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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The Editors: It is time for the Kavanaugh nomination to be withdrawn — Dr.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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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.
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 …
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.
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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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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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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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 …
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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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Only the Truth Can Save Us Now — Before we accept a permanent division over the Kavanaugh Affair, here are some ways to make a last bid for greater clarity. — The day before Thursday's endless, grueling, moving, infuriating hearings, which mostly provided an exhibit in the case …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A Rosenstein scoop, plus the Kavanaugh aftermath — SCOOP ... HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP has agreed to bring ROD ROSENSTEIN to a closed, private hearing in the next few weeks to discuss the GOP's litany of issues with the embattled deputy attorney general and Justice Department.
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New York Times:
Why Brett Kavanaugh Wasn't Believable — And why Christine Blasey Ford was. — The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section. — What a study in contrasts: Where Christine Blasey Ford …
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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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Matthew Zeitlin / Slate:
There's an Entry on Kavanaugh's 1982 Calendar That Supports Ford's Story Better Than His Own — Much of Brett Kavanaugh's testimony Tuesday focused on calendars he kept in the summer of 1982, where he detailed a few months that consisted mostly of hanging out with friends and sports camps and …
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
A path that could lead to the truth about Brett Kavanaugh
A path that could lead to the truth about Brett Kavanaugh
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
With support from key GOP senator, Judiciary Committee sets favorable vote for Kavanaugh
National Review:
Confirm Kavanaugh — The Senate should elevate Judge Brett Kavanaugh …
Confirm Kavanaugh — The Senate should elevate Judge Brett Kavanaugh …
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Politico:
Kavanaugh closer to Supreme Court with Flake support
Kavanaugh closer to Supreme Court with Flake support
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Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Some Dems walk out of meeting after panel decides to vote on Kavanaugh later today
Some Dems walk out of meeting after panel decides to vote on Kavanaugh later today
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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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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
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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Matt Vespa / Townhall:
BREAKING: We Have The Votes
BREAKING: We Have The Votes
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Kavanaugh Monitoring Hearing From Elsewhere
Kavanaugh Monitoring Hearing From Elsewhere
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Streiff / RedState:
BREAKING. Collins, Murkowski, and Donnelly Make Their Decision
BREAKING. Collins, Murkowski, and Donnelly Make Their Decision
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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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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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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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Washington Post:
Kavanaugh confirmation decision: Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, a key holdout, announces support for Supreme Court nominee
Kavanaugh confirmation decision: Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, a key holdout, announces support for Supreme Court nominee
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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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Reis Thebault / Washington Post:
Fight over Kavanaugh nomination finds its oddest front yet: Wikipedia pages
Fight over Kavanaugh nomination finds its oddest front yet: Wikipedia pages
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO BRETT KAVANAUGH?
HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO BRETT KAVANAUGH?
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Jason Dick / Roll Call:
Kavanaugh Nomination Fate Is Still the Superunknown
Kavanaugh Nomination Fate Is Still the Superunknown
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Austin Ramzy / New York Times:
American Bar Association Urges F.B.I. Inquiry Into Kavanaugh, as Jesuits Withdraw Endorsement
American Bar Association Urges F.B.I. Inquiry Into Kavanaugh, as Jesuits Withdraw Endorsement
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Moderate Republicans remain undecided on Kavanaugh after hearing
Moderate Republicans remain undecided on Kavanaugh after hearing
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CBS News:
American Bar Association urges FBI probe into Kavanaugh allegations
American Bar Association urges FBI probe into Kavanaugh allegations
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Philip Wegmann / Washington Examiner:
Someone on Capitol Hill just doxxed Republican Sens. Mike Lee, Orrin Hatch, and Lindsey Graham
Someone on Capitol Hill just doxxed Republican Sens. Mike Lee, Orrin Hatch, and Lindsey Graham
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Jessica Schulberg / HuffPost:
Brett Kavanaugh Once Said Polygraphs Are A Good Tool. Now He Says They're Unreliable.
Brett Kavanaugh Once Said Polygraphs Are A Good Tool. Now He Says They're Unreliable.
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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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