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White House limits scope of the FBI's investigation into the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh — The FBI has not been permitted to investigate the claims of Julie Swetnick, a White House official confirmed to NBC News. — WASHINGTON — The White House is limiting the scope …
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Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
White House Directs FBI to Interview First Two Kavanaugh Accusers, But Not the Third — FBI probe won't include interviewing Julie Swetnick, drawing criticism from her attorney — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been instructed by the White House to interview two of the women …
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Jim VandeHei / Axios:
The miscalculation haunting Trump, Kavanaugh — Imagine if Brett Kavanaugh had offered his emotional, tearful, you-ruined-my-life opening speech to the Judiciary Committee — and then called for a quick FBI probe to clear his name and perhaps find the true assailant.
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Washington Post:
FBI reaches out to Deborah Ramirez, a woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct — The FBI has begun contacting people as part of an additional background investigation of Kavanaugh, according to people familiar with the unfolding investigation.
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ACLU:
In Rare Move, ACLU to Oppose Kavanaugh for Supreme Court — NEW YORK — In the wake of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's sworn testimony of sexual abuse at the hands of Brett Kavanaugh, the American Civil Liberties Union has announced its opposition to his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Jeff Flake Explains Himself — Jeff Flake barely slept the night before he upended the battle for the Supreme Court. — The Arizona senator had spent days agonizing over what to do with the explosive allegation that Judge Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted a young woman when he was in high school.
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Victoria McGrane / BostonGlobe.com:
Warren says she will ‘take a hard look at running for president’ — HOLYOKE - US Senator Elizabeth Warren made her most definitive indication to date that she is mulling a run for the White House in 2020, telling a town hall crowd Saturday that she will take a “hard look at running for president” after the Nov. 6 midterm elections.
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New York Times:
Kavanaugh Could Help G.O.P. in Senate Midterms. But Not in House Races. — WASHINGTON — By agreeing to delay Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's nomination in the short term, President Trump and Senate Republicans are making two long-term bets: that a drawn-out confirmation battle will secure …
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Christine Blasey Ford's friend is not refuting Ford's allegation, will cooperate with FBI, lawyer says — (CNN)Leland Ingham Keyser, a friend of the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were at a party in high school, does not refute the veracity of the allegation …
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The Intercept:
The Unbearable Dishonesty of Brett Kavanaugh — Many of us who watched Thursday's Senate hearing spent much of the time cataloguing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's lies. After hours of testimony, during which Dr. Christine Blasey Ford answered questions about her alleged sexual assault …
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Mara Gay / New York Times:
Make My Sexual Assault Count — What America owes women right now. — Ms. Gay is a member of the editorial board. — I was at my favorite bar recently, just a few blocks from my apartment, when the boy who raped me came over to say hello and give me a kiss on the cheek.
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Sarah Hepola / New York Times:
Kavanaugh and the Blackout Theory — It is both easy and common to drink, act and then have no memory of it. — Ms. Hepola is the author of the best-selling memoir “Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget.” — One of the trickiest things about blackouts is that you don't necessarily know you're having one.
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / HuffPost:
Fewer Believe Brett Kavanaugh Than His Accuser, Poll Finds
Fewer Believe Brett Kavanaugh Than His Accuser, Poll Finds
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Anthony Rivas / ABC News:
Avenatti says client is ‘telling the truth’ about Brett Kavanaugh, waiting for FBI interview
Avenatti says client is ‘telling the truth’ about Brett Kavanaugh, waiting for FBI interview
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Shane Harris / Washington Post:
FBI reaches out to second woman who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct
FBI reaches out to second woman who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct
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Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
Maryland Authorities Say They Will Investigate Kavanaugh if Ford Files Complaint
Maryland Authorities Say They Will Investigate Kavanaugh if Ford Files Complaint
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Grace Segers / CBS News:
Nancy Pelosi calls Brett Kavanaugh “hysterical,” says he is unfit to serve on the Supreme Court
Nancy Pelosi calls Brett Kavanaugh “hysterical,” says he is unfit to serve on the Supreme Court
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BostonGlobe.com:
The lies that senators must tell themselves to support Brett Kavanaugh
The lies that senators must tell themselves to support Brett Kavanaugh
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Kavanaugh fight shows us that Washington is sick. Very sick.
Kavanaugh fight shows us that Washington is sick. Very sick.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Is July 1, 1982 party key to Christine Ford's allegation against Brett Kavanaugh?
Is July 1, 1982 party key to Christine Ford's allegation against Brett Kavanaugh?
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The Daily Beast:
Brett Kavanaugh Can Be Saved. Things Don't Look So Good For The Supreme Court Though.
Brett Kavanaugh Can Be Saved. Things Don't Look So Good For The Supreme Court Though.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Republicans Should Not Have Delayed the Kavanaugh Vote
Republicans Should Not Have Delayed the Kavanaugh Vote
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Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Christine Blasey Ford's Friend Doesn't Deny Assault Claim, Lawyer Says
Christine Blasey Ford's Friend Doesn't Deny Assault Claim, Lawyer Says
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William Saletan / Slate:
Kavanaugh Lied to the Judiciary Committee—Repeatedly
Kavanaugh Lied to the Judiciary Committee—Repeatedly
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Carlos Garcia / TheBlaze:
Journalists made a damaging Kavanaugh story go viral - but it was too good to be true
Journalists made a damaging Kavanaugh story go viral - but it was too good to be true
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Flake plans to support Kavanaugh after FBI investigates ‘unless they turn up something’
Flake plans to support Kavanaugh after FBI investigates ‘unless they turn up something’
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
America Is Finally Listening to Women. It's Sparking a National Crisis.
America Is Finally Listening to Women. It's Sparking a National Crisis.
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Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
Harvard Law School Dean Won't Say If Brett Kavanaugh Still Has A Job
Harvard Law School Dean Won't Say If Brett Kavanaugh Still Has A Job
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The Moral-Panic Phase — Why is the Kavanaugh nomination causing people to lose their minds? — D — ear Reader (Including everybody who'd just like a time-out), — Maybe it's because I've been getting so much grief from left and right for the alleged sin of “both sides-ism” …
Associated Press:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren to take hard look at presidential run after midterms — CLAIM: Elizabeth Warren may consider running for president after midterms — AP'S ASSESSMENT: It's true. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she'll take a “hard look at running for president” after the midterm elections in November.
Katrina Brooker / Fast Company:
Exclusive: Tim Berners-Lee tells us his radical new plan to upend the World Wide Web — Last week, Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, asked me to come and see a project he has been working on almost as long as the web itself. It's a crisp autumn day in Boston, where Berners-Lee works out of an office above a boxing gym.
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