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6:40 PM ET, September 17, 2018

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HuffPost:
Alumnae Of Christine Blasey Ford's High School Circulate Letter Of Support  —  Ford's allegations against Brett Kavanaugh are “all too consistent with stories we heard and lived while attending Holton,” they wrote.  —  A group of women who went to Christine Blasey Ford's high school …
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Attorney Sent Letter to Chuck Grassley and Dianne Feinstein Claiming Federal Court Employees Willing to Speak About Brett Kavanaugh  —  The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee were both approached in July by an attorney claiming to have information relevant …
Grabien News:
'Something's Wrong with Her': Christine Ford's Students Savage Her in Reviews [STORY RETRACTED]  —  ‘Many dislike Professor Ford due to her dark personality’  —  Editor's Note: We apologize for the error, but we've since learned there are two Christine Fords working in clinical psychology …
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Every man should be worried.  At least, I'm worried.  —  “If somebody can be brought down by accusations like this, then you, me, every man certainly should be worried.”  — A lawyer close to the White House, speaking to Politico  —  Look, who among us?
Michael Judge / Washingtonian:
Kavanaugh's Character Witness Once Wrote About His Family for Washingtonian.  Check Out What His Brother Wrote in to Rebut Him.  —  Brett Kavanaugh's accuser says Mark Judge was in the room.  He says Kavanaugh didn't do anything.  —  Christine Blasey Ford says Supreme Court nominee Brett …
Bloomberg:
White House Hasn't Asked FBI to Vet Kavanaugh Allegations, Sources Say  — FBI needs request from White House to probe alleged assault  — Kavanaugh, accuser say they're prepared to testify in Senate  —  The White House hasn't asked the FBI to investigate the allegation …
Discussion: Raw Story and BloombergQuint
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary:
Grassley Statement on the Supreme Court Nomination  —  “Anyone who comes forward as Dr. Ford has deserves to be heard, so I will continue working on a way to hear her out in an appropriate, precedented and respectful manner.  —  “The standard procedure for updates to any nominee's background …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Brett Kavanaugh's odd response  —  Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh has issued a new statement denying the allegation that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl when both were in high school.  “This is a completely false allegation,” he said right up front.  The Supreme Court nominee insisted that he has …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The claim against Kavanaugh is not a suspicious 11th-hour bombshell.  Because we're not in the 11th hour.  —  Readers of the Los Angeles Times were furious in 2003 when — only five days before the California gubernatorial election — the paper published a stunning investigation …
CNN:
Brett Kavanaugh is willing to answer questions on allegations, has hired an attorney  —  (CNN)Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said Monday that he would be willing to speak with lawmakers to refute an allegation of physical and sexual assault by a woman who has come forward publicly with the accusation.
Axios:
Scoop: GOP plans to play hardball on Kavanaugh
New York Times:
Hearing Set for Monday to Hear Kavanaugh and His Accuser
Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
Kavanaugh Accuser's Lawyer: It's Not Her Job To Corroborate Her Story
Discussion: twitchy.com
Rebecca Traister / The Cut:   And You Thought Trump Voters Were Mad American women are furious — and our politics and culture will never be the same.
Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:   Blunt wants to investigate Kavanaugh allegations
Washington Post:   Senate committee to hold public hearing with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after sexual …
Janie Velencia / FiveThirtyEight:
Americans Didn't Believe Anita Hill. How Will They Respond To Kavanaugh's Accuser?
Discussion: CNN, Washington Post and Bustle
Hugh T. Ferguson / Politico:
Trump says he wants ‘full process’ on allegation against Kavanaugh
Discussion: Axios, ABC News and Breitbart
Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed News:
Donald Trump Jr. Instagram Post Mocks Woman Who Says She Was Sexually Assaulted By Brett Kavanaugh
Discussion: CNN, The Guardian and LifeNews.com
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Probe of FEMA Chief Brock Long Referred to Prosecutors  —  Investigators asked U.S. attorney's office to look into whether criminal statutes were violated by Long and two aides  —  WASHINGTON—An investigation targeting President Trump's top emergency-management official has been referred …
Discussion: Political Wire, Raw Story and Mediaite
CNN:
CNN Polls: Democrats hold the upper hand in Arizona, Tennessee Senate races  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)Democrats hold an advantage in two states that are critical to the party's chances of taking control of the US Senate, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS.
Roque Planas / HuffPost:
Bombshell Washington Post Story On Trump Passport Crackdown Withheld, Distorted Key Facts  —  State Department data shows passport denials in suspect midwife cases have dropped under Donald Trump.  You wouldn't know from reading the Post.  —  AUSTIN, Texas On Aug. 29 …
Discussion: RedState and Daily Wire
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Alex Griswold / Washington Free Beacon:
WaPo Adds Huge Editor's Note to Story Blaming Trump for Denial of Passports to Hispanic U.S. Citizens
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Mueller asks court to schedule Flynn sentencing  —  is asking a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to move forward with the sentencing of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, nearly 10 months after he pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents about his Russia contacts.
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
New York Times:
Reversing Course, Chris Collins Will Seek 4th House Term Despite Indictment  —  Representative Chris Collins, the New York Republican indicted on insider trading charges last month, reversed course on Monday and planned to announce he would seek another term, according to two Republicans familiar with his plans.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Indicted congressman Chris Collins reverses himself, will remain on November ballot
Discussion: Axios
New York Times:
Bloomberg May Run for President as a Democrat.  Some of His Views May Cause Him Trouble.  —  SEATTLE — Michael R. Bloomberg is actively considering a campaign for president as a Democrat in 2020, concluding that it would be his only path to the White House even as he voices stark disagreements …
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump to Cap Refugees Allowed Into U.S. at 30,000, a Record Low  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to cap the number of refugees that can be resettled in the United States next year at 30,000, his administration announced on Monday, further cutting an already drastically scaled-back program …
Raphael Satter / Associated Press:
New leak shows Julian Assange sought Russian visa in 2010  —  LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange had just pulled off one of the biggest scoops in journalistic history, splaying the innards of American diplomacy across the web.  But technology firms were cutting ties to his website, WikiLeaks …
Discussion: Task & Purpose, RT, Shakesville and Politico
Trevor Timm / Freedom of the Press Foundation:
Revealed: The Justice Dept's secret rules for targeting journalists with FISA court orders  —  Today, we are revealing—for the first time—the Justice Department's rules for targeting journalists with secret FISA court orders.  The documents were obtained as part of a Freedom …
Discussion: The Intercept and Common Dreams
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Noah's Ark except it's a school bus: Truck driver rescues 64 dogs and cats from floods of Hurricane Florence  —  There is nothing like a meal at the Waffle House after driving more than 60 animals from the South Carolina coast to southern Alabama inside of a school bus.  Tony Alsup can attest.
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David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Marc Benioff Explains Why He Is Buying Time Magazine  —  While having a massage late Sunday, the West Coast-based tech billionaire discussed via text message why he was entering the East Coast-based media industry by acquiring Time Inc.'s flagship publication.
 
 
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Oklahoma Police Chief Resigns Over Neo-Nazi Ties, Gets Job in Neighboring Police Force
Discussion: The Root
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Crowley gets a consolation prize after Ocasio-Cortez defeat
Discussion: Gothamist
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
To Put the Kavanaugh Accusation in Perspective
Discussion: RedState
John Frank / The Colorado Sun:
Hickenlooper forms leadership PAC — a step closer to possible 2020 presidential bid
Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Calls mount for regulation of sex robots
Lisa Fickenscher / New York Post:
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Trump Loses Altitude in Ohio Ahead of Midterms
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