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10:10 PM ET, October 6, 2018

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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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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 …
Discussion: 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:
Kavanaugh Is Sworn In After Close Confirmation Vote in Senate  —  WASHINGTON — Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court on Saturday by one of the slimmest margins in American history, locking in a solid conservative majority on the court and capping a rancorous battle …
Dylan Scott / Vox:
Republicans don't care what you think  —  Republicans lost the argument, but they ultimately had the votes.  —  Forty-nine Senate Republicans and one Democrat just confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the United State Supreme Court.  No allegations, no protesters, no public opinion poll showing Brett Kavanaugh …
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.
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.
New York Times:
Show How You Feel, Kavanaugh Was Told, and a Nomination Was Saved  —  WASHINGTON — Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh sat in the anteroom of Room 216 in the Hart Senate Office Building, a sterile living-room-like space with a couch and a couple of arm chairs and a large television on the wall.
Tom Dunlavey / ABC News:
Brett Kavanaugh confirmed as Supreme Court justice amid protests
Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
Trump ‘100 percent’ certain Kavanaugh accuser named wrong person
Discussion: HuffPost, CNN and Mediaite
Summer Programs / gprep.org:
THE HONORABLE BRETT KAVANAUGH '83 CONFIRMED TO SERVE ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
Discussion: Raw Story
Justin Wise / The Hill:
Kagan warns that Supreme Court may not have a swing vote anymore
Laura Hollis / Boston Herald:
Innocent until proven guilty protects all of us
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Press Herald:
Our View: With a ‘yes’ vote, Sen. Collins ties her legacy to that of Brett Kavanaugh
Discussion: Kennebec Journal …
Associated Press:
Kavanaugh confirmed: Senate OKs Supreme Court nominee
Discussion: JustOneMinute
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Where Do We Go From Here?  —  Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed …
Discussion: Vox
New York Sun:
Susan Collins' Game Changer
Bloomberg:   McConnell Says Anti-Kavanaugh ‘Mob’ Boosts GOP Election Hopes
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:   “None of This Was Fair”: the Kavanaugh Nomination Marks the Triumph of Trumpism on Capitol Hill
Washington Post:
Kavanaugh vote: Divided Senate poised to confirm Trump's nominee
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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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.
New York Times:
Turkey Believes Prominent Saudi Critic Was Killed in Saudi Consulate in Istanbul  —  ISTANBUL — Turkish investigators believe a well-known Saudi dissident was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, five people involved in the investigation, or briefed on it, said on Saturday.
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 …
Middle East Eye:   Turkish police suspect Saudi journalist Khashoggi was killed at consulate: Reports
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Amy Lieu / Fox News:
NBC station fires reporter for wearing MAGA hat while covering Trump rally
Discussion: Chicks On The Right
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 …
Tanya Selvaratnam / New York Times:
A Public Official, My Private Trauma  —  Deciding to speak out against a powerful man is difficult.  The aftermath is even worse.  —  Ms. Selvaratnam is an artist, writer and producer.  —  Early in our relationship, he told me that he could tap my phone and have me followed.
CNN:
How the Democrats got outplayed on Kavanaugh  —  Julian Zelizer is a history and public affairs professor at Princeton University, editor of “The Presidency of Barack Obama: A First Historical Assessment” and co-host of the “Politics & Polls” podcast.  Follow him on Twitter: @julianzelizer.
Discussion: Breitbart
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:   President Donald Trump's winning streak
LoveBreedsAccountability:
After Kavanaugh Win, A Look Back At Jonah Goldberg & Others Who Mocked Trump Supporters For Saying ‘He Fights!’  —  As Mollie Hemingway might say, “I'm old enough to remember when Jonah Goldberg and the other NeverTrump all stars mocked Trump supporters for saying ‘He fights!’  I'm 2 years old.”
 
 
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LInda Stasi / New York Daily News:
Decency dies with Collins' and Manchin's vile votes
Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Roy Orbison hologram concert in L.A. invites awe and debate
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Kavanaugh defender admits on CNN he would question his own daughter's sexual assault claim …
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