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New York Times:
Chad Ludington's Statement on Kavanaugh's Drinking and Senate Testimony  —  Chad Ludington, a Yale classmate of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's who said he often drank with him, issued a statement on Sunday saying the Supreme Court nominee was not truthful about his drinking in his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week.
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New Yorker:
The Confusion Surrounding the F.B.I.'s Renewed Investigation of Brett Kavanaugh  —  As the F.B.I. began its investigation this weekend into allegations of sexual misconduct by Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, several people who hope to contribute information …
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story, CANNONFIRE and ThinkProgress
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 …
New York Times:
Democrats Denounce Limits on F.B.I.'s Kavanaugh Inquiry as a ‘Farce’  —  WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. moved on Sunday to quickly complete an abbreviated investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, even as Democrats demanded more information about the inquiry's scope …
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 …
Annie Karni / Politico:
‘This is march or die’: Kavanaugh urged to hit back hard  —  Allies push for an aggressive offense even as some concede that confirmation to the Supreme Court is an uphill battle.  —  Judge Brett Kavanaugh is being advised by allies to mount an aggressive and proactive campaign to win …
Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post and Breitbart
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 …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Kavanaugh's recusal problem  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THOUGHT BUBBLE ... IF BRETT KAVANAUGH is confirmed to the Supreme Court, won't he have to recuse himself from a whole broad swath of cases, based on what he said at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing?
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 …
Discussion: Townhall, Breitbart and Political Wire
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 …
Nicole Gaudiano / delawareonline:
Sens. Coons and Flake discuss drama that led to call for FBI probe: ‘It was quite a moment’
Discussion: HuffPost
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Canada agrees to join trade accord with U.S. and Mexico, sending new NAFTA deal to Congress  —  BREAKING: Canada has agreed to join the trade deal that the U.S. and Mexico announced last month, according to two people familiar with the matter.  The move preserves the three-country format …
Discussion: twitchy.com
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Doug Palmer / Politico:
U.S. reaches trade deal with Canada and Mexico, providing Trump a crucial win  —  Trade ministers from the U.S., Mexico and Canada have reached a deal to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Trump administration announced late Sunday night.  —  The new pact, which is being called …
Associated Press:
Canada-US reach free trade deal with Mexico
Discussion: Axios and Breitbart
Lauren Gardner / Politico:
No sleep till NAFTA
Wall Street Journal:   U.S. and Canada Reach Nafta Deal
Sarahm / Popula:
The Movie Assassin  —  The Movie Girl  —  In October 1996, I was 27, a freelance film reviewer at Philadelphia's second best (of two) alt-weeklies and excited to see and review Anthony Minghella's The English Patient.  My excitement was not about the movie itself, which I was pretty sure would be mediocre …
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 …
Charlie Cooper / Politico:
Dominic Raab: Time for EU to ‘get serious’ in Brexit talks  —  BIRMINGHAM, England — The EU takes a “theological” approach to negotiations with the U.K., has allowed “no room” for compromise, and must “get serious” now or risk the U.K. leaving without a deal, U.K. Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab said Monday.
ProPublica:
After Budget Cuts, the IRS's Work Against Tax Cheats is Facing “Collapse”  —  Tax evasion is at the center of the criminal cases against two associates of the president, Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen.  The sheer scale of their efforts to avoid paying the government has given rise …
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?
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Yuri Kageyama / Marine Corps Times:
Critic of US military bases on Okinawa wins election for governor  —  TOKYO — Denny Tamaki, who campaigned criticizing the American military presence on the southwestern Japanese islands of Okinawa, won the election for governor Sunday, defeating a ruling party-backed candidate pushing the status quo.
James Oliphant / Reuters:
Democrats would view Rosenstein ouster as an election ‘gift’  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats believe they stand to benefit if President Donald Trump fires Rod Rosenstein, the U.S. Justice Department official who oversees the Russia probe, before November's elections.
Discussion: Political Wire
Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
In Syria, Trump administration takes on new goal: Iranian retreat  —  The Trump administration has opened a new chapter in American involvement in Syria, vowing to remain until the civil war's conclusion in a bid to halt Iran's expansion across the Middle East.
 
 
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
The Washington Times settles lawsuit with Seth Rich's brother, issues retraction and apology for its coverage
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
If we want to protect the Supreme Court's legitimacy, Kavanaugh should not be on it
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
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