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Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
Kavanaugh's ‘choir boy’ image on Fox interview rankles former Yale classmates  —  On Monday night, Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh said in a nationally televised interview that in his younger years, he was focused on sports, academics and “service projects.”
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Steve Kiggins / USA Today:
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford offers Senate four people who corroborate her assault claims  —  The attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford have sworn and signed declarations from four people who corroborate her claims of sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell is GOP choice to question Kavanaugh and accuser at hearing  —  Republican senators have selected Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell to question Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh and the woman who has accused the Supreme Court nominee of sexually assaulting …
Arizona Republic:
Maricopa County prosecutor tapped to lead hearing for Brett Kavanaugh, accuser  —  Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story had the incorrect last name of Rachel Mitchell.  —  Rachel Mitchell, a Maricopa County sex crimes prosecutor, will lead questioning …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Feinstein: Kavanaugh misled about grand jury secrecy in Vince Foster probe  —  The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee is accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of misleading the Senate about his handling of grand jury secrets while working for Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr two decades ago.
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Eight big problems for Christine Blasey Ford's story  —  Christine Blasey Ford's allegations against Brett Kavanaugh are serious.  She is accusing him of violent attempted rape.  “I thought he might inadvertently kill me.  He was trying to attack me and remove my clothing,” …
Online NewsHour:
Majority of Americans oppose Kavanaugh nomination if Ford's allegation is true, poll says
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Three Yale Law School classmates who endorsed Kavanaugh call for investigation into sexual misconduct claims
Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
AP Interview: Hill says Kavanaugh isn't a #MeToo referendum
Discussion: theGrio and NTK Network
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Avenatti Client Emerges With New Allegations Against Kavanaugh
BostonGlobe.com:
Republicans are adopting Trump's tactics in Kavanaugh battle
Discussion: Washington Post
Margot Cleveland / Washington Examiner:
Vulnerable Democrats face Kavanaugh crisis: Vote for decency or smears
Discussion: Power Line
David Barden / HuffPost:   Tucker Carlson Criticizes Rape Victims Who Don't Report: 'You're Part Of The Problem'
Axios:   Kavanaugh's second accuser willing to testify before Congress
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball:
New Polls: Democrats in Decent Shape Across the Frost Belt  —  Democratic Senate incumbents with big leads in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin; very close races in Indiana Senate and Ohio governor; Scott Walker behind in Wisconsin  —  A series of new Reuters/Ipsos/University …
Discussion: Axios
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
NBC News poll: Ohio gubernatorial race tied, Brown leads big in Senate race  —  The race to replace outgoing Gov. John Kasich is in a dead heat weeks before Election Day.  —  WASHINGTON — Ohio's open governor's race is tied, new polling from NBC News/Marist College shows …
Discussion: NTK Network and Reuters
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
H.R. McMaster: ‘Wholly appropriate’ for Gary Cohn to remove letter from Trump's desk  —  Former national security adviser H.R. McMaster on Tuesday defended his ex-White House colleague Gary Cohn for removing a trade-related document from President's Trump.  —  “I know about that incident …
USA Today:
Rosenstein saga shows need to protect Mueller  —  Threshold question is not whether it's likely President Trump would fire the special counsel, but whether it's possible: Our view  —  Many Republicans, it seems, would rather be waterboarded than take up legislation to protect special counsel …
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Rod Rosenstein's departure was imminent.  Now he likely survives until after the midterms, officials say
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House Republicans prepare subpoena for McCabe memos
Hayley Miller / HuffPost:
Nikki Haley: United Nations Laughter Not A Diss But A Sign Of Respect For Trump's ‘Honesty’  —  World leaders were “falling over themselves to get a picture with him,” the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said.  —  U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Wednesday claimed …
Discussion: IJR, Mashable and Fox News
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Roger Kimball / American Greatness:   Trump's Triumph at the U.N.
Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Website Revs Up, With New York Magazine's Help, to Cover More Local News  —  With the once robust metropolitan news coverage in New York dwindling, a new nonprofit website called The City is teaming up with New York magazine in hopes of replacing some of that lost local accountability and investigative journalism.
Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Distracted Boyfriend meme is sexist, rules Swedish ad watchdog  —  Popular image of man ogling another woman deemed degrading and discriminatory  —  The popular Distracted Boyfriend meme, based on a photo of a man turning away from his outraged girlfriend to stare admiringly at another woman …
Discussion: Mashable and The Local
Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
Republicans start to pull plug on members  —  Republicans are performing critical triage to their midterm spending strategy as they seek to hold on to their House majority in a difficult midterm year.  —  The House GOP's campaign arm pulled the plug on its remaining ad buys last week …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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Ben Jacobs / The Guardian:
Tennessee debate highlights uphill battle as Democrats eye Senate majority
Discussion: CNN
Emily Bazelon / New York Times:
Will Florida's Ex-Felons Finally Regain the Right to Vote?  —  A referendum on the November ballot in Florida would re-enfranchise 1.5 million of citizens — and could change the state's electorate.  —  Twenty-five years ago, when he was a sophomore at Ohio State, Neil Volz started volunteering for his state senator, Bob Ney.
Will Oremus / Slate:
The Temptation of Apple News  —  The world's most valuable company is wooing the media with a human touch and a huge audience.  One thing it hasn't delivered: money.  —  In the years leading up to the 2016 U.S. election, Facebook became the world's de facto morning newspaper—and everyone wanted to land on A1.
David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
With growing support from women, Democrats poised for major gains in midterm, new poll shows … Boosted by growing support among suburban women and widespread antipathy toward President Trump, Democrats approach the midterm election poised to make major gains nationwide, a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll shows.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Adam Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
Ron DeSantis' wobbly campaign is running out of time to show he's ready for big leagues  —  The Republican gubernatorial nominee is struggling to gain traction in the general election  —  Ron DeSantis took a few friendly questions from Republican business owners in Oldsmar Tuesday during …
Haley Britzky / Axios:
Trump says China has been “attempting” to influence midterms  —  President Trump said that China has been “attempting” to influence the upcoming midterm elections while chairing a United Nations Security Council meeting on Wednesday.  —  What we don't know: How they've been interfering — if at all — or for how long.
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
 
 
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S.E. Cupp / New York Daily News:
The danger of Democratic overreach: The Kavanaugh hearings could fuel Republican turnout …
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
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U.S. Department of Justice:
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Christian Whiton / Fox News:
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The Wrap:
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James Arkin / Politico:
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Discussion: Washington Post
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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
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Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Axios