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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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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 …
Discussion: Mediaite and Big League Politics
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.
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.
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
FBI reaches out to second woman who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct  —  The FBI has begun contacting people as part of an additional background investigation of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, including a second woman who alleges that the Supreme Court nominee sexually assaulted her …
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 …
Discussion: RedState and Axios
ACLU:
In Rare Move, ACLU to Oppose Kavanaugh for Supreme Court  —  NEW YORK — In the wake of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's sworn testimony of sexual abuse at the hands of Brett Kavanaugh, the American Civil Liberties Union has announced its opposition to his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mike Rogoway / Oregonian:   Julie Swetnick, a Brett Kavanaugh accuser, faced misconduct allegations at Portland company
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Jeff Flake Explains Himself
Anthony Rivas / ABC News:
Avenatti says client is ‘telling the truth’ about Brett Kavanaugh, waiting for FBI interview
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Christine Blasey Ford's friend is not refuting Ford's allegation, will cooperate with FBI, lawyer says
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Republicans Should Not Have Delayed the Kavanaugh Vote
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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Washington Post:
FBI reaches out to Deborah Ramirez, a woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh …
Alexandra Hutzler / Newsweek:
Kavanaugh Confirmation: Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Says We're Seeing The 'Death …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Press Herald:
Our View: Brett Kavanaugh has shown he doesn't belong on the Supreme Court
Ariel Edwards-Levy / HuffPost:
Fewer Believe Brett Kavanaugh Than His Accuser, Poll Finds
BostonGlobe.com:
The lies that senators must tell themselves to support Brett Kavanaugh
Discussion: The Intercept
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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Mara Gay / New York Times:   Make My Sexual Assault Count
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.
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” …
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 …
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.
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.
Saim Saeed / Politico:
Brexit costing UK £500M a week, study says  —  The British economy is 2.5 percent smaller today than if the U.K. had voted to remain in the European Union, according to the Center for European Reform, a think tank.  —  In a report published Sunday, the think tank said the U.K. suffered …
 
 
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