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2:30 PM ET, September 15, 2019

Top Items:

NYT Reporters Say They Uncovered New Sexual Misconduct Claim Against Kavanaugh — Two New York Times reporters said they learned of the unreported claim while investigating Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh for an upcoming book. — Two New York Times reporters say they've uncovered …

Discussion: Townhall, The Daily Caller, No More Mister Nice Blog, Sara A. Carter, Bloomberg, Raw Story, Law & Crime, Daily Wire, The Independent and Breitbart

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: The Hill, Splinter, Hullabaloo and Viking Pundit, more at Mediagazer »

David Cohen / Politico:

Trump stands up for Brett Kavanaugh over ‘liable’ — President Donald Trump on Sunday once again came to the defense of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. — “Brett Kavanaugh should start suing people for liable, or the Justice Department should come to his rescue,” the president tweeted, misspelling the word “libel.”

Discussion: CNN, Latest from Crooks and Liars, Fox News, Axios, Political Wire and Splinter

Tucker Higgins / CNBC:

Trump says Justice Brett Kavanaugh should ‘start suing people’ after new report of sexual misconduct — KEY POINTS — President Donald Trump said that Justice Brett Kavanaugh should “start suing people” or the Department of Justice “should come to his rescue” on Sunday.

Discussion: Vox, Townhall and Raw Story

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.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and twitchy.com

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

Discussion: Vox, Mother Jones, Raw Story, U.S. Political News …, Daily Kos, Fox News, Talking Points Memo, Axios, Slate and The Guardian

Audrey McNamara / The Daily Beast:
New Sexual Misconduct Allegation Against Brett Kavanaugh Emerges: NYT

Discussion: Vox, The Hill, Slate, Rolling Stone, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Beast

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: Axios

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

Chris Bumbaca / USA Today:
VP Mike Pence says Triple Crown winner American Pharoah bit him during visit to Kentucky farm

Discussion: Deadspin, The Independent and U.S. Political News …

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

Let's Debate: Are Democrats Doomed? — Trump changed the game forever. — WASHINGTON — He's in our heads. — Even more than we knew. — It isn't just that he hovered over the Democratic debate on Thursday night: Should the candidates attack him or leave him to self-destruct?

Discussion: Althouse

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

Matthew Choi / Politico:
Texas congressman switches endorsement from Castro to Biden

Discussion: Breitbart

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 …

Discussion: New York Times

Brady Slater / duluthnewstribune.com:
Suspect arrested in Duluth synagogue fire

Discussion: Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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 …

Discussion: Spectator USA, Breitbart, Foreign Policy, The American Conservative, Outside the Beltway and Radio Free Europe

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

Discussion: New York Post, Wall Street Journal and Progress Pond

Washington Post:
Iran denies carrying out crippling attacks on Saudi oil facilities

Discussion: The Week

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.

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

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 …

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The National Interest

Kalina Oroschakoff / Politico:

David Cameron: Boris Johnson 'didn't believe' in Brexit — David Cameron has accused Boris Johnson of not believing in Brexit but backing it anyway during the referendum campaign on Britain's EU membership to advance his political career. — In an extract from his forthcoming memoir …

Discussion: The Times & The Sunday Times

Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:

Back Off from the ‘Resist’ Nonsense — Perhaps we should back off from the Third Reich analogies and begin to take our duties as citizens seriously. — When Donald Trump was elected president of these United States — or, more properly, president of the federal government of the United States of America …

Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:

No millennial bump for Buttigieg, but hints of broad appeal — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Pete Buttigieg would like to turn the fight for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination into a contest about generational change. But there's one looming problem: He has yet to win over his own.

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

Despite Turning Down Inauguration Gig, Elton John Has a Recurring Role in Trump's Presidency — The email was cordial, warm and deferential. — “Thank you so much for the extremely kind invitation to play at your inauguration,” wrote one of President Trump's favorite musicians, Sir Elton John.