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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.
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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.
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Laurence H. Tribe / New York Times:
All the Ways a Justice Kavanaugh Would Have to Recuse Himself
All the Ways a Justice Kavanaugh Would Have to Recuse Himself
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Kavanaugh in 2015: A Judge Must Keep “Emotions in Check” and Not Be a “Political Partisan”
Kavanaugh in 2015: A Judge Must Keep “Emotions in Check” and Not Be a “Political Partisan”
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Brett Kavanaugh's Lies Are Catching Up With Him
Brett Kavanaugh's Lies Are Catching Up With Him
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Demand Justice:
Kavanaugh: 29 Lies and Counting
Kavanaugh: 29 Lies and Counting
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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
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Reckless Republicans aren't giving any thought to tomorrow
Reckless Republicans aren't giving any thought to tomorrow
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David French / National Review:
The Case against Kavanaugh Is Collapsing
The Case against Kavanaugh Is Collapsing
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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.”
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
WATCH: Kavanaugh Accuser Julie Swetnick Backtracks on Some Claims in Extensive NBC News Interview — Julie Swetnick, the woman who accused Brett Kavanaugh of drugging women and participating in gang rapes in the 1980s, spoke out at length about her allegations in an interview that aired on MSNBC Monday.
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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 …
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Chicks On The Right and The Gateway Pundit
Colum Lynch / Foreign Policy:
Trump Administration to Deny Visas to Same-Sex Partners of Diplomats, U.N. Officials — The new policy will insist they be married—even if they're from countries that criminalize gay marriage. — The Trump administration on Monday began denying visas to same-sex domestic partners …
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.
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump's ‘historic’ trade deal doesn't look so historic after all — Well, that was unnecessarily painful. — After spending a year and a half alienating our friends, punishing our farmers and manufacturers with devastating tariffs and counter-tariffs, and fracturing the hard-won alliance …
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Politico:
McConnell tweaks strategy for Kavanaugh confirmation — The Senate majority leader is aiming his message at three undecided Republicans. — As the FBI rushes to finish an investigation into sexual abuse allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …
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The Daily Beast
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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.”
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Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
Georgetown Professor Says White Men Should Be Castrated, Fed To Swine — A professor at Georgetown University known for making incendiary comments against supporters of President Donald Trump said white men deserve “miserable deaths” for supporting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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Chicks On The Right, The College Fix and The Lid
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Washington Post:
‘The trauma for a man’: Male fury and fear rises in GOP in defense of Kavanaugh
‘The trauma for a man’: Male fury and fear rises in GOP in defense of Kavanaugh
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CBS News, Big League Politics, VICE and Political Wire
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’
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Katie Reilly / TIME:
A Record 800,000 People Registered to Vote on National Voter Registration Day — A record number of people registered to vote in the midterm elections on National Voter Registration Day last week, surpassing the previous record set during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Marvin Clemons / KSNV:
Rape charges against 4 California dentists dismissed after video contradicts woman's story — From left to right, Ali Badkoobehi, Sina Edalat, Saman Edalat and Poria Edalat were accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Las Vegas Strip resort in late July.
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.”
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Townhall
Jon Fingas / Engadget:
Humanoid construction robot installs drywall by itself — If Japan's Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Institute has its way, construction workers might be a thing of the past. Researchers have built HRP-5P, a humanoid bot that can handle a variety of construction tasks …
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The Verge and TechCrunch
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 …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Roger Stone associate to plead 5th before Senate panel — A liberal talk show host described as an intermediary between Trump confidant Roger Stone and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told Senate Russia investigators on Monday that he's planning to plead the Fifth Amendment in response to its subpoena for testimony and documents.
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
In FY 2018: Debt Up $1,271,158,167,127; Feds Borrowed $8,172 Per Every American With a Job — (CNSNews.com) - The federal debt increased by $1,271,158,167,126.72 in fiscal 2018, according to data released today by the Treasury. — The total federal debt started the fiscal year …