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6:40 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 …
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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 …
Mary Papenfuss / U.S. Political News …:
2020 Candidates Call For Kavanaugh Impeachment After New Misconduct Accusation  —  Some Democratic presidential contenders and former U.S. attorneys have raised concerns the investigation during Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings was incomplete.
Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
A fresh assassination of Brett Kavanaugh's character … I guess that The New York Times didn't get the memo.  Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court last fall.  He is sitting there (officially, I mean) right now, as I write.
Emily Wax-Thibodeaux / Washington Post:
Democratic candidates demand Kavanaugh impeachment after new allegation in Times piece
Discussion: Fox News, RedState and abc7NY
Lissette Rodriguez / ABC News:
Sen. Amy Klobuchar says Kavanaugh vetting process ‘was a sham’
Carla Herreria / U.S. Political News …:
NYT Reporters Say They Uncovered New Sexual Misconduct Claim Against Kavanaugh
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: Hullabaloo and Axios
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Texas congressman pulls endorsement from Castro to support Biden  —  Washington (CNN)Texas Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez on Sunday flipped his support from Julián Castro to Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination, saying now is the time to narrow the 2020 field and unite as Democrats.
Discussion: Axios and Breitbart
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Marc Caputo / Politico:   Biden allies attack Warren's electability
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Let's Debate: Are Democrats Doomed?
Discussion: Althouse
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
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Blake Schuster / Yahoo! Sports:
American Pharoah manager denies horse bit Mike Pence during 2018 visit
Discussion: USA Today
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Was Ready to Brawl From the Beginning  —  In her first race, she defied her old boss, a fund-raising pledge — and the implication that she owed her career to her ex-boyfriend.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The rebuttal sounded something like a threat.  That seemed to be Kamala Harris's point.
Discussion: Althouse
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: Politico
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Kaitlyn Krasselt / CTInsider.com:   Pelosi, in CT appearance, says she's optimistic on background checks
Wall Street Journal:
Iran Rejects U.S. Accusations Over Saudi Oil-Facility Attacks  —  Saudis race to repair the damage from the strikes, which forced the suspension of more than half of the kingdom's output  —  Iran denied American accusations that it was behind Saturday's debilitating strikes on Saudi oil facilities …
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Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Attack on Saudi oil sites raises risks amid US-Iran tension
Discussion: Progress Pond
Washington Post:
Iran denies carrying out crippling attacks on Saudi oil facilities
Discussion: The Week
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 …
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.
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Kellyanne Conway: It's unconstitutional for Democrats to ‘embarrass this president’ with impeachment  —  White House aide Kellyanne Conway on Sunday insisted that Democrats do not have a “constitutional basis” to embarrass President Donald Trump by conducting an impeachment inquiry.
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
Amir Vera / CNN:
Minnesota police charge man with arson in connection with fire that destroyed a 119-year-old synagogue  —  (CNN)A man was arrested Friday in connection with a fire that destroyed a 119-year-old synagogue, Minnesota authorities said.  —  Adas Israel Synagogue in Duluth …
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Brady Slater / duluthnewstribune.com:
Suspect arrested in Duluth synagogue fire
Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers Make Long-Shot Bid to Check Presidential Tariff Powers  —  Trump's trade disputes spur bipartisan efforts, but veto power remains a hurdle  —  In Sen. Jerry Moran 's home state of Kansas, support for President Trump remains high.  But so does anxiety among farmers and manufacturers …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
New York Moves to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes by Emergency Order  —  The state would become the second in the nation, behind Michigan, to outlaw sale of the fruity flavors popular with children and teenagers.  —  Amid a surge of vaping-related illnesses and deaths, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo …
 
 
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Moderate Democrats warn Pelosi of impeachment obsession
Jonathan Cohn / U.S. Political News …:
Trump's War On Obamacare Is Also A War On Opioid Treatment
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
No millennial bump for Buttigieg, but hints of broad appeal
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Is Mark Sanford's Quest for the Mythical Reluctant Trump Voter Noble or Pathetic?
Discussion: BizPac Review and The Guardian
Kansas City Star:
Kris Kobach sent names of Nebraska residents to ICE while running for Kansas governor
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
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A Uighur professor vanished and may be executed. Yet China expects respect.
Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Idle mines portend dark days for top US coal region
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Back Off from the ‘Resist’ Nonsense
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