memeorandum: The New York Times Anti-Kavanaugh Bombshell Is Actually a Dud (John McCormack/National Review)

8:30 PM ET, September 15, 2019

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John McCormack / National Review:

The New York Times Anti-Kavanaugh Bombshell Is Actually a Dud — Maybe Pogrebin and Kelly's book is stronger than their essay, but I'm skeptical. — If you opened Twitter on Sunday morning, you were likely greeted with the bombshell headline of the top trending news story …

Discussion: Power Line, PJ Media Home, Reason, Law & Crime, CNN, Latest from Crooks and Liars, The Hill, Breitbart, Vanity Fair, The Daily Caller, twitchy.com, Mediaite, Patterico's Pontifications and Viking Pundit

NBC News:

Democrats call for Kavanaugh impeachment over new sexual misconduct claims — Trump defended Kavanaugh after two New York Times reporters revealed new information on the sexual misconduct allegations facing the Supreme Court Justice. — A slew of prominent Democrats called on Congress …

Discussion: RedState, The Daily Caller, Power Line, Breitbart and Splinter

Daniel Politi / Slate:

Elizabeth Warren Joins Harris, Castro in Calling for Kavanaugh's Impeachment — Sen. Elizabeth Warren became the most prominent Democratic presidential hopeful to join the calls for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to be impeached following new allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Axios and The Daily Beast

Sandra E. Garcia / New York Times:

Calls for Kavanaugh's Impeachment Come Amid New Misconduct Allegations — President Trump and other Republicans defended the Supreme Court justice after a New York Times essay described a previously unreported story about him as a student at Yale. — Several Democratic presidential candidates called …

Discussion: Washington Post, POLITICUSUSA and Talking Points Memo

Jason Silverstein / CBS News:

New Brett Kavanaugh sexual misconduct accusation sets off calls for Supreme Court impeachment — At least three Democratic presidential candidates called for Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh to be impeached after a new report about alleged sexual misconduct from his college years.

Discussion: Mediaite, Occupy Democrats and PJ Media Home

David Cohen / Politico:
Trump stands up for Brett Kavanaugh over ‘liable’

Discussion: Axios, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Federalist, USA Today, Raw Story, Splinter and Political Wire, more at Mediagazer »

Emily Wax-Thibodeaux / Washington Post:
Democratic candidates demand Kavanaugh impeachment after new allegation in Times piece

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Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
A fresh assassination of Brett Kavanaugh's character

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Jackie Mogensen / Mother Jones:
Democratic Presidential Candidates Are Calling for Brett Kavanaugh's Impeachment

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Lissette Rodriguez / ABC News:
Sen. Amy Klobuchar says Kavanaugh vetting process ‘was a sham’

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Mary Papenfuss / U.S. Political News …:
2020 Candidates Call For Kavanaugh Impeachment After New Misconduct Accusation

Discussion: Washington Post, twitchy.com and Law & Crime

NBC News:

Biden delivers most significant speech yet on race, says silence on hate ‘is complicity’ — “There can be no realization of the American Dream without grappling with the original sin of slavery,” Biden said. — Former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday made his most expansive speech yet on race …

Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Texas congressman pulls endorsement from Castro to support Biden

Discussion: Breitbart and Axios

Marc Caputo / Politico: Biden allies attack Warren's electability

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Let's Debate: Are Democrats Doomed?

Discussion: Althouse

David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:

Trenton councilman defends McBride, says ‘Jew down’ is just a ‘statement of speech’ — Muschal: 'You know, it's like a car dealer, they wanted $5,000, you Jew ‘em down to $4,000’ … Longtime Trenton City Councilman George Muschal says that will he didn't hear a colleague make an anti-Semitic slur …

New York Times:

‘People Actively Hate Us’: Inside the Border Patrol's Morale Crisis — Overwhelmed by desperate migrants and criticized for mistreating the people in their care, many agents have grown defensive, insular and bitter. — One Border Patrol agent in Tucson said he had been called a “sellout” and a “kid killer.”

Discussion: PJ Media Home, Hullabaloo, Axios and Fox News

Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:

In call with Trump, Pelosi and Schumer say any gun bill that doesn't include background checks ‘will not get the job done’ — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday urged President Trump to endorse House-passed gun measures …

Discussion: Hullabaloo and Politico

Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Moderate Democrats warn Pelosi of impeachment obsession

Discussion: Axios

Kaitlyn Krasselt / CTInsider.com: Pelosi, in CT appearance, says she's optimistic on background checks

Thor Benson / The Daily Beast:

The Climate Crisis Is Poised to Make Huge Swaths of America Totally Uninsurable — “People are going to be trapped because once it's uninsurable, good luck selling the house,” one climate expert cautioned. — As climate change spurs increasingly destructive wildfires in California …

Discussion: Raw Story

Bradford Betz / Fox News:

Trump: US ‘locked and loaded’ against attackers of Saudi oil facility ‘depending on verification’ — President Trump on Sunday suggested U.S. investigators had “reason to believe” they knew who launched crippling attacks against a key Saudi oil facility, and vowed that America was “locked and loaded depending on verification.”

Discussion: Mediaite, CNN and One America News Network

Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Attack on Saudi oil sites raises risks amid US-Iran tension

Discussion: Progress Pond

Robert Reich / The Guardian:

Trump is seriously, frighteningly unstable - the world is in danger — It is almost too late for impeachment. The 25th amendment is untested. The ballot box offers our only remaining hope — In retrospect, what's most disturbing about “Sharpiegate” isn't Trump's clumsy effort to doctor …

Discussion: Althouse

Blake Schuster / Yahoo! Sports:
American Pharoah manager denies horse bit Mike Pence during 2018 visit

Discussion: USA Today

Jacob Knutson / Axios:

Wyoming coal country struggling despite Trump's support — The coal mining industry in the top coal-producing region of the U.S. is struggling despite President Trump's efforts to prop up the coal industry nationwide, according to AP. — Why it matters: Many coal producers in the Powder River Basin …

Discussion: Raw Story

Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Idle mines portend dark days for top US coal region

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA

New York Times:

Bernie Sanders Campaign Shakes Up New Hampshire Operation — Senator Bernie Sanders has overhauled his New Hampshire state operations five months before the primary, as his campaign fights to maintain support in a state he won by more than 22 percentage points in 2016.

Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:

McCarthy promises accountability as Barr reviews IG's FISA report: 'The closest we've ever seen to a coup' — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., promised that guilty parties will be held accountable after Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz releases his report …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Sara A. Carter

Josh Campbell / CNN:

‘No turning back now’: The inside story of James Comey's trip to Trump Tower — (CNN)Josh Campbell is a CNN law enforcement analyst and former FBI supervisory special agent. His bureau career assignments included serving as special assistant to former FBI director James Comey.