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2:50 AM ET, October 1, 2018

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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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.
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 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 …
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: Breitbart, ABC News 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’
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Brett Kavanaugh Loves His Beer
Discussion: Hit & Run and Raw Story
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: Toronto Star and 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: Breitbart
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 …
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
House GOP cancels Yoder ad buys  —  The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has canceled more than $1 million in planned advertising aimed at helping Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.) in the coming weeks.  —  The decision to cut advertising, described to The Hill by a source familiar …
Discussion: Kansas City Star and Townhall
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
MEDIA SINK TO NEW LOWS IN THEIR ANTI-KAVANAUGH SMEAR CAMPAIGN  —  The media are working overtime not just to prevent the eminently qualified Brett Kavanaugh from being confirmed to the Supreme Court, but to destroy his life as well.  One of their avenues is to make it impossible for him to coach girls' basketball in the future.
Discussion: Big League Politics
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.
Thomas Brewster / Forbes:
Feds Force Suspect To Unlock An Apple iPhone X With Their Face  —  Privacy concerns around iPhone X facial recognition  —  It finally happened.  The feds forced an Apple iPhone X owner to unlock their device with their face.  —  A child abuse investigation unearthed by Forbes includes …
Cristina Alesci / CNN:
US yogurt billionaire's solution to immigration: ‘Humanity first’  —  Chobani CEO enlists companies to help refugees  —  (CNN)Hamdi Ulukaya, who built yogurt empire Chobani after immigrating to the US in the mid-90s, is challenging Americans to rethink the way they view immigration.
Discussion: Breitbart and ImmigrationProf Blog
Daily Mail:
'I'm a victim of sexual assault': Kellyanne Conway chokes up as she makes shocking revelation on CNN while defending SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh  — White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway made the revelation during an interview with CNN on Sunday morning
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NBC News:
Predictions of a ‘Kavanaugh wave’ in November. But for Democrats or GOP?
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and IJR
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Associated Press:
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
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Financial Times:
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