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9:50 AM ET, September 29, 2018

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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 …
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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.
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.
Discussion: Jezebel and The Week
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.
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
Erik Brady / USA Today:
Is Brett Kavanaugh right that he can no longer coach girls basketball?  —  Brett Kavanaugh testified the other day that he might never coach girls' basketball again.  —  He shouldn't - at least not until further investigation has concluded.  —  The U.S. Senate may yet confirm Kavanaugh …
Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
Harvard Law School Dean Won't Say If Brett Kavanaugh Still Has A Job  —  The dean assured students that the school would be conducting “necessary inquiries.”  —  In response to student protests over the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee and Harvard Law School visiting …
Ana María Archila / USA Today:
I confronted Jeff Flake over Brett Kavanaugh.  Survivors like me won't stand for injustice.  —  Jeff Flake finally called for an FBI investigation, showing the power survivors of sexual assault have when we stand together in the fight for change.  —  CONNECT
Discussion: Washington Post, CBS Philly and Vox
Chris Buskirk / American Greatness:
Kavanaugh Vote Is a Victory for Decency and Fair Play  —  Brett Kavanaugh has now been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee and is headed for a confirmation vote by the full Senate, which is he expected to win.  It should have been easy.  But it wasn't.  —  Kavanaugh is an accomplished legal scholar and federal judge.
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.
Carlos Garcia / TheBlaze:
Journalists made a damaging Kavanaugh story go viral - but it was too good to be true  —  Mainstream media reporters and commentators appeared to be much too zealous in spreading a false story on social media Friday that was very damaging to Brett Kavanaugh, the president's nominee to the Supreme Court.
Discussion: BuzzFeed News
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
America Is Finally Listening to Women. It's Sparking a National Crisis.
Discussion: Vox, Weekly Standard and The Root
Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
Was I the only one who shuddered at Brett Kavanaugh's belligerent comments about beer?
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
The train will continue, and you will be crushed
Discussion: Raw Story
Newt Gingrich / Gingrich Productions:   Next for Judge Kavanaugh: Are There Any Honorable Senate Democrats?
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Details in Kavanaugh's 1982 calendar entry could be scrutinized in FBI investigation
Discussion: Townhall
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
An Injudicious Man, Unfit for the Supreme Court
Discussion: LifeSiteNews, Just Security and Hot Air
Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed News:
Trump Calls Christine Blasey Ford “Credible” And Says He's Not Sure Kavanaugh's Nomination Will “Continue Onward”
David Mack / BuzzFeed News:
Here's Exactly What Happened As Jeff Flake Chose To Delay The Kavanaugh Vote
Discussion: The Guardian, Power Line and Breitbart
Marian Bull / GQ:
How to Talk to the Women in Your Life Right Now
Discussion: Althouse and WINK NEWS
CNBC:
Kavanaugh friend Mark Judge: ‘I will cooperate’ with FBI probe of sex assault claims
Marina Pitofsky / USA Today:
‘Your life and family are not ruined’: Parkland father slams Kavanaugh
Discussion: IJR, ThinkProgress and FOX40
Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Senate GOP agrees to one-week delay on Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation to allow for FBI probe
David Bauder / Associated Press:   More than 20 million people watched Kavanaugh hearing
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Lawyer for Kavanaugh accuser: FBI probe should not have ‘artificial’ limits
Discussion: The Week and Politico
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Confirmation of Trumpism
Discussion: New Yorker and BuzzFeed News
Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
Trump heads on five-state rally blitz amid Supreme Court chaos  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday kicks off a week of rallies in five friendly places around the country, seeking to shore up support ahead of congressional elections even as the fate of his pick …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Sam Baker / Axios:
How to impeach a Supreme Court justice  —  Some Democrats are already rumbling about trying to remove Brett Kavanaugh from the Supreme Court, if he's confirmed.  That is not at all realistic.  —  The big picture: Supreme Court justices can be impeached.  But if there aren't 50 votes …
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.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Emma Dumain / The State:
Graham's defense of Kavanaugh has conservatives applauding.  How long will that last?  —  WASHINGTON  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham is ready to run for reelection in 2020.  —  He's championed a pet cause of the conservative base this week that's crucial to winning in South Carolina like rarely before.
Glenn Chapman / Yahoo:
Up to 50 mn Facebook accounts breached in attack  —  Facebook is test-driving a dating service in Colombia  —  San Francisco (AFP) - Facebook revealed on Friday that up to 50 million accounts were breached by hackers, dealing a blow to the social network's effort to convince users to trust it with their data.
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Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Facebook says nearly 50m users compromised in huge security breach
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 …
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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Hannah Rodriguez / The Seattle Times:
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