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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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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 …
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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The Editors: It is time for the Kavanaugh nomination to be withdrawn — Dr.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.
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Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
Kavanaugh wrongly claims he could drink legally in Md. — BOSTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has repeatedly said that he was legally allowed to consume beer as a prep school senior in Maryland. In fact, he was never legal in high school because the state's drinking age increased …
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.
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.
Mike Allen / Axios:
The next ugly fight: Impeachment(s) — In a foreshadowing of how much uglier U.S. politics could get, top Democratic operatives are already talking about impeachment of Brett Kavanaugh as a 2020 campaign issue if he gets confirmed to the Supreme Court. — The impeachment talk reflects …
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Wall Street Journal:
Yale Law School Calls for Further Inquiry into Sexual Assault Allegations — Yale Law School, where Judge Kavanaugh studied, on Friday called for further investigation into the allegations against the Supreme Court nominee. — Heather Gerken, the law school's dean, said in a statement …
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Doreen St. Félix / New Yorker:
The Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings Will Be Remembered as a Grotesque Display of Patriarchal Resentment — Judge Brett Kavanaugh is almost certainly going to be appointed the next member of the Supreme Court of the United States. Whatever Christine Blasey Ford said in her testimony …
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CNN:
Jeff Flake will vote to confirm Kavanaugh — Sen. Jeff Flake, one of the key senators we've been watching, says he'll vote yes on Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination. … Here's the full statement: — What comes next for Kavanaugh's nomination — During an intense …
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Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Kavanaugh nomination vote live updates; Democrats briefly walk out — Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court is poised for a vote Friday morning by the Senate Judiciary Committee amid high partisan tensions. — The Republican-led committee began a crucial meeting to debate …
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CNN:
Women confront Jeff Flake in elevator over Kavanaugh vote — In a surreal moment that was aired live on national television, two women, who said they were sexual assault survivors, confronted Sen. Jeff Flake in an elevator moments after he announced that he would vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh.
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“If They Can, They Will”: The Ford-Kavanaugh Hearing and the Angry Politics of Now — There are two Americas, growing more enraged by the minute, and they are not listening to each other. — How could we have expected anything from Trump's Washington other than the circus that unfolded …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Most Shocking Findings in Yesterday's Drama — Yesterday was a compendium of so many things in our public life. There are too many things that could be said about it. Let me start now with one observation on the entirety of the day and what I think was the most critical development …
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
A path that could lead to the truth about Brett Kavanaugh — Here are two true and very relevant facts: — 1) The Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, probably together with the fundraiser/lawyer they sent Christine Blasey Ford, are guilty of an unconscionable series of dishonest political dirty tricks.
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Why Brett Kavanaugh Wasn't Believable
Why Brett Kavanaugh Wasn't Believable
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A Rosenstein scoop, plus the Kavanaugh aftermath
POLITICO Playbook: A Rosenstein scoop, plus the Kavanaugh aftermath
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
With support from key GOP senator, Judiciary Committee sets favorable vote for Kavanaugh
With support from key GOP senator, Judiciary Committee sets favorable vote for Kavanaugh
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Matthew Zeitlin / Slate:
There's an Entry on Kavanaugh's 1982 Calendar That Supports Ford's Story Better Than His Own
There's an Entry on Kavanaugh's 1982 Calendar That Supports Ford's Story Better Than His Own
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Only the Truth Can Save Us Now
Only the Truth Can Save Us Now
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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
The American Bar Association had concerns about Kavanaugh 12 years ago. Republicans dismissed those, too.
Politico:
Kavanaugh closer to Supreme Court with Flake support
Kavanaugh closer to Supreme Court with Flake support
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Clare Foran / CNN:
Red state Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly announces opposition to Kavanaugh
Red state Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly announces opposition to Kavanaugh
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National Review:
Confirm Kavanaugh — The Senate should elevate Judge Brett Kavanaugh …
Confirm Kavanaugh — The Senate should elevate Judge Brett Kavanaugh …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Prosecutor tells wavering senators she wouldn't charge Kavanaugh, as vote looms
Prosecutor tells wavering senators she wouldn't charge Kavanaugh, as vote looms
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
For Trump and White House, Kavanaugh hearing was a suspenseful drama in two acts
For Trump and White House, Kavanaugh hearing was a suspenseful drama in two acts
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David Allison / Atlanta Business Journal:
Coca-Cola in spotlight at Supreme Court hearing with Christine Blasey Ford
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News Fires Contributor After He Calls Kavanaugh Accusers “Lying Skanks”
Fox News Fires Contributor After He Calls Kavanaugh Accusers “Lying Skanks”
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Christina Cauterucci / Slate:
Brett Kavanaugh's Testimony Made It Easier Than Ever to Picture Him as an Aggressive, Entitled Teen
Brett Kavanaugh's Testimony Made It Easier Than Ever to Picture Him as an Aggressive, Entitled Teen
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Politico:
GOP barrels toward Kavanaugh vote with key Republicans undecided
GOP barrels toward Kavanaugh vote with key Republicans undecided
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Washington Post:
Kavanaugh hearing: Transcript
Kavanaugh hearing: Transcript
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Politico:
American Bar Association urges Senate to wait for FBI investigation of Kavanaugh allegations
American Bar Association urges Senate to wait for FBI investigation of Kavanaugh allegations
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Going Beyond #MeToo: Brett Kavanaugh's Affected Outrage, Explained
Going Beyond #MeToo: Brett Kavanaugh's Affected Outrage, Explained
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Streiff / RedState:
BREAKING. Collins, Murkowski, and Donnelly Make Their Decision [UPDATED]
BREAKING. Collins, Murkowski, and Donnelly Make Their Decision [UPDATED]
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Washington Post:
Kavanaugh confirmation: Sen. Joe Donnelly, a red-state Democrat, to oppose Supreme Court nominee
Kavanaugh confirmation: Sen. Joe Donnelly, a red-state Democrat, to oppose Supreme Court nominee
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Matt Vespa / Townhall:
BREAKING: We Have The Votes
BREAKING: We Have The Votes
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
What a Good Boy — Today's hearing, with the even-voiced woman …
What a Good Boy — Today's hearing, with the even-voiced woman …
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Mikhael Smits / Washington Free Beacon:
Christine Blasey Ford: Feinstein Recommended Attorney Debra Katz to Me
Christine Blasey Ford: Feinstein Recommended Attorney Debra Katz to Me
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Wall Street Journal:
Kavanaugh Monitoring Hearing From Elsewhere
Kavanaugh Monitoring Hearing From Elsewhere
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Washington Post:
The Senate can't vote on Kavanaugh now
The Senate can't vote on Kavanaugh now
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Rick Klein / ABC News:
The Note: Broken Senate picks up pieces of Kavanaugh nomination
The Note: Broken Senate picks up pieces of Kavanaugh nomination
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New York Times:
American Bar Association and Yale Law School Urge F.B.I. Inquiry Into Kavanaugh, as Jesuits Pull Endorsement
American Bar Association and Yale Law School Urge F.B.I. Inquiry Into Kavanaugh, as Jesuits Pull Endorsement
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Brett Kavanaugh's Hearings Convinced Me That He's Guilty
Why Brett Kavanaugh's Hearings Convinced Me That He's Guilty
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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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House intel panel to release transcripts of now-defunct Russia probe — The House Intelligence Committee voted Friday to publicly release transcripts of 53 witness interviews — amounting to thousands of pages — in the panel's now-defunct Russia investigation.
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