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2:00 PM ET, October 1, 2018

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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 …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Another Trump coverup?  Former FBI agents question limits on probe of Kavanaugh.  —  The White House appears to be playing all kinds of crafty rhetorical games to obscure the answer to a simple question: Has it deliberately placed limits on the scope of the FBI's renewed background check …
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Kavanaugh Said He Had ‘No Connections’ to Yale.  He Was, in Fact, a Legacy Student  —  Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said underoath that he had “no connections” to Yale prior to attending, arguing that hard work and ambition were the sole factors leading him to study at the prestigious institution of higher education.
Washington Post:
Rachel Mitchell's analysis  —  Rachel Mitchell, the outside prosecutor Senate Republicans hired to lead the questioning in last week's hearing about the sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, outlined in a memo Sunday to GOP senators why she would not bring criminal charges against the Supreme Court nominee.
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
In memo, outside prosecutor argues why she would not bring criminal charges against Kavanaugh  —  The outside prosecutor Senate Republicans hired to lead the questioning in last week's hearing about the sexual assault allegations against Brett M. Kavanaugh is arguing in a new memo …
NBC News:
Kavanaugh classmate to tell FBI of nominee's ‘violent drunken’ behavior in college  —  The FBI's contact with Charles Ludington, a classmate of Brett Kavanaugh at Yale, is a new development in its background investigation.  —  WASHINGTON — Charles Ludington, a classmate …
CBS News:
Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford hearing spurs more division - CBS News Poll
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
Michael Ginsberg / The Federalist:
WHY THERE'S A GOOD CASE FOR SANCTIONING CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD'S LAWYERS
Discussion: Raw Story
Kristine Marsh / NewsBusters:   ABC Misleads Viewers by Not Mentioning ‘Hero’ Who Cornered Flake Is Soros-Funded Democrat Operative
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In Kavanaugh fight, Democrats move goalposts far, far away
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump: I want FBI to do a ‘very comprehensive’ probe of Kavanaugh allegations
Discussion: ABC News, Breitbart and Axios
Bloomberg:
Kavanaugh Battle Expands Historic Gender Gap Before Election
Jessica McBride / Heavy.com:
Rachel Mitchell Memo Lists Weaknesses in Ford Claim: READ
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Limited FBI investigation of Kavanaugh offers road map for how Trump could try to constrain Mueller
Discussion: Vox, Axios, New York Times and Raw Story
New York Times:
Democrats Denounce Limits on F.B.I.'s Kavanaugh Inquiry as a ‘Farce’
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Four in 10 believe allegations against Kavanaugh, three in 10 do not: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Discussion: Daily Wire and Daily Kos
David Fickling / Bloomberg:
Globalists Will Love Trump's New Nafta Deal  —  Despite the fanfare, the agreement doesn't change much.  —  For the group of people meant to be enemies of President Donald Trump's trade agenda, the revised North American trade deal reached shortly before the stroke of midnight Sunday looks pretty good.
Discussion: BloombergQuint
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Heather Long / Washington Post:
U.S., Canada and Mexico just reached a sweeping new NAFTA deal. Here's what's in it.
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump touts US-Mexico-Canada trade deal as ‘historic news’
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. and Canada Reach Nafta Deal
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
The Washington Times settles lawsuit with Seth Rich's brother, issues retraction and apology for its coverage  —  The Washington Times on Monday issued a lengthy retraction and apology for an editorial it published in March about Aaron Rich, the brother of the slain Democratic National Committee …
Discussion: Vox and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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Washington Times:
Retraction: Aaron Rich and the murder of Seth Rich  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  The Washington Times published an op-ed column titled, “More cover-up questions: The curious murder of Seth Rich poses questions that just won't stay under the official rug,” by Adm. James Lyons (Ret.) (the “Column” …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Kavanaugh's recusal problem
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
New York Times:
Biden Is Preparing for 2020.  Can He Overcome the Hill-Thomas Hearings?  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — At a Democratic rally in a downtown ballroom Sunday evening, Gov. Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island spoke vividly about the Senate hearings on the sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh …
Politico:
Where is Elaine Chao?  —  ‘Private’ time fills long stretches of the Transportation secretary's daily calendar, according to POLITICO's review of 14 months of records.  —  Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao's day-to-day calendars are filled with large swaths of time blocked out as “private …
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Daily Mail:
Donald Trump Jr. on DailyMailTV: He-said she-said cases harm boys too  —  Donald Trump Jr. says he-said, she-said sexual assault claims make him fear more for his sons than his daughters.  Don Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle gave DailyMailTV their first joint broadcast interview.
Justin Rohrlich / Quartz:
That sign telling you how fast you're driving may be spying on you  —  The next time you drive past one of those road signs with a digital readout showing how fast you're going, don't simply assume it's there to remind you not to speed.  It may actually be capturing your license plate data.
Discussion: Shakesville
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Texas governor calls Beto O'Rourke ‘cult-like’ figure  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday described Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) as “cult-like” in the way that he's garnered attention in his bid to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).  —  “He's been a cult-like, very popular figure …
 
 
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National Review:
Who Was behind the Flake Set-Up?
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Indicted congressman falsely ties opponent to terrorism
Discussion: Splinter and Breitbart
Raleigh News & Observer:
Here's when the 2020 Republican National Convention will be in Charlotte
Discussion: Roll Call
Nic / Cisneros for Congress:
RELEASE: Melissa Fazli Withdraws Misconduct Allegation, Denounces CLF Ads
Washington Post:
In rollback of mercury rule, Trump could revamp how government values human health
DeNeen L. Brown / Washington Post:
‘The end of our journey’: A historic black church closes its doors in a changing D.C.
Lee Smith / RealClearInvestigations:
Sparing Rod: Unpacking the Trump-Rosenstein Relationship
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
Zachary Petrizzo / Campus Reform:
Catholic University dean suspended over Kavanaugh tweet
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Alan M. Dershowitz / Wall Street Journal:
This Is No Mere ‘Job Interview’
Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
When They Came For Kavanaugh's Kid
Discussion: Althouse and Chicks On The Right
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
‘They want us to be robots’: Whole Foods workers fear Amazon's changes
Robert J. Shapiro / Washington Post:
Don't be fooled: Working Americans are worse off under Trump
ProPublica:
After Budget Cuts, the IRS's Work Against Tax Cheats is Facing “Collapse”
Discussion: Politico
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
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Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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