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5:05 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 …
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: Vox and Breitbart
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 …
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: Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
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: Vox, The Atlantic and Mother Jones
Talking Points Memo:
Murkowski Says She Supports One-Week Delay On Kavanaugh Vote  —  In a major development, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said Friday that she supported Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ)'s proposal to delay Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation vote by a week to allow the FBI to investigate sexual assault allegations against him.
Discussion: The Week and The Mahablog
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.
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.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
‘Conservatism’ seems to have lost all meaning
Discussion: Raw Story
Alan Dershowitz / Fox News:
Postpone Kavanaugh confirmation until FBI can investigate accusations against him
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:   Katy Tur's false tweet goes viral
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, Breitbart and KTVQ-TV
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
A path that could lead to the truth about Brett Kavanaugh
Discussion: New York Times
Keane / America Magazine:
The Editors: It is time for the Kavanaugh nomination to be withdrawn
CBS News:
Kavanaugh confirmation: Judiciary Committee advances Kavanaugh nomination, Senator Jeff Flake calls …
Fox News:
Kavanaugh vote live blog — Senate Judiciary Committee weighs in on recommending nominee
Discussion: Townhall and Fox News Insider
Doreen St. Félix / New Yorker:
The Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings Will Be Remembered as a Grotesque Display of Patriarchal Resentment
Victoria Kim / Los Angeles Times:   An editor tells of a past sexual assault, sparking dialogue about a crude newsroom culture
Jon Greenberg / PolitiFact:
Your Kavanaugh-Ford hearing questions answered
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:   The most telling moment: Kavanaugh goes after Sen. Klobuchar
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“If They Can, They Will”: The Ford-Kavanaugh Hearing and the Angry Politics of Now
Discussion: Washington Post
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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