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11:45 PM ET, October 4, 2018

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Brett M. Kavanaugh / Wall Street Journal:
I Am an Independent, Impartial Judge  —  Yes, I was emotional last Thursday.  I hope everyone can understand I was there as a son, husband and dad.  —  I was deeply honored to stand at the White House July 9 with my wife, Ashley, and my daughters, Margaret and Liza, to accept President Trump's nomination …
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Charles Ludington / Washington Post:
We were Brett Kavanaugh's drinking buddies.  We don't think he should be confirmed.  —  Charles Ludington, Lynne Brookes and Elizabeth Swisher attended Yale University from 1983 to 1987 with Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh.  —  We were college classmates and drinking buddies with Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh.
Anna Staver / Denver Post:
Colorado's Cory Gardner reviewing FBI report on Kavanaugh after listening to sexual assault survivors  —  The senator wants to finish reading the FBI report before making a decision, spokesman Casey Contres said. … Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, hasn't decided how he'll vote on Judge Brett Kavanaugh …
Discussion: Political Wire
Kevin Wallevand / WDAY-TV:
EXCLUSIVE: Heitkamp reveals Kavanaugh vote and reasoning to WDAY News  —  FARGO — U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp will vote NO on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination.  —  Heitkamp sat down exclusively with WDAY News to share what she will do when the U.S. Senate votes …
Washington Post:
Vote ‘no’ on Kavanaugh  —  AS SENATORS prepare to vote this week on Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh, they, and the rest of the country, must wonder: Which Brett M. Kavanaugh are they evaluating?  Is it the steady, conservative jurist he was reputed to be before his confirmation saga?
Lulu Ramadan / mypalmbeachpost:
Retired Supreme Court Justice: Kavanaugh does not belong on high court  —  Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens on Thursday said that high court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, who Stevens once lauded in one of his books, does not belong on the Supreme Court.
Ruth Graham / Slate:
The Kavanaugh Hearings Have Women Fired Up ... to Vote Republican  —  The accusations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are widely perceived to be a boon to Democrats heading into the midterm elections in November.  “The women of this country identify with Dr. Ford …
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
GOP senator may miss Kavanaugh vote for daughter's wedding  —  A GOP senator may miss a Senate confirmation vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh this weekend because his daughter is getting married on Saturday.  —  Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) will walk his daughter down the aisle …
Associated Press:
Sen. Steve Daines will be at daughter's wedding in Montana — Kavanaugh vote or no  —  Republican Sen. Steve Daines says he's going to attend his daughter's wedding back home in Montana on Saturday regardless of a possible weekend Senate vote on embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Salt Lake Tribune:
Tribune editorial: Hatch attack on alleged witness is despicable  —  The despicable attack launched by Sen. Orrin Hatch and the Senate Judiciary Committee — more precisely, the Republicans on that committee — on one of the women who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh …
CNN:   Cory Booker says report had “hints of misconduct”
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
For Once, I'm Grateful for Trump
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Flake: No corroboration for Ford's claims in FBI report
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Trump supporter arrested for threatening to slaughter senators and their families for not supporting Brett Kavanaugh
Discussion: Ledger and The Intellectualist
Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Former ACLU leaders blast ‘appalling’ anti-Brett Kavanaugh ad campaign
Discussion: RT
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
No matter what happens, Kavanaugh is being punished
Discussion: Law & Liberty
Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Doug Jones says female staffers have been threatened by Brett Kavanaugh supporters
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Law & Crime
Megan Doyle / Press Herald:   Maine women, including sexual assault survivors, converge on Capitol to sway Collins
Washington Post:
Trump mocks Al Franken for resigning quickly amid sexual misconduct allegations  —  ROCHESTER, Minn. — President Trump mocked former senator Al Franken Thursday night for resigning from Congress so quickly after he was accused of sexual harassment and groping women, marking the president's …
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Trump mocks Al Franken over resignation: He folded ‘like a wet rag’
Discussion: TheBlaze
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Rifts Break Open at Facebook Over Kavanaugh Hearing  —  SAN FRANCISCO — “I want to apologize,” the Facebook executive wrote last Friday in a note to staff.  “I recognize this moment is a deeply painful one — internally and externally.”  —  The apology came from Joel Kaplan, Facebook's vice president for global public policy.
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Fox News:
Accused doxxer of GOP senators allegedly threatened to publish their children's health information  —  A Democratic congressional intern accused of publishing the private information of at least three Republican lawmakers allegedly threatened to leak senators' children's health information if a witness told anyone about his activities.
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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.
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BBC:
Girl, 8, pulls a 1,500-year-old sword from a lake in Sweden  —  An eight-year-old found a pre-Viking-era sword while swimming in a lake in Sweden during the summer.  —  Saga Vanecek found the relic in the Vidöstern lake while at her family's holiday home in Jönköping County.
Lara Seligman / Foreign Policy:
Trump Considers Ousting Air Force Head Over Space Force Pushback  —  The president appears to be tired of Pentagon officials slow rolling his orders.  —  U.S. President Donald Trump is peeved with Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson over her handling of his directive to stand up a separate Space Force …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Task & Purpose
Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service:
Pastor and activist William J. Barber II wins MacArthur ‘genius’ grant  —  (RNS) — The Rev. William J. Barber II, architect of the Moral Mondays movement in North Carolina and leader of the resurgent Poor People's Campaign, has won a MacArthur “genius” award.
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Colin Dwyer / NPR:
Here Are The Winners Of The 2018 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grants
Discussion: New York Times
Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Local journalism makes a difference
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Jamal Khashoggi / Washington Post:
This should be a column by Jamal Khashoggi  —  Editor's note: Jamal Khashoggi is a Saudi journalist and author, and a columnist for Washington Post Global Opinions.  Khashoggi's words should appear in the space above, but he has not been heard from since he entered a Saudi consulate in Istanbul …
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Washington Post:
Where is Jamal Khashoggi?  —  JAMAL KHASHOGGI, a journalist …
Discussion: NPR, BBC and New York Times
The Daily Beast:
Democrats Fear the Party's Kavanaugh Obsession Could Backfire  —  Sensing a bump for Republicans, some strategists want to pivot if he's confirmed.  Problem is the base may not be so ready to let it go.  —  With Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court looking more likely …
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Andrew Seidman / Philly.com:
Alex Trebek apologizes for his performance as moderator of Pa. Gov. debate  —  Alex Trebek, the Jeopardy! host roundly criticized for his Monday night performance as moderator of the lone Pennsylvania gubernatorial debate this fall, apologized Wednesday, saying he had “failed to recognize the seriousness of the event for the voters.”
Discussion: HuffPost
 
 
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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Lindsey Graham Welcomed Trump's China Tariffs, Then Helped Companies Avoid Them
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Celebrating kegs and insulting girls: Inside Mark Judge's 1980s Georgetown Prep underground paper
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Top FBI Official Met With DNC Lawyer On Russia Prior To 2016 Election
Judith Ingram / FEC.gov:
FEC provides guidance following U.S. District Court decision in CREW v. FEC, 316 F. Supp. 3d 349 (D.D.C. 2018)
Discussion: Washington Post
Saphora Smith / NBC News:
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Mujib Mashal / New York Times:
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Jack Crowe / National Review:
Georgetown Prep Alumni Clarify Meaning of 'Devil's Triangle' in Letter to Judiciary Committee
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The rise and the reckoning: Inside Brett Kavanaugh's circles of influence
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