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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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New York Times:
Details of F.B.I.'s Kavanaugh Inquiry Show Its Restricted Range — WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Saturday that the F.B.I. will have “free rein” to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, but the emerging contours of the inquiry showed its limited scope.
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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NBC News:
Trump: No limits on FBI's investigation into 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. — FBI begins new Brett Kavanaugh background investigation
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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Lauren Egan / NBC News:
Trump asks if Feinstein leaked allegation against Kavanaugh, says FBI probe may be ‘blessing in disguise’ — The president told reporters he fully supported his Supreme Court nominee and said he has no backup plan to replace him. — WHEELING, West Virginia — President Donald Trump …
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ACLU:
In Rare Move, ACLU to Oppose Kavanaugh for Supreme Court
In Rare Move, ACLU to Oppose Kavanaugh for Supreme Court
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New York Times:
Kavanaugh Could Help G.O.P. in Senate Midterms. But Not in House Races.
Kavanaugh Could Help G.O.P. in Senate Midterms. But Not in House Races.
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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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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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CNN:
Classmate: Kavanaugh drank heavily - CNN Video — Liz Swisher, former Yale classmate of Brett Kavanaugh, told CNN's Chris Cuomo she never saw Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh be sexually aggressive, but said that he lied to the Senate Judiciary Committee about his drinking habits.
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Alexandra Hutzler / Newsweek:
Kavanaugh Confirmation: Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Says We're Seeing The 'Death …
Kavanaugh Confirmation: Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Says We're Seeing The 'Death …
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Washington Post:
Amy Klobuchar's big Brett Kavanaugh moment earned rave reviews. But is it what Democrats demand for 2020?
Washington Post:
FBI reaches out to Deborah Ramirez, a woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh …
FBI reaches out to Deborah Ramirez, a woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh …
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Press Herald:
Our View: Brett Kavanaugh has shown he doesn't belong on the Supreme Court
Our View: Brett Kavanaugh has shown he doesn't belong on the Supreme Court
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Outside the Beltway, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Slate and ThinkProgress
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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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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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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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Capitol Hill Ralph Club — Brett Kavanaugh faces his moment of truth in a town that doesn't care about truth. — WASHINGTON — I never thought it could be as brutal. — The same Republican gargoyles who once tore Anita Hill limb from limb knew they had to tread gingerly, with women at the barricades.
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Sarah Hepola / New York Times:
Kavanaugh and the Blackout Theory
Doree Lewak / New York Post:
Israeli student at Columbia says she's being bullied by Palestinian group … As an officer in the Israel Defense Forces, Ofir Dayan served in hostile territory in Gaza and Lebanon. But, the undergrad told The Post, nothing prepared her for life at Columbia University.
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
The politicians we deserve — In the spring of 2011, then-governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana announced he would not seek the Republican presidential nomination, ending months of excitement among conservatives around his possible run. His family's reservations under the spotlight far outweighed …
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
An Age Divided by Sex — The Kavanaugh nightmare shows how the competing moralisms of conservatism and feminism are tearing us apart. — The Year of Our Lord 1982, upon whose disputed summertime events a Supreme Court nomination now hinges, was part of the Reagan era but not a particularly conservative year.
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” …
Rick Montgomery / Stars & Stripes:
Judge's ruling may force Kansas Army officer's adopted Korean daughter to leave US — A retired Kansas Army officer has lost his fight in federal court over his adopted daughter's citizenship status, meaning she may have to return to her native South Korea.
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Kanye West Delivers Pro-Trump Rant on ‘SNL,’ Gets Booed By Audience — The rapper/entrepreneur delivered a pro-Trump speech in a red MAGA hat after his final performance—one that didn't make it to air. — Following his performance of “Ghost Town” during the 44th season premiere of Saturday Night Live …
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Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
Elon Musk Steps Down as Tesla's Chairman in Settlement With S.E.C. Over Go-Private Tweet — Elon Musk, under pressure from his lawyers and investors of Tesla, the company he co-founded, reached a deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Saturday to resolve securities fraud charges.
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