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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.
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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 …
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Chicks On The Right
NBC News:
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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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Sen. Chuck Grassley asks FBI to probe false allegation against Kavanaugh — The Senate Judiciary Committee asked the FBI Saturday to investigate a man who made an unfounded rape claim against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh and then later recanted, saying the man had acted in bad faith.
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Louder With Crowder and Associated Press
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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Political Wire, Breitbart and Politico
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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ThinkProgress, Politico, Law & Crime, Axios, POLITICUSUSA and Splinter
Alexandra Hutzler / Newsweek:
Kavanaugh Confirmation: Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Says We're Seeing The ‘Death and Decline of Democracy’ — Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy warned high schoolers, as the toxic fight over confirming Brett Kavanaugh to replace him on the court continues …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
ABC News:
Graham suggests no need for FBI to talk to Kavanaugh classmates on drinking: He's not a ‘stumbling, bumbling drunk’
Graham suggests no need for FBI to talk to Kavanaugh classmates on drinking: He's not a ‘stumbling, bumbling drunk’
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Washington Post, Joe.My.God. and Breitbart
Washington Post:
Amy Klobuchar's big Brett Kavanaugh moment earned rave reviews. But is it what Democrats demand for 2020?
Amy Klobuchar's big Brett Kavanaugh moment earned rave reviews. But is it what Democrats demand for 2020?
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Politico, ABC News, Breitbart and Talking Points Memo
Victoria McGrane / BostonGlobe.com:
Warren says she will ‘take a hard look at running for president’
Warren says she will ‘take a hard look at running for president’
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CBS News, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, Big League Politics, Joe.My.God., Splinter, Mediaite and Axios
Jacqueline Klimas / Politico:
White House not ‘micromanaging’ FBI, Sarah Sanders says
White House not ‘micromanaging’ FBI, Sarah Sanders says
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Axios and The Daily Beast
CNN:
Classmate: Kavanaugh drank heavily - CNN Video
Classmate: Kavanaugh drank heavily - CNN Video
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The Hill, The Independent, Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress, ABC News and Washington Post
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
White House Directs FBI to Interview First Two Kavanaugh Accusers, But Not the Third
White House Directs FBI to Interview First Two Kavanaugh Accusers, But Not the Third
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Daily Wire, HuffPost, Mediaite, Big League Politics, CNN and USA Today
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Says 2020 Presidential Run Is On the Table
Elizabeth Warren Says 2020 Presidential Run Is On the Table
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Politico, Balloon Juice and The Week
Lauren Egan / NBC News:
Trump asks if Feinstein leaked allegation against Kavanaugh, says FBI probe may be ‘blessing in disguise’
Trump asks if Feinstein leaked allegation against Kavanaugh, says FBI probe may be ‘blessing in disguise’
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RedState, Talking Points Memo and The Guardian
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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today.yougov.com and Political Wire
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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ThinkProgress and Common Dreams
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.
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Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
The Republican Party Abandons Conservatism — The conservative virtues remain real virtues, the conservative insights real insights, and the conservative temperament an indispensable internal gyro keeping a country stable and sane. — Ignoring the dictum that if one is not of the left …
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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Spectator USA, The Week, The Guardian, Press Association and USA Today
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 …
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Political Wire
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.
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 …
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POLITICUSUSA
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Brett Kavanaugh Loves His Beer — The Supreme Court nominee paired a frothy beverage with identity politics. — At one point during Brett Kavanaugh's testimony, desperate for some comic relief, I messaged a friend to ask if this were a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing or an Anheuser-Busch commercial.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Capitol Hill Ralph Club
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.
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 …