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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
FBI expands inquiry into Ford allegations — (CNN)The FBI is expanding its inquiry into sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh beyond the initial four interviews that the White House directed to be conducted. — The efforts come as anticipation builds …
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Wall Street Journal:
FBI Probe of Kavanaugh Is Expected to Wrap Up Very Soon — People familiar with the process said Tuesday that the FBI investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct against Judge Kavanaugh could wrap up very soon, well ahead of the end-of week deadline.
Brian Ries / CNN:
Trump mocks Christine Blasey Ford's sexual assault testimony at Mississippi rally — President Donald Trump for the first time directly mocked Christine Blasey Ford's testimony before the Senate Judicary Committee at a rally in Mississippi, casting doubt on her testimony about her alleged sexual assault.
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New Republic and Mediaite
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD'S EX-BOYFRIEND TOLD SENATE JUDICIARY HE WITNESSED HER COACH A FRIEND ON POLYGRAPHS — An ex-boyfriend of Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford told Senate investigators he witnessed her coach a friend on how to take a polygraph, contradicting her sworn testimony …
RealClearInvestigations:
Renovation Records Undercut Ford's Exit-Door Account — Real estate and other records undercut a key part of Christine Blasey Ford's account of why she finally came forward with charges of attempted rape against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after some 30 years.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
2 Of Brett Kavanaugh's Former Classmates Withdraw Support For Him — “We fear that partisanship has injected itself into Judge Kavanaugh's candidacy,” write Michael J. Proctor and Mark Osler. — WASHINGTON Two former law school classmates of Brett Kavanaugh's who previously vouched …
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The Week
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Republicans on Senate panel release explicit statement about Kavanaugh accuser's sex life — In an unprecedented move, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday released an explicit statement that purports to describe the sexual preferences of a woman who has accused Supreme …
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary:
Judiciary Committee Receives Statement Regarding Swetnick Allegations — WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today received a signed statement from Mr. Dennis Ketterer, the former Democratic candidate for Congress and weatherman for WJLA Channel 7 in Washington …
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Talking Points Memo, National Review and The Gateway Pundit
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell says only senators will see FBI's Kavanaugh report
McConnell says only senators will see FBI's Kavanaugh report
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Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Jeff Flake: 'We Can't Have That on the Court'
Jeff Flake: 'We Can't Have That on the Court'
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Fox News:
Christine Blasey Ford ex-boyfriend says she helped friend prep for potential polygraph; Grassley sounds alarm
Christine Blasey Ford ex-boyfriend says she helped friend prep for potential polygraph; Grassley sounds alarm
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Townhall, Washington Post, Louder With Crowder, Joe.My.God. and TheBlaze
Aryssa Damron / Washington Free Beacon:
Booker: Whether Kavanaugh Is ‘Innocent or Guilty,’ Let's ‘Move Onto Another Candidate’
NBC News:
FBI has no current plans to interview Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, source says
FBI has no current plans to interview Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, source says
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HuffPost, Splinter, The Intellectualist, Talking Points Memo, Washington Free Beacon, Mediaite, The Root, Daily Kos and CNBC
Michael Reynolds / Bangor Daily News:
Kavanaugh is unfit for Supreme Court
Kavanaugh is unfit for Supreme Court
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USA Today, Splinter, Mashable, Right Wing Watch, Shareblue Media, Vox and Daily Kos
Fox News:
State of play on Kavanaugh confirmation: McConnell preparing to hold votes
State of play on Kavanaugh confirmation: McConnell preparing to hold votes
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Chicks On The Right, Townhall, Breitbart and The Daily Signal
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump defends Kavanaugh: ‘Very scary time for young men in America’
Trump defends Kavanaugh: ‘Very scary time for young men in America’
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Breitbart and Washington Post
Wall Street Journal:
With Uncertainty in GOP Ranks, McConnell Plans Votes on Kavanaugh
With Uncertainty in GOP Ranks, McConnell Plans Votes on Kavanaugh
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ThinkProgress, CNBC and CBS News
Thomas Lipscomb / Real Clear Politics:
Records Raise Questions About Ford's Double-Door Story
Records Raise Questions About Ford's Double-Door Story
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Daily Wire
New York Times:
Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father — The president has long sold himself as a self-made billionaire, but a Times investigation found that he received at least $413 million in today's dollars from his father's real estate empire, much of it through tax dodges in the 1990s.
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New York Times:
11 Takeaways From The Times's Investigation Into Trump's Wealth — Donald J. Trump built a business empire and won the presidency proclaiming himself a self-made billionaire, and he has long insisted that his father, the legendary New York City builder Fred C. Trump, provided almost no financial help.
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New York Times:
4 Ways Fred Trump Made Donald Trump and his Siblings Rich — In Donald J. Trump's version of how he got rich, he was the master dealmaker who parlayed an initial $1 million loan from his father into a $10 billion empire. It was his guts and gumption that overcame setbacks, and his father, Fred C. Trump, was simply a cheerleader.
New York Times:
Kavanaugh's 1983 Letter Offers Inside Look at High School Clique — The beachfront property was rented, the guests were invited and an ever-organized Brett M. Kavanaugh had some advice for the seven Georgetown Preparatory School classmates who would be joining him for the weeklong escapade.
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
THE NEW YORK TIMES PREPARING HIT PIECE ON BRETT KAVANAUGH FOR PARTY PLANNING — Multiple sources tell The Federalist that the New York Times is prepping yet another attack piece on Brett Kavanaugh for his party planning efforts in the 1980s. — Having failed to corroborate any allegations …
Jason Schwartz / Politico:
New York Times says it erred by assigning opinion writer to Kavanaugh story
New York Times says it erred by assigning opinion writer to Kavanaugh story
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Splinter and NewBostonPost
Jason Kander:
I Suffer From Depression and Have PTSD Symptoms — After 11 years, I'm finally ready to do something about it — About four months ago, I contacted the VA to get help. It had been about 11 years since I left Afghanistan as an Army Intelligence Officer, and my tour over there still impacted me every day.
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Benjamin Wittes / The Atlantic:
I Know Brett Kavanaugh, but I Wouldn't Confirm Him — If I were a senator, I would not vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. — These are words I write with no pleasure, but with deep sadness. Unlike many people who will read them with glee—as validating preexisting political, philosophical …
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Washington Post, Politico, Raw Story, Above the Law, Instapundit and Just Security
Associated Press:
Mueller shedding more attorneys in Russia investigation — WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller is shedding more attorneys, another sign that his team of prosecutors has begun winding down parts of their investigation. — Two prosecutors detailed to the Russia investigation …
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Sara Murray / CNN:
Roger Stone built a ‘dirty trickster’ image. Now Robert Mueller might build a case on it.
Roger Stone built a ‘dirty trickster’ image. Now Robert Mueller might build a case on it.
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Raw Story
Kadhim Shubber / Financial Times:
Money laundering expert to leave Robert Mueller team
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
FBI navigates political minefield and deadline in Kavanaugh inquiry — FBI leaders are warily trying to navigate their way through the politically charged background-check investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh, as the bureau seeks to protect itself now …
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The Atlantic, Washington Times, The Daily Caller, National Review, New York Times, Washington Free Beacon and New Republic
The Harvard Crimson:
Students Filed Title IX Complaints Against Kavanaugh to Prevent Him From Teaching at Harvard Law — In the days before Harvard Law School announced embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh will not teach in Cambridge this January, undergraduates eager to block his return to campus struck …
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Chicks On The Right, twitchy.com, Daily Wire, BostonGlobe.com and The College Fix
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Robby Soave / Hit & Run:
Harvard Students Filed Multiple Title IX Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh To Get Him Fired
Harvard Students Filed Multiple Title IX Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh To Get Him Fired
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ABC News, New York Post, ThinkProgress and Instapundit
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
You Idiot Reporters Are Making It Worse — Every 15 seconds, you're demonstrating why millions of people love it when Trump calls you the fake news. — Before I get started, let me clarify something. Groupthink, mob behavior, panic, etc. have a powerful capacity to make smart people dumb.
Scott Snowden / NBC News:
A colossal elevator to space could be going up sooner than you ever imagined — Researchers are racing to make this science-fiction idea a reality. — For more than half a century, rockets have been the only way to go to space. But in the not-too-distant future, we may have another option …
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Michael Bloomberg jolts Senate battle with $20 million for Democrats — Michael R. Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City who is considering a 2020 presidential campaign, will give $20 million to the main Democratic Senate super PAC this week — jolting the national battle …
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Politico, Joe.My.God., Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
Scott Thistle / Press Herald:
Collins walks a political tightrope with Kavanaugh decision — How she votes on the controversial Supreme Court nominee could loom large in a 2020 re-election campaign. — Sen. Susan Collins may be in the biggest “no-win” situation of her career. — Facing increasing pressure …
Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
The Facebook Hack Exposes an Internet-Wide Failure — FACEBOOK HAS RECEIVED ample blame for the historic data breach that allowed hackers to not only take over the accounts of at least 50 million users but also access third-party websites those users logged into with Facebook.
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New York Times, more at Techmeme »
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
White House Has a Message for Republican Candidates: Stay Close to Trump — SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — President Trump's advisers are planning an aggressive schedule in the month before the midterm elections for Mr. Trump to campaign with House candidates who have supported his agenda …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Days before trade deal, Trump said Canada's foreign minister ‘hates America’ — President Trump publicly praised Canada's leaders this week after announcing a new trade deal, sending them his “highest regards.” But only three days before the deal was announced, Trump privately railed …
Jacey Fortin / New York Times:
For Just the Third Time in 117 Years, a Woman Wins the Nobel Prize in Physics — Since 1901, when the annual Nobel Prize in Physics was first awarded, it has been given almost exclusively to men, year after year. Women had won the award exactly twice. — That changed this week, when the number rose to three.
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NPR, The Atlantic and Vox
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
How Trump Is Trying—And Failing—To Get Rich Off His Presidency — When Donald Trump opened Trump Tower in 1983, it marked a seminal moment in American retail, as six stories of glitzy shops like Harry Winston and Cartier beckoned luxury buyers who strode past a live pianist and a 60-foot indoor waterfall.
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Gabriel Hays / NewsBusters:
Celebs Try to Make Voting Sexy: ‘Slide It In’ for That ‘First Time’ — Famous faces always do well in selling a product - and sex does even better. So if Carl's Jr. can do it for burgers, why can't Hollywood do it for midterm election votes? Same principle, right?