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8:00 AM ET, October 2, 2018

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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 …
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.
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.
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.”
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC News Sits Down With Kavanaugh Accuser Julie Swetnick But Can't Verify Claims
Washington Post:   Yale graduate says Brett Kavanaugh once started a bar fight that led to his questioning by police
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: Townhall, Politico and The Daily Caller
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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 …
BostonGlobe.com:   Harvard Law School says Brett Kavanaugh's course is canceled
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Kavanaugh in 2015: A Judge Must Keep “Emotions in Check” and Not Be a “Political Partisan”
Laurence H. Tribe / New York Times:
All the Ways a Justice Kavanaugh Would Have to Recuse Himself
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 …
Discussion: Joe.My.God., ABC News, The Week and Jezebel
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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Scott Thistle / Press Herald:
Sen. Collins wants FBI to investigate 3rd Kavanaugh accuser's allegations
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
Politico:   POLITICO Playbook: The dynamic, 35 days out
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Directed Legal Action to Enforce Stormy Daniels's Hush Agreement  —  President in February instructed Michael Cohen to seek restraining order against adult-film actress, people familiar with the effort say  —  President Trump personally directed an effort in February to stop Stormy Daniels …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Adam Behsudi / Politico:   From shouts to smiles: How Trump got to ‘yes’ on new NAFTA deal
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Trumped-Up NAFTA: Potus Wins a Few Modest Concessions and Declares Victory
Max Boot / Washington Post:
President Trump creates crises, then claims credit for solving them
Discussion: Forbes, BBC and Daily Kos
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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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
New poll suggests Heidi Heitkamp in trouble if she votes against Kavanaugh, hurting Democrats' chances …
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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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:   Beto O'Rourke apologizes for 1991 college review discussing actresses' breasts and buttocks
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.
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.
Discussion: CNBC, The Week and Axios
The Daily Beast:
White House Edits Trump Insult to Reporter Out of Official Transcript  —  After President Trump was caught on-camera telling a reporter she “never” thinks during a Monday afternoon press conference, the White House moved to retroactively fix the president's blunder by changing a word in the official transcript.
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Dem Maintains Lead in CD10  —  Incumbent improves standing, but does not erase deficit  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Democrat Jennifer Wexton continues to lead Republican Barbara Comstock in the race for Virginia's 10th Congressional District, according to the Monmouth University Poll.
Washington Post:
Experts question GOP prosecutor's memo on Christine Blasey Ford  —  The prosecutor hired by Republican senators to question Christine Blasey Ford has declared that Ford's allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh are so weak that no “reasonable prosecutor” would pursue the case.
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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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 …
Discussion: The Verge and TechCrunch
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: HuffPost and Townhall
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 …
 
 
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Washington Post:
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Katie Herzog / The Stranger:
A Progressive Writer Was a Bad Boyfriend. And Then He Was Fired for It.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Manafort meets with Mueller prosecutors
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Reuters:
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