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'I Don't Think People in the U.S. Know How Closely We're Watching This'  —  International readers tell us how the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee affected their perceptions of the United States.
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
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
In Plain Terms, Judge Brett Kavanaugh Lies About Everything  —  He lied about his days as a Republican operative, about the drinking age in Maryland, about the “Devil's Triangle.”  All of it.  —  WASHINGTON—  Stars and Stripes  —  had a damn fine Friday morning, one of which any newspaper would have been proud.
Ana María Archila / USA Today:
I confronted Jeff Flake over Brett Kavanaugh.  Survivors like me won't stand for injustice.  —  Jeff Flake finally called for an FBI investigation, showing the power survivors of sexual assault have when we stand together in the fight for change.  —  CONNECT
Discussion: Washington Post, CBS Philly and Vox
Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
Harvard Law School Dean Won't Say If Brett Kavanaugh Still Has A Job  —  The dean assured students that the school would be conducting “necessary inquiries.”  —  In response to student protests over the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee and Harvard Law School visiting …
Politico:
Scenes from Jeff Flake's Supreme Court rebellion  —  The Arizona Republican's head-snapping moves Friday left Washington in shock and Brett Kavanaugh in renewed jeopardy.  —  Four senators undecided on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination gathered Thursday night for a quiet chat with earth-shaking consequences.
Erik Brady / USA Today:
Is Brett Kavanaugh right that he can no longer coach girls basketball?  —  Brett Kavanaugh testified the other day that he might never coach girls' basketball again.  —  He shouldn't - at least not until further investigation has concluded.  —  The U.S. Senate may yet confirm Kavanaugh …
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
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 …
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
America Is Finally Listening to Women.  It's Sparking a National Crisis.  —  Women are now powerful enough to disrupt the male-dominated consensus that in previous eras silenced them.  But they are not yet powerful enough to get justice.  —  “The only consensus,” declared the Washington Post …
Discussion: Vox, Weekly Standard and The Root
Carlos Garcia / TheBlaze:
Journalists made a damaging Kavanaugh story go viral - but it was too good to be true  —  Mainstream media reporters and commentators appeared to be much too zealous in spreading a false story on social media Friday that was very damaging to Brett Kavanaugh, the president's nominee to the Supreme Court.
Discussion: BuzzFeed News
CNBC:
Kavanaugh friend Mark Judge: ‘I will cooperate’ with FBI probe of sex assault claims
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
The train will continue, and you will be crushed
Discussion: Raw Story
David Mack / BuzzFeed News:
Here's Exactly What Happened As Jeff Flake Chose To Delay The Kavanaugh Vote
Discussion: The Guardian, Power Line and Daily Wire
Newt Gingrich / Gingrich Productions:   Next for Judge Kavanaugh: Are There Any Honorable Senate Democrats?
Marian Bull / GQ:
How to Talk to the Women in Your Life Right Now
Discussion: Althouse and WINK NEWS
Marina Pitofsky / USA Today:
‘Your life and family are not ruined’: Parkland father slams Kavanaugh
Discussion: IJR, ThinkProgress and FOX40
David Bauder / Associated Press:   More than 20 million people watched Kavanaugh hearing
Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Ford welcomes reopening of FBI investigation into Kavanaugh, attorney says
Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Senate GOP agrees to one-week delay on Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation to allow for FBI probe
Jordain Carney / The Hill:   Lawyer for Kavanaugh accuser: FBI probe should not have ‘artificial’ limits
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Confirmation of Trumpism
Discussion: New Yorker and BuzzFeed News
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:   Katy Tur's false tweet goes viral
New York Times:
At Times, Kavanaugh's Defense Misleads or Veers Off Point  —  On Thursday, the adolescent jottings of Brett M. Kavanaugh in his high school yearbook were being scrutinized under the searing lights of a Supreme Court confirmation hearing, where he sat accused of committing a drunken sexual assault when he was 17.
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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 …
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
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Details in Kavanaugh's 1982 calendar entry could be scrutinized in FBI investigation
Discussion: Townhall
New York Times:
How the F.B.I. Will Investigate the Kavanaugh Accusations  —  Can the bureau finish investigating in a week?  What about the allegations of other women?  Here's what to expect from the inquiry.  —  Here are three inconsistencies the F.B.I. investigation could address.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
Trump heads on five-state rally blitz amid Supreme Court chaos  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday kicks off a week of rallies in five friendly places around the country, seeking to shore up support ahead of congressional elections even as the fate of his pick …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Sam Baker / Axios:
How to impeach a Supreme Court justice
Discussion: Raw Story and 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 …
 
 
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