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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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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The Editors: It is time for the Kavanaugh nomination to be withdrawn  —  Dr.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.
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire and Joe.My.God.
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.
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Kavanaugh nomination vote live updates: Some Democrats walk out; GOP pushes for vote  —  Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court was moved out of the Senate Judiciary Committee amid high partisan tensions and as a key senator suggested delaying the floor vote for a week.
Clare Foran / CNN:
Two red state Democrats announce opposition to Kavanaugh  —  Kavanaugh apologizes after spar with Klobuchar  —  Washington (CNN)Two red state Democrats facing re-election in 2018 announced on Friday that they oppose Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court.
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
The American Bar Association had concerns about Kavanaugh 12 years ago.  Republicans dismissed those, too.  —  History repeated itself.  At least it had a spell of deja vu when the American Bar Association released an extraordinary statement at a crucial moment that raised concerns …
Discussion: NPR and The Week
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 …
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:   Walkout was spontaneous, says Dem
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
A path that could lead to the truth about Brett Kavanaugh
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
Doreen St. Félix / New Yorker:
The Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings Will Be Remembered as a Grotesque Display of Patriarchal Resentment
Discussion: ThinkProgress and ABC News
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
‘Conservatism’ seems to have lost all meaning
Discussion: Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:   The most telling moment: Kavanaugh goes after Sen. Klobuchar
Associated Press:   AP FACT CHECK: Kavanaugh's claim of exoneration
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:   “If They Can, They Will”: The Ford-Kavanaugh Hearing and the Angry Politics of Now
Victoria Kim / Los Angeles Times:   An editor tells of a past sexual assault, sparking dialogue about a crude newsroom culture
Ledyard King / USA Today:
Prosecutor who questioned Christine Ford says she wouldn't prosecute Brett Kavanaugh
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
With support from key GOP senator, Judiciary Committee sets favorable vote for Kavanaugh
Discussion: Daily Wire
New York Times:
Jeff Flake Is Confronted on Video by Sexual Assault Survivors
Discussion: VICE News and VICE
Adam K. Raymond / New York Magazine:
George W. Bush Is Whipping Votes for Brett Kavanaugh
Discussion: Axios, Washington Times and Politico
National Review:
Confirm Kavanaugh  —  The Senate should elevate Judge Brett Kavanaugh …
Discussion: Daily Wire
Associated Press:
The Latest: Senate panel advances Kavanaugh to full Senate
Discussion: Daily Wire
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Going Beyond #MeToo: Brett Kavanaugh's Affected Outrage, Explained
Discussion: Vox, Jezebel and Washington Monthly
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
For Trump and White House, Kavanaugh hearing was a suspenseful drama in two acts
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.
Michelle Castillo / CNBC:
Facebook security breach allowed hackers to control the accounts of up to 50 million users
Discussion: CBS Denver
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.
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
House Intel GOP Withholds Rohrabacher and Wasserman Schultz's Russia Probe Transcripts  —  On Friday, Republicans on the House intelligence committee voted to declassify 53 interviews from its Russia probe.  Just not all of them.  —  House Intelligence Committee Republicans voted on Friday …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House intel panel to release transcripts of now-defunct Russia probe
Discussion: ABC News
Luke Harding / The Guardian:
Russian-US tycoon boasted of ‘active’ involvement in Trump election campaign  —  Exclusive: Simon Kukes was in contact with senior Kremlin official in 2016 while donating to Trump-supporting committee  —  A Russian-American businessman who donated a substantial sum to Donald Trump's 2016 …
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NBC News:
Big donor to Trump campaign made overture to top Russian official, boasting of connections
Discussion: AOL and Mediaite
 
 
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