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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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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.
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 …
Discussion: Althouse
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.
CNBC:
Kavanaugh friend Mark Judge: ‘I will cooperate’ with FBI probe of sex assault claims  — A lawyer for Mark Judge, the high school buddy of embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, told CNBC that Judge “will answer any and all questions posed to him” by the FBI about serious sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh.
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 …
We Are UltraViolet:
Senator Jeff Flake Potentially Pressing Charges Against Sexual Assault Survivors & UltraViolet Members Who Confronted Him Earlier Today  —  WASHINGTON — An organizer for a leading national women's group, UltraViolet, was told by the U.S. Capitol Police that Senator Jeff Flake (AZ) …
Discussion: RedState and twitchy.com
HuffPost:
Mark Judge Went To His Lawyer's Office Right When Senate Was Voting On Brett Kavanaugh  —  He's been hiding out at the beach, but he came back to Washington.  —  WASHINGTON Mark Judge, the man who was said to be present when Brett Kavanaugh allegedly sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Kavanaugh nomination live updates: Trump orders additional FBI background probe  —  President Donald Trump has directed the FBI to conduct a supplemental background check of Judge Brett Kavanaugh - the latest development in the nomination saga.  —  Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination moved …
Alvin Chang / Vox:
Every time Ford and Kavanaugh dodged a question, in one chart
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
‘Conservatism’ seems to have lost all meaning
Discussion: Raw Story
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
The American Bar Association had concerns about Kavanaugh 12 years ago.  Republicans dismissed those, too.
Discussion: NPR and New Republic
Manu Raju / CNN:
American Bar Association: Delay Kavanaugh until FBI investigates assault allegations
Ramsen Shamon / Politico:
Graham on Kavanaugh confirmation snag: ‘Somebody has got to explain this to Trump’
Discussion: Breitbart and Daily Wire
Washington Post:
Kavanaugh vote: Senate Republican leaders agree to new FBI background investigation of Kavanaugh
Marian Bull / GQ:   How to Talk to the Women in Your Life Right Now
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Confirmation of Trumpism
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Wall Street Journal:
Yale Law School Calls for Further Inquiry into Sexual Assault Allegations
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
Katie McDonough / Jezebel:
The Annihilation of Christine Blasey Ford
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Avenatti wants “full” FBI Kavanaugh probe to be 2020 litmus test
Discussion: Breitbart, CNN, ABC News and KTVQ-TV
Annie Karni / Politico:
White House press briefings fade amid Kavanaugh crisis
Discussion: Breitbart
Associated Press:   AP FACT CHECK: Kavanaugh's claim of exoneration
Clare Foran / CNN:
Two red state Democrats announce opposition to Kavanaugh
Discussion: RedState and Political Wire
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Walkout was spontaneous, says Dem
Discussion: Townhall
Talking Points Memo:
Murkowski Says She Supports One-Week Delay On Kavanaugh Vote
Discussion: The Week
CBS News:
Kavanaugh confirmation: Judiciary Committee advances Kavanaugh nomination, Senator Jeff Flake calls …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Most Shocking Findings in Yesterday's Drama
Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, Vox and LifeZette
Victoria Kim / Los Angeles Times:   An editor tells of a past sexual assault, sparking dialogue about a crude newsroom culture
Alan Dershowitz / Fox News:
Postpone Kavanaugh confirmation until FBI can investigate accusations against him
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
A path that could lead to the truth about Brett Kavanaugh
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.
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Facebook says 50m user accounts affected by security breach
Discussion: Breitbart
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.
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 …
Discussion: Associated Press and Boing Boing
Andrew Kerr / The Daily Caller:
Former Employer Sued Third Kavanaugh Accuser For Sexual Harassment Allegations  — Julie Swetnick, the third woman to accuse Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct in high school, faced allegations from her former employer that she engaged in “unwelcome, sexually offensive conduct” in 2000.
 
 
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