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James Comey / New York Times:
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 …
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New York Times:
Yale Classmate Accuses Kavanaugh of ‘Blatant Mischaracterization’ of His Drinking — WASHINGTON — Democrats reacted with anger on Sunday as it became clear that the White House and Senate Republicans had imposed a narrow scope on the new F.B.I. investigation into Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh …
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Washington Monthly, HuffPost, Daily Kos, Splinter, CBS Denver, Raw Story, The Week, Law & Crime, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Vox, Patterico's Pontifications, CNN, Fox News and Conservative News Today
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Brett Kavanaugh is “too big to fail” — For the White House, it's Brett Kavanaugh or bust. They have no Plan B and there's not even discussion of one, according to five sources with direct knowledge of the sensitive internal White House talks. — What they're saying: “He's too big to fail now …
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Raw Story and twitchy.com
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Fight over Kavanaugh intensifies amid confusion over limits of FBI sexual assault investigation — The White House has not placed any limits on the FBI investigation into claims of sexual assault leveled against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh but is also opposed an open-ended …
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The Gateway Pundit, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Week
CNN:
FBI spoke with Deborah Ramirez, second Kavanaugh accuser — (CNN)The FBI spoke with Deborah Ramirez on Sunday in its investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, a source familiar with the matter has told CNN. — Ramirez accused Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her at a party …
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Axios, The Gateway Pundit, Talking Points Memo, Daily Wire, POLITICUSUSA, Jezebel and The Daily Caller
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
A 4-4 court? — This scenario seemed unthinkable a month ago, but it's now being privately discussed by sources involved in Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation: If Kavanaugh falls after the FBI investigation this week and Democrats flip the Senate in November, will Trump nominate …
Annie Karni / Politico:
‘This is march or die’: Kavanaugh urged to hit back hard
‘This is march or die’: Kavanaugh urged to hit back hard
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ABC News and Washington Post
Daily Mail:
'I'm a victim of sexual assault': Kellyanne Conway chokes up as she makes shocking revelation …
'I'm a victim of sexual assault': Kellyanne Conway chokes up as she makes shocking revelation …
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Politico, Conservative News Today and Chicks On The Right
Jacqueline Klimas / Politico:
Cotton: Feinstein to be investigated over leaked letter from Ford
Cotton: Feinstein to be investigated over leaked letter from Ford
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Fox News, The Right Scoop, Breitbart, TheBlaze, The Week, Big League Politics, Political Wire and Front Page Magazine
NBC News:
Limits to FBI's Kavanaugh investigation have not changed, despite Trump's comments
Limits to FBI's Kavanaugh investigation have not changed, despite Trump's comments
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ThinkProgress, Hot Air, Shareblue Media, Law & Crime, Politico, twitchy.com, POLITICUSUSA and Axios
Kris Schneider / ABC News:
If Kavanaugh confirmed, ‘House will have to’ investigate if Senate doesn't: Democratic rep
If Kavanaugh confirmed, ‘House will have to’ investigate if Senate doesn't: Democratic rep
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Townhall, The Daily Caller, Axios, Breitbart, Washington Free Beacon, Political Wire and Politico
Wall Street Journal:
White House Questioned on Its Role in Kavanaugh FBI Probe
White House Questioned on Its Role in Kavanaugh FBI Probe
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The Atlantic, Axios, The Guardian, The Week, Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
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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Axios, Politico, Washington Post and Breitbart
Associated Press:
3rd Kavanaugh accuser has history of legal disputes
3rd Kavanaugh accuser has history of legal disputes
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The Daily Caller, Chicks On The Right and TheBlaze
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Kellyanne Conway: 'I'm a victim of sexual assault'
Kellyanne Conway: 'I'm a victim of sexual assault'
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RedState, HuffPost, Vox and Chicago Sun-Times
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, Daily Kos, Breitbart and Booman Tribune
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Lindsey Graham promises ‘full scale’ probe into Democrats' handling of Ford-Kavanaugh allegation
Lindsey Graham promises ‘full scale’ probe into Democrats' handling of Ford-Kavanaugh allegation
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Chicks On The Right, Daily Wire, twitchy.com and Joe.My.God.
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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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, BostonGlobe.com, Politico, The Week and Balloon Juice
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Sen. Chuck Grassley asks FBI to probe false allegation against Kavanaugh
Sen. Chuck Grassley asks FBI to probe false allegation against Kavanaugh
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Louder With Crowder and Associated Press
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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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:
Migrant Children Moved Under Cover of Darkness to a Texas Tent City — 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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Talking Points Memo, The Root, Common Dreams, The Intellectualist, ThinkProgress, Splinter and Balloon Juice
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 …
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Kansas City Star and Townhall
Ryan Lizza / Esquire:
Devin Nunes's Family Farm Is Hiding a Politically Explosive Secret — Rep. Devin Nunes is head of the House Intelligence Committee and one of President Trump's biggest defenders. For years, he's spun himself as a straight talker whose no-BS values are rooted in his family's California dairy farm.
Emily Zauzmer / People.com:
Kanye West's Pro-Trump Rant Gets Boos on Saturday Night Live: ‘My God,’ Says Chris Rock — Live from New York, it's Kanye West — with some opinions to share. — The “Wouldn't Leave” rapper, 41, wrapped up the season premiere of Saturday Night Live with a third musical performance …
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Kanye West Delivers Pro-Trump Rant on ‘SNL,’ Gets Booed By Audience
Kanye West Delivers Pro-Trump Rant on ‘SNL,’ Gets Booed By Audience
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Spectator USA, HuffPost, Breitbart, Page Six, CBS Los Angeles, Mother Jones, Axios and The Guardian
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 …
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NBC News:
Predictions of a ‘Kavanaugh wave’ in November. But for Democrats or GOP? — The dramatic daylong testimony focused attention on the troubles facing Trump's nominee and the possible political fallout. — WASHINGTON — The country is closely following the Brett Kavanaugh saga, but will it sway voters in November?
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IJR
Cristina Alesci / CNN:
US yogurt billionaire's solution to immigration: ‘Humanity first’ — Chobani CEO enlists companies to help refugees — (CNN)Hamdi Ulukaya, who built yogurt empire Chobani after immigrating to the US in the mid-90s, is challenging Americans to rethink the way they view immigration.
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Breitbart and ImmigrationProf Blog
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The White House press room is overwhelmingly white. Does that matter? — The New York Times hired its seventh reporter to cover the White House last month, giving the newspaper one of the largest contingents of correspondents on the beat. Aside from being top-flight journalists, the crew shares a common trait: All seven are white.
Washington Post:
The Trump administration is suing California to quash its new net neutrality law — The Trump administration said Sunday it will sue California in an effort to block what some experts have described as the toughest net neutrality law ever enacted in the United States, setting …
Associated Press:
California is 1st state to require women on corporate boards — SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has become the first state to require publicly traded companies to include women on their boards of directors, according to a law signed Sunday by Gov. Jerry Brown.