Top Items:
New York Times:
Kavanaugh Was Questioned by Police After Bar Fight in 1985 — NEW HAVEN — As an undergraduate student at Yale, Brett M. Kavanaugh was involved in an altercation at a local bar during which he was accused of throwing ice on another patron, according to a police report.
Discussion:
CNN, Political Wire, POLITICUSUSA, Chicks On The Right, twitchy.com, Deadspin, Daily Wire, The Intellectualist, The Big Lead, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Balloon Juice, Human Rights Campaign, Newsweek, Salon, Observer, Booman Tribune, Shareblue Media, Townhall, ThinkProgress, Axios and Daily Kos
RELATED:
NBC News:
Mutual friend of Ramirez and Kavanaugh anxious to come forward with evidence — A former classmate of the Supreme Court nominee has reached out to the FBI but hasn't received a response. — WASHINGTON — In the days leading up to a public allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh …
New York Times:
White House Tells F.B.I. to Interview Anyone Necessary for Kavanaugh Inquiry — WASHINGTON — The White House has authorized the F.B.I. to expand its abbreviated investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh by interviewing anyone it deems necessary as long …
Discussion:
Politico, BuzzFeed News, The Atlantic, Washington Post, American Prospect, CNN, Reuters, Bangor Daily News, HuffPost, Breitbart, Raw Story, Daily Kos, Daily Wire, CNBC, Hot Air, Joe.My.God., The Daily Caller, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Mediaite, Eschaton, National Review, Media Matters for America, Washington Free Beacon, Talking Points Memo, The Guardian, New Republic, Political Wire, Axios, The Intellectualist, Jezebel, The Week, Popular Information and The Gateway Pundit
Bloomberg:
Kavanaugh College Visit to Bar Erupted in Fight, Classmate Says — Friend from Yale days recounts melee that had police called — Embattled Supreme Court nominee addressed drinking at hearing — Future Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and two fellow Yale University students were in an off-campus bar back in 1985.
Discussion:
Splinter and The Right Scoop
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Brett Kavanaugh's Lies Are Catching Up With Him — When the second sexual-assault allegation came out against Brett Kavanaugh, I predicted Republicans would pull his nomination. I was wrong. Kavanaugh managed to rally the Republican base like a seasoned politician, changing the question …
Discussion:
Politico, New York Times, The Atlantic, No More Mister Nice Blog, Breitbart and RedState
Scott Thistle / Press Herald:
Sen. Collins wants FBI to investigate 3rd Kavanaugh accuser's allegations — The Maine Republican said FBI investigators should start with the 4 witnesses named in the Kavanaugh hearing but pursue all leads. — Sen. Susan Collins wants the FBI to investigate the allegations brought …
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC News Sits Down With Kavanaugh Accuser Julie Swetnick But Can't Verify Claims — Swetnick, who is represented by Michael Avenatti, has not been approached by the FBI. — Julie Swetnick, in her first broadcast television interview since accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh …
Discussion:
The Gateway Pundit and Chicks On The Right
David French / National Review:
The Case against Kavanaugh Is Collapsing — There is entirely insufficient evidence to prove even one of the terrible allegations against President Trump's Supreme Court nominee. — A very strange thing happened over the weekend: If you follow Twitter closely, you'll notice that the debate …
Discussion:
Axios, Hot Air, Above the Law, Louder With Crowder, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Townhall and Washington Post
Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
Rachel Mitchell's Former Colleague Slams Her Kavanaugh Memo as “Absolutely Disingenuous” — The prosecutor hired by Republicans to question Brett Kavanaugh's accuser would have applied much higher standards in her own office, he says. … A former colleague of Rachel Mitchell …
Discussion:
Media Matters for America, emptywheel and ThinkProgress
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Kavanaugh in 2015: A Judge Must Keep “Emotions in Check” and Not Be a “Political Partisan” — And, the Supreme Court nominee said, “don't be a jerk” … At Thursday's historic and dramatic Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Judge Brett Kavanaugh issued a fiery and angry response …
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Brett Kavanaugh's Fox News Interview Is Now Testimony Under Oath
Brett Kavanaugh's Fox News Interview Is Now Testimony Under Oath
Discussion:
HuffPost, CNN, Washington Post, Snopes.com and Raw Story
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell: Senate will hold Kavanaugh vote ‘this week’
McConnell: Senate will hold Kavanaugh vote ‘this week’
Discussion:
The Other McCain and Instapundit
Demand Justice:
Kavanaugh: 29 Lies and Counting
Kavanaugh: 29 Lies and Counting
Discussion:
Right Wing Watch, The Federalist and HuffPost
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Reckless Republicans aren't giving any thought to tomorrow
Reckless Republicans aren't giving any thought to tomorrow
Discussion:
National Review, HuffPost, CBS News, Daily Kos, CNN, Booman Tribune, Washington Monthly and Raw Story
Politico:
Why the FBI Should Investigate ‘Boofing’
Why the FBI Should Investigate ‘Boofing’
Discussion:
ABC News, Chicks On The Right, Daily Wire, Conservative News Today, ThinkProgress, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Common Dreams, Vox and The Week
Washington Post:
Republicans think Kavanaugh is energizing their base. He's also energizing the opposition.
Republicans think Kavanaugh is energizing their base. He's also energizing the opposition.
NBC News:
Kavanaugh classmate to tell FBI of nominee's ‘violent drunken’ behavior in college
Kavanaugh classmate to tell FBI of nominee's ‘violent drunken’ behavior in college
Discussion:
Washington Post, CNN, Common Dreams, The Intellectualist, RedState, ABC News and Joe.My.God.
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Flake says FBI probe can't just give senators ‘cover’ to vote for Kavanaugh
Flake says FBI probe can't just give senators ‘cover’ to vote for Kavanaugh
Discussion:
BuzzFeed News, ABC News, Political Wire, twitchy.com and Chicks On The Right
Michael Ginsberg / The Federalist:
WHY THERE'S A GOOD CASE FOR SANCTIONING CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD'S LAWYERS
WHY THERE'S A GOOD CASE FOR SANCTIONING CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD'S LAWYERS
Discussion:
Raw Story
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Nonprofits, PACs Pour Big Bucks Into Ad War Over Kavanaugh Nomination
Nonprofits, PACs Pour Big Bucks Into Ad War Over Kavanaugh Nomination
Discussion:
Politico, ThinkProgress, Reuters and Breitbart
J.R. Havens / KFYR-TV:
SRA Poll shows ND Senate race numbers, reaction to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh case — In June, NBC North Dakota News teamed up with Mason-Dixon, now we've teamed up with Strategic Research Associates (SRA) to conduct a survey on certain issues and candidates involved in the upcoming midterm election.
Discussion:
Political Wire
RELATED:
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
New poll suggests Heidi Heitkamp in trouble if she votes against Kavanaugh, hurting Democrats' chances of Senate takeover — A new poll shows Republican challenger Rep. Kevin Cramer leading Sen. Heidi Heitkamp by a 10- point margin, with North Dakotans overwhelmingly in favor of confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Politico:
From shouts to smiles: How Trump got to ‘yes’ on a new NAFTA deal — Deadline pressure, willingness to compromise and Trump's constant threat of attacking Canada with auto tariffs all played a role in getting a deal done. — Everyone from President Donald Trump to Canadian Foreign Minister …
RELATED:
Heather Long / Washington Post:
U.S., Canada and Mexico just reached a sweeping new NAFTA deal. Here's what's in it.
U.S., Canada and Mexico just reached a sweeping new NAFTA deal. Here's what's in it.
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, Vox, Weekly Standard, Globe and Mail, TheBlaze, Jared Bernstein, Hit & Run, Reuters, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Outside the Beltway
Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Global confidence in Trump at 27% despite 6% support in Mexico: Poll
Global confidence in Trump at 27% despite 6% support in Mexico: Poll
Discussion:
One America News Network
David Fickling / Bloomberg:
Globalists Will Love Trump's New Nafta Deal
Globalists Will Love Trump's New Nafta Deal
Discussion:
Washington Post, The Atlantic, BloombergQuint, Joe.My.God. and The Daily Caller
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
‘I am ashamed’: Beto apologizes for ‘demeaning comments about women’ — Texas Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke is apologizing for once criticizing a Broadway musical with actresses “whose only qualifications seem to be their phenomenally large breasts and tight buttocks.”
Discussion:
CNN, Washington Post, The Hill and Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
‘The trauma for a man’: Male fury and fear rises in GOP in defense of Kavanaugh — The sexual-assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh have sparked a wave of unbridled anger and anxiety from many Republican men, who say they are in danger of being swept up by false accusers who are biased against them.
Discussion:
Political Wire, CBS News and The Week
RELATED:
Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
Georgetown Professor Says White Men Should Be Castrated, Fed To Swine
Georgetown Professor Says White Men Should Be Castrated, Fed To Swine
Discussion:
The Lid, The College Fix and Chicks On The Right
Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
Georgetown Professor: ‘Castrate’ White Men's Corpses And ‘Feed Them To Swine’
Georgetown Professor: ‘Castrate’ White Men's Corpses And ‘Feed Them To Swine’
Discussion:
The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, TheBlaze and The American Conservative
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Fired Contributor Rips Fox News For Hypocrisy, Identifies Hosts Who Had Affairs and Hung With Strippers — Kevin Jackson was swiftly fired as a Fox News contributor last week after he unleashed a torrent of tweets that, amongst other nuttery, referred to Brett Kavanaugh's accusers as “Lying skanks.”
Discussion:
Raw Story, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, The Daily Caller and Joe.My.God.
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Brett Kavanaugh's Comments In That Hearing Raise Ethics Questions That Will Likely Follow Him Whether Or Not He's Confirmed — WASHINGTON — Last week, US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh railed against Democrats in Congress, the Clinton family, and “left-wing opposition groups.”
Discussion:
Townhall
Kyle Potter / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Attorney: Ellison abuse claim unsubstantiated — ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An ex-girlfriend's allegation that Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison once physically abused her could not be substantiated because she refused to provide video she said she had of the incident …
Discussion:
Fox News, Louder With Crowder, New Republic, IJR, The Daily Caller, Chicks On The Right, The Right Scoop, Law & Crime, Political Wire and Axios
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Manafort meets with Mueller prosecutors — The sit-down stems from a guilty plea that requires the former Trump campaign chairman to cooperate with the special counsel's probe. — Paul Manafort met Monday with special counsel Robert Mueller's office as part of his cooperation agreement …
Discussion:
Raw Story
CNN:
CNN Polls: Missouri, Nevada Senators face close races in re-election bids — WASHINGTON (CNN)The sitting Senators in two of the most closely watched re-election fights this fall are running nearly even with their challengers, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS.
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo
Katie Herzog / The Stranger:
A Progressive Writer Was a Bad Boyfriend. And Then He Was Fired for It. — A year after Harvey Weinstein was outed as an alleged rapist by the New York Times and the New Yorker, #MeToo is on the brink of evolving from being a movement about powerful men abusing women in the workplace to one more about men behaving badly in general.
Discussion:
Spectator USA
Pew Research Center:
Trump's International Ratings Remain Low, Especially Among Key Allies — America's global image plummeted following the election of President Donald Trump, amid widespread opposition to his administration's policies and a widely shared lack of confidence in his leadership.
Discussion:
Bloomberg, Raw Story, New York Times and Toronto Star
The Harvard Crimson:
BREAKING: Kavanaugh Will Not Return to Teach at Harvard Law School — Embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh will not return to teach at Harvard Law School in January, according to an email administrators sent to Law students Monday evening. — “Today, Judge Kavanaugh indicated …
Discussion:
The Daily Caller