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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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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 …
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.
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 …
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
For Once, I'm Grateful for Trump  —  In the president, one big bully stands up to others.  —  For the first time since Donald Trump entered the political fray, I find myself grateful that he's in it.  I'm reluctant to admit it and astonished to say it, especially since …
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.
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.
Axios:
An October surprise: The Brett bounce  —  Top Republicans tell Axios that they're seeing a surprising and widespread surge in GOP voter enthusiasm, powered largely by support for Brett Kavanaugh and his Supreme Court nomination.  —  What they're saying: “The Kavanaugh debate has dropped …
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
NBC News:
FBI confidential Kavanaugh report handed to White House, Senate  —  If the motion passes, there will be up to 30 hours of debate, followed by a final confirmation vote, possibly Saturday.  —  The FBI background report investigation on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was handed …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Is Kavanaugh Helping Republicans' Midterm Chances?
Discussion: Vox, Weekly Standard and Bearing Drift
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What's going on with that FBI investigation?
Discussion: ThinkProgress and USA Today
NBC News:
The FBI confidential Kavanaugh report: Who's allowed to read it and where
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Yale roommate says Kavanaugh lied under oath about drinking and yearbook
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Jezebel
Katherine Miller / BuzzFeed News:   The Kavanaugh Situation Has Opened Up A Portal Into Everyone's Memory
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: BREAKING this morning: Kavanaugh FBI report is now on the Hill
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Daily Kos
Bloomberg:
The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies  —  In 2015, Amazon.com Inc. began quietly evaluating a startup called Elemental Technologies, a potential acquisition to help with a major expansion of its streaming video service, known today as Amazon Prime Video.
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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David French / National Review:
Brett Kavanaugh and the Limits of Social-Class Privilege for Conservatives
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
650+ law professors sign letter urging Senate not to confirm Kavanaugh
James Arkin / Politico:
GOP struggles to put away vulnerable Dems in Senate battlegrounds  —  Control of the Senate is a tossup five weeks from Election Day.  —  The Senate majority remains up for grabs five weeks before Election Day, with Republicans struggling to put away nearly half a dozen Democratic incumbents …
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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: Politico and Columbian
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Catherine Herridge / Fox News:
Top FBI lawyer Baker offers ‘explosive’ testimony on ‘abnormal’ handling of Russia probe into Trump campaign: lawmakers
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:
Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
Senate: Rating Changes in Four Races  —  Two things tend to happen in the final weeks of an election cycle: a few races that we've been watching become more competitive while others that had the potential to become very close recede to safer columns for the party holding the seats.
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
House Rating Changes: Eight More GOP Seats Move Towards Democrats
Discussion: Axios
David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Republicans face big risks in contested California races as Democrats fight for control of the House … Republicans are at risk of a wipeout in California's six most hotly contested congressional races, a new poll shows — a result that could radically reshape the state's political map, with major consequences nationally.
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David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:   How the Berkeley-Los Angeles Times poll of congressional races works
Judith Mischke / Politico:
EU slams Russia over cyberattacks  —  The European Union's top brass said they “deplore” the actions of Russia, which on Thursday was accused of planning a cyberattack on the global chemical weapons agency.  —  The Netherlands said the operation was planned by Russia's GRU military intelligence agency …
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The Guardian:
Russia accused of cyber-attack on chemical weapons watchdog
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Brett T. / twitchy.com:
BUSTED: University of Southern Maine offered 1-credit ‘pop-up’ course to harass Sen. Susan Collins  —  We all know that Sen. Susan Collins is a possible swing vote when it comes to the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and the University of Southern Maine was busted …
epic.org:
National Archives Confirms Existence of Numerous Kavanaugh Records on Surveillance Programs  —  In response to EPIC's Freedom of Information Act suit, the National Archives has now confirmed that there are hundreds of records concerning Brett Kavanaugh's role in controversial White House …
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 …
Rachel Bitecofer / The Judy Ford Wason Center …:
Wexton leads Comstock by 7 pts in VA CD 10, Democrats Enjoy 15 pt “Enthusiasm Gap”  —  Among registered voters who have voted in at least two of the last four elections in Virginia, or who were new voters to Virginia in 2017 (n=794), Democrat Jennifer Wexton currently holds a 7-point advantage …
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 …
BuzzFeed News:
This Russian Double Agent Is A Lot Less Dead Than He Seemed  —  The Kremlin wanted people to believe their defector was dead.  The US did, too.  But Alexander Poteyev couldn't help himself.  —  At 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 9, 2016, a 64-year-old master spy and known scourge of the Kremlin ambled …
Barbara Starr / CNN:
US Navy proposing major show of force to warn China  —  (CNN)The US Navy's Pacific Fleet has drawn up a classified proposal to carry out a global show of force as a warning to China and to demonstrate the US is prepared to deter and counter their military actions, according to several US defense officials.
Susan Chira / New York Times:
Driven by South's Past, Black Women Seek Votes and a New Future  —  Mobilized by the nation's divisions on race and Donald Trump's presidency, black women are using networks forged in segregation to turn out voters this fall.  —  AMERICUS, Ga. — Lorena Barnum Sabbs thought the past really was past.
 
 
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James Lamond / Center for American ProgressCenter …:
The Origins of Russia's Broad Political Assault on the United States
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
McGahn's last stand: The White House counsel has been working feverishly to get Kavanaugh confirmed
Steve Lopez / Los Angeles Times:
The busboy who tried to help a wounded Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 dies.  His life was haunted by the violence
Jimmy Vielkind / Wall Street Journal:
Working Families Party Decides to Back Cuomo in Election
Wall Street Journal:
Ben Franklin Who?  —  Most Americans can't pass the civics test required of immigrants.
Noah Rothman / Commentary:
“Lifetime court appointments can wait.”
Discussion: Betsy's Page
 Earlier Items: 
Catherine E. Shoichet / CNN:
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from ending TPS
Discussion: The Hill and ImmigrationProf Blog
The Daily Beast:
Erik Prince's Russian Connection Trawled Trumpland for ‘Boss’ Putin
Discussion: Just Security
Slate:
Fact and Fiction on Wikipedia
Tracy Jan / Washington Post:
GOP candidates pay the price for attempts to kill Obamacare and its guarantee of coverage for preexisting conditions
Discussion: ThinkProgress
J.D. Simkins / Military Times:
A staggering number of troops are fat and tired, report says
Robert S. Smith / New York Daily News:
Where Brett Kavanaugh lost me: A conservative former appeals judge explains why he turned against the nominee
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Cruelty Is the Point  —  The Museum of African-American History …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
QAnoners Cheer Trump's Text Alert Test, See It as a Step Toward Martial Law
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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