hearing … Former FBI officials expressed confidence Friday that agents could quickly interview key witnesses and track down potential leads into Christine Blasey Ford's allegations that Supreme Court nominee Brett …
Discussion: Politico
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.
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
The train will continue, and you will be crushed  —  “I was ... wondering whether I would just be jumping in front of a train that was headed to where it was headed anyway, and that I would just be personally annihilated.”  —  I am so tired.  —  The train is very, very urgent.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Root and Bustle
Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
Was I the only one who shuddered at Brett Kavanaugh's belligerent comments about beer?  —  Can we talk about beer for a sec?  —  Specifically, Brett Kavanaugh's professed affection for it?  —  Like a lot of people who have lived with or been friends with people who love beer a little too much …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Marina Pitofsky / USA Today:
‘Your life and family are not ruined’: Parkland father slams Kavanaugh  —  The father of a victim of the Feb. 14 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida criticized Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Twitter Thursday for claiming his life has been ruined by sexual assault allegations.
Discussion: ThinkProgress, IJR and FOX40
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Everyone Lost at the Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings
United States Senator Jeff Flake:
Flake Statement on SCOTUS Nomination
CNN:
Flake confronted by two female protesters after announcing he'll back Kavanaugh
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:   Katy Tur's false tweet goes viral
Jordain Carney / The Hill:   Lawyer for Kavanaugh accuser: FBI probe should not have ‘artificial’ limits
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Confirmation of Trumpism
Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Senate GOP agrees to one-week delay on Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation to allow for FBI probe
David Bauder / Associated Press:   More than 20 million people watched Kavanaugh hearing
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
‘Conservatism’ seems to have lost all meaning
Discussion: Raw Story
David Mack / BuzzFeed News:
Here's Exactly What Happened As Jeff Flake Chose To Delay The Kavanaugh Vote
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Walkout was spontaneous, says Dem
Discussion: ABC News and Townhall
Washington Post:
Kavanaugh vote: Senate Republican leaders agree to new FBI background investigation of Kavanaugh
Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
Kavanaugh wrongly claims he could drink legally in Md.
Discussion: HuffPost
Ramsen Shamon / Politico:
Graham on Kavanaugh confirmation snag: ‘Somebody has got to explain this to Trump’
Discussion: Breitbart and Daily Wire
Associated Press:   AP FACT CHECK: Kavanaugh's claim of exoneration
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) …
Discussion: RedState and twitchy.com
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
A Bitter Nominee, Questions of Neutrality, and a Damaged Supreme Court  —  WASHINGTON — In the first round of his Supreme Court confirmation hearings early this month, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh kept his cool under hostile questioning, stressed his independence, and exhibited the calm judicial demeanor …
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New York Times:
At Times, Kavanaugh's Defense Misleads or Veers Off Point
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 …
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Facebook says nearly 50m users compromised in huge security breach
Discussion: Breitbart
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
House GOP super PAC cuts off support for Bishop, Coffman  —  Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC aligned with House GOP leadership, is cutting off support for two Republican incumbents, Michigan Rep. Mike Bishop and Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman, according to a person familiar with the group's plans.
Discussion: Axios
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Mike Bishop Incumbent / New York Times:   Midterm Election Poll: Michigan's 8th District, Bishop vs. Slotkin
Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Pompeo accuses Iran of firing at U.S. embassy in Iraq  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ordered the closure of a diplomatic mission in Iraq, following rocket launches that he blamed on Iran.  —  “I have advised the Government of Iran that the United States will hold Iran directly responsible …
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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.
Discussion: Politico
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 …
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.
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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