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11:40 AM ET, September 24, 2018

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New Yorker:
Senate Democrats Investigate a New Allegation of Sexual Misconduct, from Brett Kavanaugh's College Years  —  As Senate Republicans press for a swift vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, Senate Democrats are investigating a new allegation of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh.
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Brian Karem / The Montgomery County Sentinel:
Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh faces more allegations  —  Montgomery County investigators confirmed Monday they're aware of a potential second sexual assault complaint in the county against former Georgetown Prep student and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Discussion: Political Wire, Raw Story and Daily Kos
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
On The New Yorker's Grossly Irresponsible Story  —  Judge Kavanaugh labels The New Yorker's report a “smear, plain and simple.”  He should be applauded for his restraint.  I am struggling to remember reading a less responsible piece of “journalism” in a major outlet.
Discussion: Vox, The Week, NBC News and Althouse
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Trump On Kavanaugh After Second Allegation: ‘I Am With Him All The Way’  —  President Donald Trump on Monday affirmed his continuing support for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh despite the second allegation of sexual misconduct against him that surfaced Sunday, saying that it's “unfair,” “unjust” and “totally political.”
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Stands by ‘Fantastic’ Kavanaugh as He Seeks G.O.P. Votes  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump called Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh a “fantastic, fantastic man” as he cast doubt on sexual misconduct allegations that have jeopardized the judge's nomination to the Supreme Court.
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Ronan Farrow: New Kavanaugh Accuser Came Forward Because Democrats ‘Came Looking’  —  Ronan Farrow's run of bombshell reports continued over the weekend when the New Yorker published an article (co-authored with Jane Mayer) that detailed new allegations of sexual misconduct of embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Discussion: Daily Wire
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Kavanaugh to Give Senate Calendars From 1982 to Back Up Denial
TODAY.com:
Why Kavanaugh's 2nd accuser decided to come forward
Politico:
Kavanaugh confirmation in renewed peril after second assault claim
National Review:   Fight for Kavanaugh  —  The cynics — or, perhaps more precisely …
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
‘Totally political’: Trump, Republicans rally to save Kavanaugh
Discussion: ABC News
Tamar Auber / Mediaite:
Drudge Says Ronan Farrow and Jane Meyer Set to Break Report on Kavanaugh: ‘Another Woman?’
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Ed Whelan taking ‘leave of absence’ after posting Kavanaugh theory
Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Allegations against Brett Kavanaugh are ‘totally political,’ Trump says
Discussion: Mother Jones
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Big open questions to start this crazy week
Emily Birnbaum / The Hill:
Grassley: Dems ‘withheld information’ on new Kavanaugh allegation
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Townhall
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
I Told You So  —  I've been saying all week that you could …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Christine Blasey Ford Reaches Deal to Testify at Kavanaugh Hearing
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Rod Rosenstein is resigning  —  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has verbally resigned to Chief of Staff John Kelly in anticipation of being fired by President Trump, according to a source with direct knowledge.  Per a second source with direct knowledge: “He's expecting to be fired,” so he plans to step down.
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New York Times:
Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General, Is Expected to Leave Job  —  WASHINGTON — Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, was expected on Monday to leave his job at the Justice Department, days after private discussions were revealed in which he talked about invoking the 25th Amendment …
CNBC:
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is reportedly on the way out  — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is resigning, according to Axios, which cited a source familiar with the matter.  — “He's expecting to be fired,” a source close to Rosenstein told Axios, the website reported Monday.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:   Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Expects to Be Fired, Clouding Mueller Investigation
Bloomberg:   Rosenstein Resigns as Deputy Attorney General, Source Says
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Rod Rosenstein, who has been overseeing Russia probe, has offered to resign
Discussion: Bloomberg
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Adam Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
Poll: Andrew Gillum leads DeSantis by 4, Rick Scott and Bill Nelson tied  —  The UNF poll finds more than seven in 10 likely voters support restoration of voting rights for many ex-felons  —  20 poll by the University of Florida shows Florida being Florida, with neck and neck races for governor and U.S. Senate.
Discussion: Florida Politics
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
UNF poll: Gillum edging DeSantis, Nelson and Scott tied
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Sam Thielman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Emptywheel's Marcy Wheeler knows more than she tells, but she tells a lot  —  Photo: Marcy Wheeler, author and editor of national security blog Emptywheel, courtesy of Wheeler.  —  In the sometimes murky world of national security reporters, few people are wrong less often than Marcy Wheeler.
Dara Lind / Vox:
“Public charge,” Trump's new proposal to restrict legal immigration, explained  —  Immigrants could be barred from green cards based on use of food stamps or Medicaid.  —  The Trump administration is proposing a new regulation that would make it extremely difficult for many immigrants to come …
Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Roger Stone sought contact with WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, email suggests  —  As the special counsel's office appears to be focusing in on President Donald Trump's longtime political ally Roger Stone, an email recently obtained by ABC News suggests Stone sought contact with WikiLeaks publisher …
Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
The male cultural elite is staggeringly blind to #MeToo.  Now it's paying for it  —  Harper's and New York Review of Books both published problematic essays by men disgraced by #MeToo.  Here is what that reveals  —  First, it was Harper's.  In their October issue, the magazine published …
Farnaz Fassihi / Wall Street Journal:
At U.N., Trump Will Face an Iran Gap With European Allies  —  This week will be the first General Assembly gathering since President Trump quit the Iran nuclear accord  —  President Trump and his European counterparts square off at the United Nations this week on key policy issues dividing old allies …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Amie Ferris-Rotman / Washington Post:
Why Russia is wooing South Africa's white farmers  —  KOSYAKOVO, Russia — Leon du Toit slowly inhales the late summer breeze off fields belonging to a dairy farm not far from Moscow.  “Smells just like home,” the 72-year-old South African said.  —  That's just what one Russian political figure hopes to hear.
Discussion: Althouse
 
 
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