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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 …
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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.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Flake: No corroboration for Ford's claims in FBI report — Sen. Jeff Flake (Ariz.), a key swing Republican vote, said Thursday that a new FBI report on Brett Kavanaugh has failed to corroborate Christine Blasey Ford's allegation of sexual assault against the Supreme Court nominee.
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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 …
New York Times:
The Senate Should Not Confirm Kavanaugh, Signed, 1,700+ 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.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Is Kavanaugh Helping Republicans' Midterm Chances? — In midterm elections, with different candidates on the ballot in every state and district, it's rare to see the sort of sharp, turn-on-a-dime shifts in the polls that we frequently saw during the 2016 presidential election, for example.
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CNN:
Collins: “It appears to be a very thorough investigation” — Sen. Susan Collinsarrives at the Office of Senate Security, which houses a ‘sensitive compartmented information facility,’ or SCIF, where Senators are able to view the report about alleged sexual assaults by Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, on Capitol Hill.
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
In The New Yorker, Ronan Farrow Disgraces Himself Once Again — At The New Yorker, Ronan Farrow ties himself and his reputation to another preposterous Jane Mayer effort, and thereby continues what has been a baffling self-immolation. One might have thought that, after the rank embarrassment …
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 …
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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.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Have Decided to Ignore All of Brett Kavanaugh's Lies
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Republican enthusiasm surges amid Supreme Court battle
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Brandon Morse / RedState:
It's Over: Flake And Collins Agree Kavanaugh FBI Report Is Good As Democrats Leave Chuck Schumer's Office “Stone-Faced”
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Republicans' misogyny will come back to haunt them
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Dishing up lies while proclaiming the love of facts, Trump and Sarah Sanders gaslight America
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What's going on with that FBI investigation?
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Manchin stays on the fence during Kavanaugh battle
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CNN:
Flake: “We've seen no additional corroborating information”
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Washington Post:
Key Republicans signal satisfaction with FBI report, increasing confirmation odds for Kavanaugh
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: How Senate Republicans could win the battle and the war on Kavanaugh
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Phil Mattingly / CNN:
The single copy of the FBI's Kavanaugh report is behind closed doors. Here's what senators have to do to see it
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Sohrab Ahmari / New York Post:
Democrats' Kavanaugh assassination is re-uniting the right
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
In 2:30 a.m. tweets, White House says FBI report supports Kavanaugh confirmation
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Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Democratic staffer arrested in doxxing of GOP senators during Kavanaugh hearing
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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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.”
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Charleston Gazette-Mail:
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Colin Dwyer / NPR:
Here Are The Winners Of The 2018 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grants
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Associated Press:
The Latest: US charges 7 Russian intel officers with hacking — LONDON (AP) — The Latest on a new wave of global cyberattacks blamed on Russia (all times local): — The U.S. Justice Department has charged seven Russian military intelligence officers with hacking anti-doping agencies and other organizations.
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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.
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.
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 — Juan Romero struggled for decades with a memory he could not escape. — He left Los Angeles and moved to Wyoming, later came back west and settled in San Jose, raised a family and devoted himself to construction work.
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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Daily Mail:
Latest From MailOnline … - A weary-looking Leland Keyser was seen for the first time since Christine Ford named her as a corroborating witness to claims Brett Kavanaugh attempted to rape her — Keyser, 52, whom Ford described as her ‘best friend’ at Holton-Arms preparatory school in Bethesda …
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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:
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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 …
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