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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
D.C. Circuit sent complaints about Kavanaugh's testimony to Chief Justice Roberts — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has received more than a dozen judicial misconduct complaints against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh in recent weeks but has chosen for the time being not to refer them to a judicial panel for investigation.
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Law & Crime, Raw Story and thenewcivilrightsmovement.com
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Merrick Garland Has Recused Himself From The Ethics Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh — Chief Judge Merrick Garland disqualified himself from handling ethics complaints against US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit announced Saturday morning.
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Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Wall Street Journal:
Among the Thousands of FBI Tips, a Statement From an Aggrieved Truck Owner — As senators were mulling their position on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, many headed to the Senate basement to view the FBI reports on the roughly 10 interviews they conducted in regard …
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Raw Story
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump says GOP Sen. Murkowski ‘will never recover’ for voting ‘no’ on Kavanaugh — President Trump predicted Saturday that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) “will never recover” politically for her vote against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh as he celebrated his nominee's ascension following …
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
McConnell calls opposition to Kavanaugh a ‘great political gift’ to Republicans — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he never considered urging the White House to withdraw Brett M. Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court and called opposition to the judge a “great political gift” …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Senate Confirms Kavanaugh to Supreme Court, Ending a Clash With Lasting Fallout — WASHINGTON — A deeply divided Senate voted on Saturday to confirm Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, delivering a victory to President Trump and ending a rancorous Washington battle that began …
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Democrats say Avenatti undercut their case against Kavanaugh — (CNN)Senate Democrats believed they had Brett Kavanaugh on the ropes. — Christine Blasey Ford had just revealed her identity and was prepared to testify in public, detailing her allegations that Kavanaugh had tried to sexual assault her more than three decades ago.
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Power Line, The Daily Caller, twitchy.com and KTVQ-TV
Justin Wise / The Hill:
Kagan warns that Supreme Court may not have a swing vote anymore — Associate Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said Friday she fears the high court may lack a justice going forward who would serve as a swing-vote on cases, speaking hours after President Trump's second nominee Brett Kavanaugh secured enough votes to be confirmed.
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Axios, The Nation, Politico, The Daily Beast, Political Wire, The Week, POLITICUSUSA, ThinkProgress, Washington Post, IJR and Breitbart
Robert Post / Politico:
Brett Kavanaugh Cannot Have It Both Ways — As the former dean of Yale Law School, I'm shocked by the judge's partisan turn. — Brett Kavanaugh and I differ on most fundamental questions of constitutional law. Nevertheless, as a former dean of the institution where he received his law degree …
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The Atlantic
Tom Dunlavey / ABC News:
Brett Kavanaugh confirmed as Supreme Court justice amid protests — The Senate officially confirmed Brett Kavanaugh Saturday as the next Supreme Court justice — but the vote, like the controversial confirmation process, was anything but smooth. — Protesters in the public viewing gallery …
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Townhall, ThinkProgress, RedState, NBC News, Talking Points Memo, Axios, KFOR-TV, The Gateway Pundit and IJR
Politico:
McConnell: Conservative revamp of the courts isn't done yet
McConnell: Conservative revamp of the courts isn't done yet
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The Guardian, Washington Post and The Week
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“None of This Was Fair”: the Kavanaugh Nomination Marks the Triumph of Trumpism on Capitol Hill
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Confirming Kavanaugh: A Triumph for Conservatives, but a Blow to the Court's Image
Confirming Kavanaugh: A Triumph for Conservatives, but a Blow to the Court's Image
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Reason, The Daily Caller, VICE and Bloomberg
Press Herald:
Our View: With a ‘yes’ vote, Sen. Collins ties her legacy to that of Brett Kavanaugh
Our View: With a ‘yes’ vote, Sen. Collins ties her legacy to that of Brett Kavanaugh
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Bre Payton / The Federalist:
Brett Kavanaugh Confirmed To The Supreme Court
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Senators representing less than half the U.S. are about to confirm a nominee opposed by most Americans
Senators representing less than half the U.S. are about to confirm a nominee opposed by most Americans
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Vox, ThinkProgress and POLITICUSUSA
New York Sun:
Susan Collins' Game Changer
Susan Collins' Game Changer
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RealClearPolitics, PJ Media Home, Power Line and National Review
abc7news.com:
Christine Blasey Ford has no plans to further pursue allegations against Brett Kavanaugh: Attorney
Christine Blasey Ford has no plans to further pursue allegations against Brett Kavanaugh: Attorney
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Chicks On The Right, Daily Wire and CNN
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
“Cocaine Mitch” wins over deplorables
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Susan Collins' Bad Faith
Susan Collins' Bad Faith
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Washington Monthly, Sludge, emptywheel, The Atlantic and The Nation
Washington Post:
Susan Collins announced support for Kavanaugh — causing site to fund future opponent to crash
Susan Collins announced support for Kavanaugh — causing site to fund future opponent to crash
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Vox, HuffPost, Slate and Daily Caller News Foundation
Washington Post:
McConnell says he never considered urging Trump to withdraw Kavanaugh nomination, calls opposition …
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation will delegitimize the Supreme Court — and that's good
Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation will delegitimize the Supreme Court — and that's good
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Althouse, Daily Kos and Wall Street Journal
Washington Post:
Kavanaugh vote: Divided Senate poised to confirm Trump's nominee
Kavanaugh vote: Divided Senate poised to confirm Trump's nominee
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NBC News, ThinkProgress, Mother Jones and ABC News
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Bitter Tenor of Senate Reflects a Nation at Odds With Itself
Bitter Tenor of Senate Reflects a Nation at Odds With Itself
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Vox and Outside the Beltway
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Brett Kavanaugh admits he screwed up — but doesn't actually say how
Brett Kavanaugh admits he screwed up — but doesn't actually say how
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New Republic, Vox, Anchorage Daily News, Florida Politics, Breitbart and New York Times
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Trump's Remarkable Week
CNN:
The effort to unseat Susan Collins in 2020 is already underway
The effort to unseat Susan Collins in 2020 is already underway
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The Atlantic, KTVQ-TV, Politico, Joe.My.God., Patterico's Pontifications and Wall Street Journal
Michael Tomasky / New York Times:
The High Court Brought Low
The High Court Brought Low
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Refinery29, LifeNews.com and The Other McCain
Orhan Coskun / Reuters:
Turkish police believe Saudi journalist was killed at consulate: sources — ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish authorities believe that prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared four days ago after entering Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, was killed inside the consulate, two Turkish sources said on Saturday.
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Kareem Fahim / Washington Post:
Turkey concludes Saudi journalist Khashoggi killed by ‘murder’ team, sources say — ISTANBUL — Turkey has concluded that Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent journalist from Saudi Arabia, was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this week by a Saudi team sent “specifically for the murder …
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Raw Story
Washington Post:
Turkey concludes that prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in Saudi consulate, two people familiar with the probe say — The Saudi writer, who has written columns for The Washington Post's Global Opinions and has been sharply critical of his country's government …
Scott Reyburn / New York Times:
Banksy Painting Self-Destructs After Fetching $1.4 Million at Sotheby's — LONDON — The British street artist Banksy pulled off one of his most spectacular pranks on Friday night, when one of his trademark paintings appeared to self-destruct at Sotheby's in London after selling for $1.4 million at auction.
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Hrag Vartanian / Hyperallergic:
$1.3M Banksy Artwork “Self-Destructs” at Auction
$1.3M Banksy Artwork “Self-Destructs” at Auction
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Washington Post, Financial Times, The Express Tribune, Marginal REVOLUTION and RT
Aaron Gordon / HuffPost:
Here's How Much It Cost For The Vice President Not To Watch An NFL Game — Mike Pence took pains to execute last year's anthem stunt at a Colts game, newly released docs show. — On Oct. 8, 2017, Vice President Mike Pence stood, held his right hand to his heart and stared into the middle distance as …
Kelly Cohen / Washington Examiner:
Staffer who ‘doxed’ GOP senators faces nearly 50 years in federal prison — The former Democratic congressional staffer who posted personal information about Republican senators online faces nearly 50 years in prison. — Jackson Cosko, a 27-year-old Washington, D.C., resident …
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Conservative News Today and Instapundit
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Julie Gunlock / American Greatness:
Cosko Is Not An Unpaid Intern
Cosko Is Not An Unpaid Intern
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IJR and Washington Post
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. General Considered Nuclear Response in Vietnam War, Cables Show — WASHINGTON — In one of the darkest moments of the Vietnam War, the top American military commander in Saigon activated a plan in 1968 to move nuclear weapons to South Vietnam until he was overruled by President Lyndon B. Johnson …