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2:35 AM ET, October 4, 2018

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Dow Jones Newswires:
White House Finds No Corroboration of Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Kavanaugh in FBI Report  —  It is unclear whether White House had finalized its review of FBI interview reports  —  WASHINGTON—The White House has found no corroboration of the allegations of sexual misconduct …
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James Roche / Slate:
I Was Brett Kavanaugh's College Roommate  — There's Nothing Like Seeing a Headline About the President Inheriting a Fortune via Fraud and Knowing He'll Definitely Get Away With It  —  In 1983, I was one of Brett Kavanaugh's freshman roommates at Yale University.
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Amid Kavanaugh Confirmation Battle, Democratic Enthusiasm Edge Evaporates  —  Just over a month away from critical elections across the country, the wide Democratic enthusiasm advantage that has defined the 2018 campaign up to this point has disappeared, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
As FBI background check of Kavanaugh nears its end, probe appears to have been highly curtailed  —  The FBI background check of Brett M. Kavanaugh appeared to remain curtailed in its scope Wednesday even as agents neared the end of their work, opening up the possibility that the bureau …
Discussion: Political Wire, CNBC and CNN
Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Democratic staffer arrested in doxxing of GOP senators during Kavanaugh hearing  —  A Democratic congressional staffer was arrested Wednesday and accused of posting the personal information of at least one Republican senator during last week's hearing about sexual assault claims …
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
National Council of Churches calls for Kavanaugh's nomination to be withdrawn  —  The nation's largest coalition of Christian churches on Wednesday called for the withdrawal of Brett Kavanaugh's nomination for the Supreme Court.  —  The National Council of Churches, which has membership …
Discussion: Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
The Never Conservatives  —  The Kavanaugh fight isn't about Trump.  We're all deplorables now.  —  The Editorial Board  —  Donald Trump didn't help Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation with his crude mockery of Christine Blasey Ford on Tuesday night in Tennessee, but then this Supreme Court moshpit isn't about this President.
Discussion: Breitbart
Robert S. Smith / New York Daily News:
Where Brett Kavanaugh lost me: A conservative former appeals judge explains why he turned against the nominee  —  It seems very few minds were changed by the Christine Blasey Ford-Brett Kavanaugh hearings.  But mine, I'm sorry to say, was one of them.  —  I was enthusiastic about the Kavanaugh appointment.
Sohrab Ahmari / New York Post:
Democrats' Kavanaugh assassination is re-uniting the right  —  Brett Kavanaugh is no longer a mere Supreme Court nominee.  His name is now a veritable conservative cause — one that has united the right for the first time since the 2016 primary sent Republicans quarreling over Trump and Never Trump.
Bloomberg:
FBI Lacks White House Approval to Talk to Kavanaugh and Ford, Sources Say
Ashe Schow / Daily Wire:   CNN Publishes Error-Filled Article Countering Ford's Ex-Boyfriend, Outs Him
Katherine Miller / BuzzFeed News:   The Kavanaugh Situation Has Opened Up A Portal Into Everyone's Memory
epic.org:   National Archives Confirms Existence of Numerous Kavanaugh Records on Surveillance Programs
NBC News:
The FBI confidential Kavanaugh report: Who's allowed to read it and where
Discussion: Splinter
CNN:
Friend of Kavanaugh accuser disputes polygraph controversy
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Yale roommate says Kavanaugh lied under oath about drinking and yearbook
Discussion: KRTV-TV and Jezebel
United States Capitol Police:
U.S. Capitol Police Make Arrest for the Doxing of U.S. Senator
Daily Mail:
FBI is expected to hand over findings from their new Kavanaugh probe TODAY says senior Republican …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Bloomberg
Fox News:
FBI report expected imminently, one copy to be placed in Senate Judiciary Committee safe
Discussion: Townhall and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Signed, 650+ Law Professors (and Counting).  —  The following letter will be presented to the United States Senate on Oct. 4.  It will be updated as more signatures are received.  —  Judicial temperament is one of the most important qualities of a judge.  As the Congressional Research Service explains …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Letter by law profs urges rejection of Kavanaugh
Discussion: Axios and New York Times
New Yorker:
The F.B.I. Probe Ignored Testimonies from Former Classmates of Kavanaugh  —  Frustrated potential witnesses who have been unable to speak with the F.B.I agents conducting the investigation into sexual-assault allegations against Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh …
Discussion: KRTV-TV, Daily Wire, The Week and Raw Story
Kelley Paul / CNN:
My husband, Rand Paul, and our family have suffered intimidation and threats  —  Sen. Paul's injuries worse than first reported  —  Kelley Paul is the wife of Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.  The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers.  —  (CNN)An open letter to Senator Cory Booker:
Aaron Elstein / Crain's New York Business:
If ‘Times’ is right, Trumps could face $400M state tax bill  —  The president is trustee to his parents' estates—which could put him in line to pay a bigger share  —  President Donald Trump and his siblings could owe New York state more than $400 million in unpaid taxes …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Trump's attorney suggests he may sue the New York Times. Don't bet on it.
Discussion: Mother Jones, New York Times and CNBC
John Solomon / The Hill:
Russia collusion bombshell: DNC lawyers met with FBI on dossier before surveillance warrant  —  Congressional investigators have confirmed that a top FBI official met with Democratic Party lawyers to talk about allegations of Donald Trump-Russia collusion weeks before the 2016 election …
Discussion: Columbian
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
QAnoners Cheer Trump's Text Alert Test, See It as a Step Toward Martial Law  —  ‘That is how we will receive orders if all else fails.’  —  Phones across the country buzzed Wednesday afternoon for the first national test of FEMA's presidential-level emergency alert system.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Catherine E. Shoichet / CNN:
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from ending TPS  —  TPS: What is Temporary Protected Status?  —  (CNN)Hundreds of thousands of immigrants who feared they could soon be facing deportation got a reprieve Wednesday, when a federal judge in California temporarily blocked …
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Ted Hesson / Politico:
Judge blocks Trump from ending protections for 300,000 immigrants
Discussion: Axios and The Week
CNN:
Special counsel's office has radio interviews between Roger Stone and alleged WikiLeaks ‘back channel’  —  Stone associate testifies before grand jury  —  (CNN)Audio of radio interviews between longtime Trump ally Roger Stone and the radio host he claimed was his back channel …
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Cruelty Is the Point  —  The Museum of African-American History and Culture is in part a catalogue of cruelty.  Amid all the stories of perseverance, tragedy, and unlikely triumph, there are the artifacts of inhumanity and barbarism: the child-size slave shackles, the bright red robes …
Stephen Montemayor / Star Tribune:
Citing conflict, Minneapolis police won't look into claim against Keith Ellison  —  State Democrats looking for agency to ‘determine whether any criminal conduct occurred.’  —  The Minnesota DFL Party's attempt to find a law enforcement agency willing to investigate a domestic abuse claim …
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
House Rating Changes: Eight More GOP Seats Move Towards Democrats  —  Five weeks out, several personally popular Republicans who appeared to be defying the “blue wave” in Clinton-won districts are beginning to see their leads erode.  GOP Reps. Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), John Katko (NY-24) …
Discussion: Axios
David French / National Review:
Brett Kavanaugh and the Limits of Social-Class Privilege for Conservatives  —  Why are Ivy League elites trashing the judge for college habits they shared?  Take a guess.  —  While the political class waits with bated breath for the conclusion of the seventh FBI investigation of Brett Kavanaugh …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Republicans make gains in top Senate races  —  A new round of Fox News battleground polls shows a Republican trend in the fight for the U.S. Senate.  The GOP candidates are helped by increased interest in the election among Republicans and pro-Donald Trump sentiment.
The Daily Beast:
Erik Prince's Russian Connection Trawled Trumpland for ‘Boss’ Putin  —  In the days after the 2016 election, a well-connected Moscow executive started pitching Trump associates on a bold plan for renewed U.S.-Russian cooperation.  —  That now-infamous meeting in the Seychelles …
WBTW-TV:
Suspect in custody, situation over after 3 Florence Co. deputies, 2 city officers shot in Florence  —  FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) - Five law enforcement officers have been shot in Florence and a suspect is now in custody.  —  Florence County Emergency Management officials said on Facebook around 6 p.m …
 
 
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Steve Lopez / Los Angeles Times:
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BUSTED: University of Southern Maine offered 1-credit ‘pop-up’ course to harass Sen. Susan Collins
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Wall Street Journal:
Ben Franklin Who?  —  Most Americans can't pass the civics test required of immigrants.
Michaela Winberg / Billy Penn:
Protesters adopt Gritty as mascot of the resistance during Trump's visit
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Former junior Democratic aide charged with posting personal data on GOP senators online
Discussion: Political Wire
Noah Rothman / Commentary:
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
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