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5:20 PM ET, September 28, 2018

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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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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 …
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.
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Sen. Jeff Flake Asked for Kavanaugh Vote Delay After Assault Survivor Confronted Him in Elevator  —  “I was sexually assaulted and nobody believed me,” Maria Gallagher, 23, told the senator in an elevator hours before his surprise call for a vote delay.  —  It was all so spontaneous.
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 …
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 …
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 …
New York Times:
Jeff Flake Is Confronted on Video by Sexual Assault Survivors  —  The scene was striking: Two women blocking an elevator door, angrily demanding to be heard as a senator stood by, listening quietly, nodding and looking away.  —  “On Monday, I stood in front of your office,” one of the women …
Ramsen Shamon / Politico:
Graham on Kavanaugh confirmation snag: ‘Somebody has got to explain this to Trump’  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Friday that someone will have to fill President Donald Trump in on why Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court could be delayed a week, a half-joking remark …
Discussion: Breitbart and Vox
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Katy Tur's false tweet goes viral  —  Katy Tur, the MSNBC anchor whose elevation to know-nothing cable news pundit is apparently attributable to President Trump being mean to her during the 2016 presidential election, claimed falsely this week that not a single Republican senator extended …
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.
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Kavanaugh confirmation hits major snag after Flake seeks FBI probe  —  The Senate on Saturday will vote on a motion to proceed with the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, said Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn.  —  There will also be a “supplemental” FBI background investigation …
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 …
Jezebel:
The Annihilation of Christine Blasey Ford  —  Christine Blasey Ford ceased to exist the moment that Brett Kavanaugh began his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday afternoon.  Despite hours spent answering questions with a kind of graciousness that was devastatingly familiar …
Discussion: Mother Jones, The Atlantic and Bustle
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Yale Law School Calls for Further Inquiry into Sexual Assault Allegations
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
‘Conservatism’ seems to have lost all meaning
Discussion: Raw Story
Talking Points Memo:
Murkowski Says She Supports One-Week Delay On Kavanaugh Vote
Discussion: The Week and The Mahablog
Alan Dershowitz / Fox News:
Postpone Kavanaugh confirmation until FBI can investigate accusations against him
Mike Allen / Axios:
The next ugly fight: Impeachment(s)
Washington Post:
Kavanaugh vote: Senate Republican leaders agree to new FBI background investigation of Kavanaugh
Clare Foran / CNN:
Two red state Democrats announce opposition to Kavanaugh
Associated Press:   AP FACT CHECK: Kavanaugh's claim of exoneration
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Walkout was spontaneous, says Dem
Discussion: Townhall
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Avenatti wants “full” FBI Kavanaugh probe to be 2020 litmus test
Discussion: CNN and KTVQ-TV
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
A path that could lead to the truth about Brett Kavanaugh
Discussion: New York Times
Alvin Chang / Vox:
Every time Ford and Kavanaugh dodged a question, in one chart
Discussion: Political Wire
Fox News:
Kavanaugh vote live blog — Senate Judiciary Committee weighs in on recommending nominee
Discussion: Townhall and Fox News Insider
Jon Greenberg / PolitiFact:
Your Kavanaugh-Ford hearing questions answered
CBS News:
Kavanaugh confirmation: Judiciary Committee advances Kavanaugh nomination, Senator Jeff Flake calls …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:   The most telling moment: Kavanaugh goes after Sen. Klobuchar
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
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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