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10:05 PM ET, September 24, 2018

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New York Times:
Kavanaugh's Yearbook Page Is ‘Horrible, Hurtful’ to a Woman It Named  —  Brett Kavanaugh's page in his high school yearbook offers a glimpse of the teenage years of the man who is now President Trump's Supreme Court nominee: lots of football, plenty of drinking, parties at the beach.
Discussion: CNN, The Resurgent and Raw Story
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“The Strategy Was to Try and Do Something Really Big”: Trump Wanted to Nuke Rosenstein to Save Kavanaugh's Bacon  —  But Trump allies are privately imploring him to cut Kavanaugh loose to save Republicans' electoral chances in the midterms.  —  BY - GABRIEL SHERMANSeptember 24, 2018,
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Rod Rosenstein offered to resign  —  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has verbally “offered to resign” in discussions with White House Chief of Staff Kelly, according to a source close to Rosenstein, but as of now, it's unclear whether his resignation has been accepted.
Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Kavanaugh denies sexual misconduct in Fox News exclusive: 'I know I'm telling the truth'  —  Exclusive: Judge Kavanaugh talks to Martha MacCallum about the sexual misconduct allegations.  —  EXCLUSIVE - Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh denied accusations of sexual misconduct …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Lawyers Demand Mueller Probe ‘Time Out’ if Rosenstein Is Ousted  —  Graham and other Republicans who sit on the judiciary committee have said Ford should be respected and heard, but they have publicly pushed back on her decades-old allegations, pointing to alleged witnesses …
The Daily Beast:
Democrats to Avenatti: You're Not Helping in the Kavanaugh Fight  —  Avenatti to Democrats: Don't act so weak.  —  On Sunday evening, just as The New Yorker revealed the identity of a second woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, attorney Michael Avenatti announced …
New York Times:
Rod Rosenstein's Job Is Safe, for Now: Inside His Dramatic Day  —  WASHINGTON — When Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, headed to the White House on Monday morning, he was ready to resign and convinced — wrongly, it turned out — that President Trump was about to fire him.
Akhil Amar / Yale Daily News:
Second thoughts on Kavanaugh  —  Minutes after President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh '87 LAW '90 to the Supreme Court, I published a controversial op-ed in The New York Times endorsing the nomination.  I later testified in support of Kavanaugh on the final day of his confirmation hearings.
Brian Karem / The Montgomery County Sentinel:
Updated: Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh defends himself against accusers  —  UPDATE 3 p.m. - additional reporting with excerpts from Kavanaugh's letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee and a letter from Dr. Ford to the judiciary committee  —  Embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh …
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Avenatti calls Kavanaugh a H.S. rapist; Kavanaugh says he was a virgin; Media pounces
BostonGlobe.com:
Yale cancels some classes as law students protest Brett Kavanaugh nomination
Discussion: Daily Wire
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
'I've never sexually assaulted anyone': Brett Kavanaugh offers deeply personal defense in Fox News interview
Discussion: The Atlantic, VICE News and The Root
Washington Post:
'It's the culture war on steroids.' Kavanaugh fight takes on symbolism in divided era
Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Maryland police aren't reviewing second Brett Kavanaugh high school allegation, chief says
USA Today:   Robert Mueller is playing a long game on the Russia investigation, and it's paying off
USA Today:
Third Kavanaugh accuser, a former US Mint employee, ‘100 percent credible,’ Avenatti says
Discussion: Boing Boing
David French / National Review:
On Fox, Brett Kavanaugh Mounts an Aggressive, Specific Defense
Discussion: The Intercept and Above the Law
Dan Balz / Washington Post:   A chaotic opening to what could be a fateful week
Politico:
Kavanaugh drama rattles GOP support
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
White House grapples with dual crises over Kavanaugh and Rosenstein
Discussion: Vox, Shareblue Media and USA Today
Sean Davis / The Federalist:   Republicans Have A Simple Choice: Vote To Confirm Kavanaugh Or Get Slaughtered In November
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
With Rod Rosenstein Possibly on His Way Out at the Justice Department, Who Will Protect Robert Mueller's Investigation?
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and emptywheel
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Brett Kavanaugh, Facing New Allegations, Vows He Will Not Withdraw
David French / National Review:
When Evidence No Longer Matters
Discussion: The Resurgent
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
On The New Yorker's Grossly Irresponsible Story
Jim Norman / Gallup:
Republican Party Favorability Highest in Seven Years  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Forty-five percent of Americans now have a favorable view of the Republican Party, a nine-point gain from last September's 36%.  It is the party's most positive image since it registered 47% in January 2011 …
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Instagram's Co-Founders Said to Step Down From Company  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, the co-founders of the photo-sharing app Instagram, have resigned and plan to leave the company in coming weeks, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
How Russia Helped Swing the Election for Trump  —  A meticulous analysis of online activity during the 2016 campaign makes a powerful case that targeted cyberattacks by hackers and trolls were decisive.  —  Donald Trump has adopted many contradictory positions since taking office …
NBC News:
Rob Goldstone wishes he'd never set up that Trump Tower meeting with the Russians  —  Goldstone, who arranged the Trump Tower meeting at the request of a pop star, says Mueller's team wanted to know about links between Trump and Russia.  —  The British-born music publicist who helped arrange …
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:   Mueller Asked About Trump's Link to Billionaire Russian-Azerbaijani Family
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd / Jezebel:
The Next Step for #MeToo Is Into the Gray Areas  —  As we near the one-year mark of the public accusations against Harvey Weinstein—that he serially assaulted women; that he used his power to avoid any consequences for doing so—and the subsequent spread of the nationwide #MeToo movement, we are also facing its backlash.
Ginger Gibson / Reuters:
Florida Democratic congressional candidate dies at 54  —  (Reuters) - A Florida Democrat running for the U.S. House of Representatives in a heavily Republican district has died a little more than six weeks before the November elections, the state's Democratic Party said on Monday.
Discussion: Political Wire
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Judge appears ready to toss Stormy Daniels defamation lawsuit against Trump  —  Los Angeles (CNN)Federal District Judge S. James Otero appears to be on the verge of dismissing Stormy Daniels's defamation case against President Donald Trump.  —  During a hearing in Los Angeles Monday …
FiveThirtyEight:
We Looked At Hundreds Of Endorsements.  Here's Who Republicans Are Listening To.  —  This story was produced in collaboration with ABC News and Ballotpedia.4  —  On the afternoon of July 18, President Trump tweeted his “full and total endorsement” of Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp …
Discussion: The Week
Amnesty International USA:
Amnesty International USA Issues Rare Call for a Halt on Kavanaugh Nomination  —  Amnesty International USA today called on a halt to a vote on President Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States unless and until any information relevant …
Discussion: TheBlaze
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
The Evolution of Kyrsten Sinema, from Homeless Child to Senate Candidate  —  PHOENIX — When Kyrsten Sinema began her rise in Arizona politics in the early 2000s, she was a Ralph Nader supporter and local spokeswoman for the Green Party who worked to repeal the death penalty and organized antiwar protests after the Sept. 11 attacks.
 
 
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