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4:00 PM ET, September 30, 2018

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The F.B.I. Can Do This — Despite limitations and partisan attacks, the bureau can find out a lot about the Kavanaugh accusations in a week. — Mr. Comey is the former F.B.I. director. — The F.B.I. is back in the middle of it. When we were handed the Hillary Clinton email investigation in 2015 …

Associated Press:

3rd Kavanaugh accuser has history of legal disputes — WASHINGTON (AP) — Julie Swetnick, one of the women who has publicly accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, has an extensive history of involvement in legal disputes, including a lawsuit in which an ex-employer accused …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, TheBlaze and Chicks On The Right

Politico:

The fight over the scope of the Kavanaugh probe — DRIVING THE DAY — FIRST LOOK ... TRUMP'S WEEK ... Monday: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP will have lunch with VP MIKE PENCE and present the Medal of Honor. The president will travel to Johnson City, Tennessee, where he'll hold a roundtable with supporters and then a political rally.

Discussion: The Atlantic, Mother Jones and The Daily Caller

Jacqueline Klimas / Politico:

Cotton: Feinstein to be investigated over leaked letter from Ford — Sen. Dianne Feinstein's office will be investigated to determine if it leaked a confidential letter from one of Brett Kavanaugh's accusers, Sen. Tom Cotton said Sunday. — Cotton, an Arkansas Republican …

Discussion: Political Wire

Kris Schneider / ABC News:

If Kavanaugh confirmed, ‘House will have to’ investigate if Senate doesn't: Democratic rep — The leading Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee said that if Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed as a Supreme Court justice, “the House will have to investigate” allegations of sexual assault and perjury if the Senate doesn't “properly” do so.

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Daily Mail:

'I'm a victim of sexual assault': Kellyanne Conway chokes up as she makes shocking revelation on CNN while defending SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh — White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway made the revelation during an interview with CNN on Sunday morning

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Alex Horton / Washington Post:

Kellyanne Conway: 'I'm a victim of sexual assault' … Kellyanne Conway cleared her throat for what she was about to say. — “I'm a victim of sexual assault,” President Trump's adviser told CNN on Sunday. — Conway and anchor Jake Tapper were discussing the political edges …

Discussion: The Guardian, IJR, Vox and Chicago Sun-Times

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

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Wall Street Journal:
White House Questioned on Its Role in Kavanaugh FBI Probe

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Washington Post:
Amy Klobuchar's big Brett Kavanaugh moment earned rave reviews. But is it what Democrats demand for 2020?

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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Sen. Chuck Grassley asks FBI to probe false allegation against Kavanaugh

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ABC News:
Graham suggests no need for FBI to talk to Kavanaugh classmates on drinking: He's not a ‘stumbling, bumbling drunk’

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Alexandra Hutzler / Newsweek:
Kavanaugh Confirmation: Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Says We're Seeing The 'Death …

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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Brett Kavanaugh Loves His Beer

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Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Lindsey Graham promises ‘full scale’ probe into Democrats' handling of Ford-Kavanaugh allegation

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Victoria McGrane / BostonGlobe.com:
Warren says she will ‘take a hard look at running for president’

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New York Times:
Kavanaugh Borrows From Trump's Playbook on White Male Anger

Discussion: Washington Post and Media Matters for America

Jacqueline Klimas / Politico:
White House not ‘micromanaging’ FBI, Sarah Sanders says

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Maureen Dowd / New York Times: Capitol Hill Ralph Club

Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Says 2020 Presidential Run Is On the Table

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CNN:
Classmate: Kavanaugh drank heavily - CNN Video

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Reid Wilson / The Hill:

House GOP cancels Yoder ad buys — The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has canceled more than $1 million in planned advertising aimed at helping Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.) in the coming weeks. — The decision to cut advertising, described to The Hill by a source familiar …

Discussion: Townhall

Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:

Hundreds of Migrant Children Quietly Moved to a Tent Camp on the Texas Border — In shelters from Kansas to New York, hundreds of migrant children have been roused in the middle of the night in recent weeks and loaded onto buses with backpacks and snacks for a cross-country journey to their new home …

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Nathan J. Robinson / Current Affairs:

How We Know Kavanaugh Is Lying — This man should not serve another day as any kind of judge... On Thursday morning, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Christine Blasey Ford detailed under oath her claim that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh attacked her and sexually violated her when he was 17.

Discussion: The Atlantic and The Moderate Voice

Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:

The Republican Party Abandons Conservatism — Ignoring the dictum that if one is not of the left as a young person one has no heart, and not of the right in middle age one has no head, I have always been a conservative. I voted Republican most of the time, affiliated with the GOP …

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 …

Discussion: Mother Jones, Axios, Deadline, Chicks On The Right, IJR, Spectator USA, TMZ.com and The Guardian

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.

Discussion: RedState

Elena Schneider / Politico:

Democrats find their answer to the Koch brothers — Democratic House candidates raised nearly $36 million online in August, giving many the resources to air early TV ads. — Hundreds of thousands of online donors are pouring gobs of cash into Democratic House campaigns at an accelerating clip …

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA

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.