Kavanaugh
- Kavanaugh Backer Says Sexual Assault Allegation Could Have Been Just “Rough Horseplay” by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
- Battle For The Senate: Candidates In Key Races Respond To Kavanaugh Allegations by Jessica Taylor (NPR)
- Democrats Want FBI To Investigate Kavanaugh Allegations. It Likely Won’t by Tamara Keith (NPR)
- Kavanaugh accuser has not yet agreed to attend hearing by Elana Schor, Burgess Everett, Eliana Johnson (Politico)
- Trump says FBI should not probe allegations against top court pick (Reuters)
- Brett Kavanaugh Could Widen the Midterms’ Gender Gap by Dick Polman (The Atlantic)
- Why the GOP Is Better Off Pulling Kavanaugh’s Nomination by Emily Bazelton, David Plotz (Slate)
- Republicans have been discussing how to withdraw Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination: Michael Steele by Bob Brigham (Salon)
- Exclusive: Bush reaffirms support for Kavanaugh by Daniel Lippman (Politico)
- Take Direct Action to Stop Brett Kavanaugh by NationAction (The Nation)
- Trump: Kavanaugh ‘is not a man that deserves this’ (Politico)
- The Kavanaugh assault allegations are a reminder that Democrats were smart to push out Al Franken by Matthew Yglesias (Vox)
- Lindsey Graham’s bizarre defense of not making Mark Judge testify by Aaron Blake (The Washington Post)
- Christine Blasey Ford wants F.B.I. to investigate Kavanaugh before she testifies by Peter Baker, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, and Nicholas Fandos (The NY Times)
- Analysis: A former sex-crimes prosecutor analyzed Ford’s allegations against Kavanaugh. Here’s her take. by Deanna Paul (Washington Post)
- Kavanaugh’s accuser thought her life would be upended. She was right. by Elise Viebeck (Washington Post)
- Trump Focuses on Kavanaugh’s Resume, Family — Not Accuser by John T. Bennett (Roll Call)
- Kavanaugh Accuser Rejects Proposal for Monday Senate Judiciary Hearing by Niels Lesniewski (Roll Call)
- Mark Judge, Possible Witness to Alleged Brett Kavanaugh Sexual Assault, Does Not Want to Testify by Niels Lesniewski (Roll Call)
- Accusations Draw New Attention to Kavanaugh’s Remarks About Drinking by Matt Stevens (NY Times)
- Opinion: Why America Needs to Hear Brett Kavanaugh’s Accuser by Editorial Board (NY Times)
- Here Are 5 of the Most Appalling Far-Right Reactions to the Brett Kavanaugh Accusations by Alex Henderson (AlterNet)
- Republicans Reject Kavanaugh Accuser’s Request To Delay Hearing For FBI Investigation by Kelsey Snell, Scott Detrow (NPR)
- Kavanaugh accuser has reportedly received death threats and is in hiding by Rebekah Entralgo (ThinkProgress)
- Brett Kavanaugh accuser will not testify in public until FBI properly investigates her claims, says lawyer by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
- Christine Blasey Ford wants an FBI investigation before she’ll testify about Kavanaugh by Ella Nilsen (Vox)
China
- Chinese Respond to Trump’s Response to Chinese Response to Trump’s Trade War by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- Trump accuses China of using trade to target election, threatens retaliation (Reuters)
- China Sets Tariffs On $60 Billion In U.S. Goods, Retaliating Against U.S. Duties by Anthony Kuhn, Avie Schneider (NPR)
- China to retaliate with tariffs on $60B more of U.S. goods by Sabrina Rodriguez (Politico)
- Consumers will increasingly feel pain from Trump’s trade war. Here’s why. by Jim Tankersley and Alan Rappeport (The NY Times)
Mueller Investigation / Manafort
- Trump declassifies select Russia documents in apparent attempt to discredit Robert Mueller’s probe by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Why Manafort’s Flip May Matter More Than 25 Russian Indictments by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux (FiveThirtyEight)
- Trump’s decision to declassify key Russia documents is troubling. This is why. by Melanie Schmitz (ThinkProgress)
Other News
- Donald Trump Jr. Tried to Start a Fight with Anderson Cooper and Immediately Lost by Luke Darby (GQ)
- Trump puts HHS in charge of defense against biological threats by Sarah Owermohle (Politico)
- Porn star Daniels’ tell-all Trump book full of salacious details: newspaper by Bernie Woodall (Reuters)
- Trump says ‘seems to me’ Syria shot down Russian plane (Reuters)
- FEMA Postpones Test Of Presidential Emergency Alert System by Sara Bobltz (Huffington Post)
- Trump’s Space Force Would Cost $13 Billion In First 5 Years: Air Force Memo by Dominique Mosbergen (Huffington Post)
- Trump’s insecurity and ‘bullshit’ hush money: key takeaways from Stormy Daniels’ book by Tom McCarthy (The Guardian)
- Trump’s tough line on Iran risks backlash at U.N. by Nahal Toosi, David Herszenhorn, and Matthew Karnitschnig (Politico)
- Poland suggests ‘Fort Trump’ as U.S. weighs military base by Jeff Mason (Reuters)
- Trump Administration Eases Regulation Of Methane Leaks On Public Lands by Jennifer Ludden (NPR)
Analysis
- Trump Is Making American Diplomacy White Again by Uzra Zeya (Politico)