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11:05 PM ET, September 22, 2018

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Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Spokesman for GOP on Kavanaugh nomination resigns; has been accused of harassment in the past  —  An adviser for the Senate Judiciary Committee has resigned amid questions from NBC News about a previous sexual harassment complaint.  —  WASHINGTON — A press adviser helping lead …
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Washington Post:
‘Incredibly frustrated’: Inside the GOP effort to save Kavanaugh amid assault allegation  —  Just as he did several weeks ago to prepare for his confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court, Brett M. Kavanaugh was back inside a room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building …
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Senate Judiciary Committee contacts Ford's friend about party  —  Kavanaugh accuser accepts request to testify  —  Washington (CNN)As the Senate Judiciary Committee staff negotiates with attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh …
Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford moved 3,000 miles to reinvent her life.  It wasn't far enough.  —  When Donald Trump won his upset presidential victory in 2016, Christine Blasey Ford's thoughts quickly turned to a name most Americans had never heard of but one that had unsettled her for years: Brett M. Kavanaugh.
Javier E. David / CNBC:
Christine Blasey Ford, accuser of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, agrees to Senate testimony about sexual assault claim  — Christine Blasey Ford, a California professor at the center of a sexual assault accusation against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh …
New York Times:
Tentative Deal Reached for Kavanaugh Accuser to Testify on Thursday  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee and lawyers for the woman who has accused Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her decades ago reached a tentative agreement on Saturday for her to publicly testify on Thursday …
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Third Named Witness Rejects Kavanaugh's Accuser's Allegations  —  In written testimony sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee, a third named witness has rejected the allegations made by Judge Kavanaugh's accuser.  Having been asked by a Senate staffer to comment on the charges advanced against the nominee …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Woman denies attending party where alleged Kavanaugh assault occurred  —  A woman whom Senate GOP investigators believe may have been at the party where Christine Blasey Ford claimed she was sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh is denying that she knows the Supreme Court nominee.
Discussion: HuffPost, Washington Post and Raw Story
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford say she has accepted Senate Judiciary Committee's request to testify against Kavanaugh
Washington Post:
Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford say she has accepted Senate Judiciary Committee request to testify against Kavanaugh
Discussion: Daily Kos and Political Wire
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Senate's seniority rules raise questions when presidential succession is at stake
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Politico:
Senate Judiciary Committee tentatively agrees to Thursday hearing with Kavanaugh accuser
Discussion: HuffPost
Deirdre Shesgreen / USA Today:
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford agrees to testify about sexual assault allegation
Discussion: RedState
Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
The New York Times Stands By Its Rod Rosenstein Scoop  —  In a blockbuster story in Friday's New York Times, Adam Goldman and Michael S. Schmidt reported that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein suggested covertly recording President Donald Trump's conversations in 2017.
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Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
If Rosenstein Is Fired, This Is Who Will Be in Charge of Robert Mueller
Discussion: Mediaite
Politico:
Trumpworld divided on Rosenstein — not whether to fire him, but when
Discussion: The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Trump Administration Aims to Sharply Restrict New Green Cards for Those on Public Aid  —  WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials announced Saturday that immigrants who legally use public benefits like food assistance and Section 8 housing vouchers could be denied green cards under …
Discussion: Politico
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Trump admin rule would deny visas, green cards to immigrants who took public benefits  —  Proposed disqualifying benefits would also include the Medicare Part D Low Income Subsidy and vouchers for Section 8 Housing.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced a proposed rule Saturday …
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:   Trump administration seeks to limit access to U.S. for immigrants who use or are likely to use public assistance
Washington Post:
Former top White House official revises statement to special counsel about Flynn's calls with Russian ambassador  —  A former top White House official has revised her statement to investigators about a key event in the probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election, after her initial claim …
Alexandra Hutzler / Newsweek:
Former Trump Aide Jason Miller Accused of Secretly Administering Abortion Pill  —  Former Donald Trump aide Jason Miller has been accused of secretly administering an “abortion pill” to a woman he got pregnant during an affair, new court documents show.  —  The court filing …
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New Cruz Ad: Can You Believe O'Rourke Is Siding With The Guy Who Got Shot By A Cop In His Own Home For No Reason?  —  He's getting creamed for this, justifiably, and not only by liberals.  The best part is the presented-without-comment framing, as though O'Rourke had been caught denying …
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Democrat Fred Hubbell narrowly leads Republican Kim Reynolds in governor's race  —  Democratic businessman Fred Hubbell edges out Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds in a race for the governor's office that still falls within the margin of error just more than six weeks before Election Day …
Discussion: ballot-access.org
Ben Brody / BloombergQuint:
White House Considers Draft Order to Look Into Google, Facebook  —  (Bloomberg) — The White House is considering a draft executive order for President Donald Trump that would instruct federal antitrust and law enforcement agencies to open probes into the practices of Alphabet Inc.'s Google …
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David Boddiger / Splinter:
Beto O'Rourke May Become the 1st U.S. Senator to Reference The Clash in a Debate
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Jeff Burlew / USA Today:
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Collins ad attacks - and distorts - McMurray's Korean ties
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Clinton would beat Trump in landslide in 2016 re-run, says Hill.TV poll
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Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
These six — yes, six — siblings of a Republican congressman just endorsed his opponent
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