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7:30 AM ET, September 29, 2018

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New York Times:
How the F.B.I. Will Investigate the Kavanaugh Accusations  —  Can the bureau finish investigating in a week?  What about the allegations of other women?  Here's what to expect from the inquiry.  —  Here are three inconsistencies the F.B.I. investigation could address.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
A Bitter Nominee, Questions of Neutrality, and a Damaged Supreme Court  —  WASHINGTON — In the first round of his Supreme Court confirmation hearings early this month, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh kept his cool under hostile questioning, stressed his independence, and exhibited the calm judicial demeanor …
New York Times:
A Tumultuous 24 Hours: How Jeff Flake Delayed a Vote on Kavanaugh  —  WASHINGTON — Surrounded by his colleagues in a cramped corridor behind the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Jeff Flake was in agony, getting pounded on all sides.  —  He had already released a statement that he would vote …
New York Times:
'I Don't Think People in the U.S. Know How Closely We're Watching This'  —  International readers tell us how the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee affected their perceptions of the United States.
Del Quentin Wilber / Los Angeles Times:
Former FBI agents say there are clues to follow from dramatic Kavanaugh hearing … Former FBI officials expressed confidence Friday that agents could quickly interview key witnesses and track down potential leads into Christine Blasey Ford's allegations that Supreme Court nominee Brett …
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
At Times, Kavanaugh's Defense Misleads or Veers Off Point  —  On Thursday, the adolescent jottings of Brett M. Kavanaugh in his high school yearbook were being scrutinized under the searing lights of a Supreme Court confirmation hearing, where he sat accused of committing a drunken sexual assault when he was 17.
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 …
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 …
Politico:
Scenes from Jeff Flake's Supreme Court rebellion  —  The Arizona Republican's head-snapping moves Friday left Washington in shock and Brett Kavanaugh in renewed jeopardy.  —  Four senators undecided on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination gathered Thursday night for a quiet chat with earth-shaking consequences.
Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
Was I the only one who shuddered at Brett Kavanaugh's belligerent comments about beer?  —  Can we talk about beer for a sec?  —  Specifically, Brett Kavanaugh's professed affection for it?  —  Like a lot of people who have lived with or been friends with people who love beer a little too much …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alvin Chang / Vox:
Every time Ford and Kavanaugh dodged a question, in one chart  —  There was a striking difference in style — and substance.  —  There were several noticeable differences between the Senate testimony of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault, Christine Blasey Ford.
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.
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
The train will continue, and you will be crushed  —  “I was ... wondering whether I would just be jumping in front of a train that was headed to where it was headed anyway, and that I would just be personally annihilated.”  —  I am so tired.  —  The train is very, very urgent.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Root and Bustle
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
In Plain Terms, Judge Brett Kavanaugh Lies About Everything  —  He lied about his days as a Republican operative, about the drinking age in Maryland, about the “Devil's Triangle.”  All of it.  —  WASHINGTON—  Stars and Stripes  —  had a damn fine Friday morning, one of which any newspaper would have been proud.
David Mack / BuzzFeed News:
Here's Exactly What Happened As Jeff Flake Chose To Delay The Kavanaugh Vote
Discussion: The Guardian, Power Line and Townhall
David Bauder / Associated Press:   More than 20 million people watched Kavanaugh hearing
Marina Pitofsky / USA Today:
‘Your life and family are not ruined’: Parkland father slams Kavanaugh
Discussion: IJR, ThinkProgress and FOX40
CNN:
Flake confronted by two female protesters after announcing he'll back Kavanaugh
Jordain Carney / The Hill:   Lawyer for Kavanaugh accuser: FBI probe should not have ‘artificial’ limits
Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Senate GOP agrees to one-week delay on Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation to allow for FBI probe
Marian Bull / GQ:
How to Talk to the Women in Your Life Right Now
Discussion: WINK NEWS and Gizmodo
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Confirmation of Trumpism
Discussion: BuzzFeed News and New Yorker
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:   Katy Tur's false tweet goes viral
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Everyone Lost at the Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings
United States Senator Jeff Flake:
Flake Statement on SCOTUS Nomination
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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.
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Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Facebook says nearly 50m users compromised in huge security breach
Discussion: Breitbart
Pamela MacLean / Bloomberg:
Facebook Sued in California Over Hack of 50 Million Accounts
Discussion: BloombergQuint
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 …
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Text Messages to Jewish Voters Inflame Tense Florida Governor's Race  —  MIAMI — Text messages portraying the campaign of Florida's Democratic candidate for governor as anti-Semitic buzzed into the cellphones of some Jewish voters on Thursday night, escalating political attacks in a closely watched race that has already been ugly.
Discussion: Politico
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
House GOP super PAC cuts off support for Bishop, Coffman  —  Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC aligned with House GOP leadership, is cutting off support for two Republican incumbents, Michigan Rep. Mike Bishop and Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman, according to a person familiar with the group's plans.
Discussion: Axios
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Mike Bishop Incumbent / New York Times:   Midterm Election Poll: Michigan's 8th District, Bishop vs. Slotkin
Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Pompeo accuses Iran of firing at U.S. embassy in Iraq  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ordered the closure of a diplomatic mission in Iraq, following rocket launches that he blamed on Iran.  —  “I have advised the Government of Iran that the United States will hold Iran directly responsible …
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The Daily Beast:
Border Patrol Agent Ordered to Pay $220K After Starting 47,000 Acre Wildfire at Gender Reveal Party
Asbury Park Press:
Wanda Sykes heckled after Trump jokes at Count Basie; angry fans walk out
Discussion: LifeZette and The Daily Caller
Yahoo:
Obama warns against ‘racial’, ‘nationalistic’ politics
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart
Hannah Rodriguez / The Seattle Times:
Since the Kavanaugh hearing, calls to King County sexual-assault hotline have tripled
Discussion: The Week and ThinkProgress
Reno Gazette-Journal:
Records show Adam Laxalt was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer as a teen
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