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New York Times:
Signed, 650+ Law Professors (and Counting). — The following letter will be presented to the United States Senate on Oct. 4. It will be updated as more signatures are received. — Judicial temperament is one of the most important qualities of a judge. As the Congressional Research Service explains …
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Amid Kavanaugh Confirmation Battle, Democratic Enthusiasm Edge Evaporates — Just over a month away from critical elections across the country, the wide Democratic enthusiasm advantage that has defined the 2018 campaign up to this point has disappeared, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
As FBI background check of Kavanaugh nears its end, probe appears to have been highly curtailed — The FBI background check of Brett M. Kavanaugh appeared to remain curtailed in its scope Wednesday even as agents neared the end of their work, opening up the possibility that the bureau …
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Political Wire, CNBC, New York Post and CNN
Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Democratic staffer arrested in doxxing of GOP senators during Kavanaugh hearing — A Democratic congressional staffer was arrested Wednesday and accused of posting the personal information of at least one Republican senator during last week's hearing about sexual assault claims …
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Roll Call, Townhall and Chicks On The Right
Bloomberg:
FBI Lacks White House Approval to Talk to Kavanaugh and Ford, Sources Say — White House views Senate testimony as sufficient, people say — Sanders says Senate to ‘make the determination of the scope’ — The FBI hasn't interviewed Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh …
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Cruelty Is the Point — The Museum of African-American History and Culture is in part a catalogue of cruelty. Amid all the stories of perseverance, tragedy, and unlikely triumph, there are the artifacts of inhumanity and barbarism: the child-size slave shackles, the bright red robes …
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The Guardian
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
National Council of Churches calls for Kavanaugh's nomination to be withdrawn — The nation's largest coalition of Christian churches on Wednesday called for the withdrawal of Brett Kavanaugh's nomination for the Supreme Court. — The National Council of Churches, which has membership …
Emma Green / The Atlantic:
Conservative Women Are Angry About Kavanaugh—And They Think Other Voters Are, Too — When many conservative women around the country watched Christine Blasey Ford appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, they didn't find her testimony compelling or convincing, as many liberals did.
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CNN
CNN:
Friend of Kavanaugh accuser disputes polygraph controversy — Examiner: No deception in Ford's testimony — (CNN)A friend of Christine Blasey Ford is speaking out publicly for the first time to deny an allegation that Ford lied during testimony when she said she had never given advice on how to take a polygraph.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Ex-Democratic staffer charged with posting senators' private info — The U.S. Capitol Police on Wednesday arrested a 27-year-old man for posting addresses and private information of senators, according to the police department. — The department reported that it arrested Jackson A. Cosko …
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: More Believe Ford Than Kavanaugh, A Cultural Shift From 1991
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New York Times:
With a Transformed Judiciary in Sight, McConnell ‘Will Not Be Intimidated’
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The Right Scoop
Margot Cleveland / USA Today:
Christine Blasey Ford's changing Kavanaugh assault story leaves her short on credibility
Cristina Laila / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING: Capitol Police Arrest 27-Year-Old Democrat Staffer Jackson Cosko For Doxxing 3 GOP Senators
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The Right Scoop
BNO News:
Jackson Cosko: Democratic staffer arrested for doxxing Republican senators
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Splinter
United States Capitol Police:
U.S. Capitol Police Make Arrest for the Doxing of U.S. Senator
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The Last Refuge
Melina Delkic / New York Times:
How Times Journalists Uncovered the Original Source of the President's Wealth — Three reporters spent over a year digging through more than 100,000 pages of documents and chasing down key sources familiar with President Trump's father and his empire. — Times Insider delivers behind …
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Aaron Elstein / Section Page News:
If ‘Times’ is right, Trumps could face $400M state tax bill — The president is trustee to his parents' estates—which could put him in line to pay a bigger share — President Donald Trump and his siblings could owe New York state more than $400 million in unpaid taxes …
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Henry Goldman / Bloomberg:
New York City Is ‘Looking to Recoup’ Any Unpaid Trump Taxes, de Blasio Says
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Shareblue Media, Vox and BloombergQuint
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Trump's attorney suggests he may sue the New York Times. Don't bet on it.
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CNN, New York Times and National Review
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
We knew Trump was incredibly corrupt. Turns out he may also be an epic tax cheat.
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CNN, Hullabaloo and Bloomberg
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
QAnoners Cheer Trump's Text Alert Test, See It as a Step Toward Martial Law — ‘That is how we will receive orders if all else fails.’ — Phones across the country buzzed Wednesday afternoon for the first national test of FEMA's presidential-level emergency alert system.
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Matthew Miller / Politico:
It's Time for Democrats to Play Hardball With the FBI — Absent any pressure from Democrats, the FBI is likely to simply follow its orders from the White House. So what should Democrats do? Treat the FBI like the GOP does. — As the FBI prepares to conclude its review …
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NBC News
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Kelley Paul / CNN:
My husband, Rand Paul, and our family have suffered intimidation and threats — Sen. Paul's injuries worse than first reported — Kelley Paul is the wife of Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. — (CNN)An open letter to Senator Cory Booker:
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Meritocracy Against Itself — How Ivy League resentments took over the Kavanaugh debate. — A week ago, Elizabeth Bruenig of The Washington Post wrote a column about the dreadful feeling of being yanked back, thanks to the allegations of teenage sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh …
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The American Conservative
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David French / National Review:
Brett Kavanaugh and the Limits of Social-Class Privilege for Conservatives
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The American Conservative
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
House Rating Changes: Eight More GOP Seats Move Towards Democrats — Five weeks out, several personally popular Republicans who appeared to be defying the “blue wave” in Clinton-won districts are beginning to see their leads erode. GOP Reps. Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), John Katko (NY-24) …
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Axios
WBTW-TV:
Suspect in custody, situation over after 3 Florence Co. deputies, 2 city officers shot in Florence — FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) - Five law enforcement officers have been shot in Florence and a suspect is now in custody. — Florence County Emergency Management officials said on Facebook around 6 p.m …
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Hollie Silverman / CNN:
1 law enforcement officer killed in Florence, South Carolina, 4 others injured
The Intercept:
The Internet Archive Publishes Brett Kavanaugh's 1983 Yearbook, a Key Document in Nomination Battle — As scrutiny of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's high school years intensifies amid accusations of sexual assault, much has been written about a series of allusive references to alcohol …
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Michael J. Coren / Quartz:
Mark Judge's high school memoir “Wasted” is selling for $1,899 on Amazon
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Townhall, Rolling Stone, CNN and USA Today
James D. Melville Jr / Washington Post:
I stepped down as U.S. ambassador to Estonia. Here's why. — James D. Melville Jr. is a former member of the U.S. Foreign Service who served as ambassador to Estonia from 2015 until his resignation in July. — When you serve as U.S. ambassador to a foreign capital, you represent your country, of course.
Robert S. Smith / New York Daily News:
Where Brett Kavanaugh lost me: A conservative former appeals judge explains why he turned against the nominee — It seems very few minds were changed by the Christine Blasey Ford-Brett Kavanaugh hearings. But mine, I'm sorry to say, was one of them. — I was enthusiastic about the Kavanaugh appointment.
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:
Amazon Warehouse Workers Lose Bonuses, Stock Awards for Raises — Some long-time workers say the changes make their raises less — Amazon says all workers will see overall compensation increase — Amazon.com Inc. is eliminating monthly bonuses and stock awards for warehouse workers …
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The Verge and Boing Boing, more at Techmeme »
Kevin Collier / BuzzFeed News:
This Ohio Woman's Run-In With The FBI Gives Us A Window Into Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia Probe — WASHINGTON — Cassandra Ford tends to stay online late into the evening and then sleep in. So when two FBI agents dispatched by special counsel Robert Mueller's office pounded on her boyfriend's door …
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Raw Story
Tim Logan / BostonGlobe.com:
Citing ‘housing emergency,’ 15 mayors pledge to boost construction — SOMERVILLE — The mayors of 15 cities and towns in the core of Greater Boston agreed Tuesday to sharply accelerate the pace of home construction in a bid to help tackle the region's housing crisis.
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Politico
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Trump's claims about his drinking are ‘bogus baloney,’ Sen. Leahy says — The longest-serving U.S. senator found himself under sudden attack from President Trump on Tuesday night, and hours later, Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) remained bewildered by the whole thing.
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