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Jeff Flake: &#39;We Can&#39;t Have This&#39;
Jeff Flake: 'We Simply Can't'
the rundown
Oct 2, 2018 5:50 PM CDT

Jeff Flake: 'We Simply Can't'

The senator says he was 'very troubled' by Kavanaugh's remarks

(Newser) - Sen. Jeff Flake—the Republican who made a last-minute stand for the FBI to investigate Brett Kavanaugh—sounded more notes of caution Tuesday about the embattled Supreme Court nominee, Newsweek reports. "I was very troubled by the tone of the remarks" at his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing testimony, Flake...

Kavanaugh Was Questioned After 1985 Bar Fight
Cops Questioned
Kavanaugh After
1985 Bar Brawl
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 2, 2018 6:21 AM CDT

Cops Questioned Kavanaugh After 1985 Bar Brawl

Yale classmate says he threw beer at somebody after UB40 concert

(Newser) - Another weird twist in the Brett Kavanaugh saga: The New York Times has obtained a police report confirming that the Supreme Court nominee was questioned after a bar fight in 1985. The report states that a 21-year-old man injured in the altercation accused Kavanaugh of throwing ice at him. Kavanaugh...

Here's What the 4-4 Supreme Court Has on Docket

Up first: frogs; at least for now, few hot-button issues are at stake

(Newser) - It's the first Monday in October, which means the Supreme Court will be gaveled into session for its new term—even if the fate of the ninth potential justice remains in limbo . The general consensus in coverage is that the upcoming docket is relatively tame in terms of hot-button...

Klobuchar: &#39;I&#39;m Very Concerned&#39;
Lawmaker: We're Hearing
'Reports' About FBI Probe
sunday talk shows
Sep 30, 2018 1:30 PM CDT

Lawmaker: We're Hearing 'Reports' About FBI Probe

Brett Kavanaugh gets top billing on the Sunday talk shows

(Newser) - First came the fiercely partisan hearings . Now, the FBI probe : "What we are hearing are reports that they are trying to limit this," says Sen. Amy Klobuchar on CNN's State of the Union about reports that President Trump is trying to limit the FBI investigation into Brett...

Kavanaugh Accuser Has Interesting Legal History

Julie Swetnick has been involved in at least 6 legal disputes since 1993

(Newser) - Julie Swetnick is no stranger to legal battles. Brett Kavanaugh's third accuser (see her accusations here ) has been involved in at least six since 1993, the AP reports. A previous employer, Oregon-based Webtrends, sued her in 2000 for allegedly lying on a job application after she traded back-and-forth...

2 Women, 1 Senator. Did They Change His Mind?
What Happened Inside
Sen. Flake's Head?
the rundown
Sep 29, 2018 1:40 PM CDT

What Happened Inside Sen. Flake's Head?

Ana María Archila and Maria Gallagher made an angry impact

(Newser) - Did two women just affect the course of Supreme Court history? One of the women who angrily confronted Sen. Jeff Flake outside an elevator Thursday—perhaps influencing him to demand an FBI investigation into sexual-assault claims against Brett Kavanaugh—says they did alter things. "His reaction shows the power...

American Bar Association Calls for Delay on Kavanaugh

Confirmation will depend on 8 senators

(Newser) - Republicans say they're going ahead with a Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Brett Kavanaugh on Friday—but the American Bar Association thinks they should wait. In a letter released late Thursday, the ABA, which previously declared the nominee "well-qualified" for the court, said the process should be halted...

Trump Unloads: 'She Admits She Was Drunk'

The president addresses Brett Kavanaugh accusations at the UN

(Newser) - President Trump amped up the rhetoric Tuesday by calling Democrats "con artists" and saying Brett Kavanaugh's second accuser "has nothing" on the Supreme Court nominee, USA Today reports. "She admits that she was drunk," says Trump of Deborah Ramirez, who accuses Kavanaugh of exposing himself...

Kavanaugh Defender Hadn't Seen 'Hurtful' Yearbook Mention

'I pray their daughters are never treated this way,' says woman who signed letter supporting nominee

(Newser) - Renate Schroeder Dolphin was among dozens of women who signed a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee saying Brett Kavanaugh had always treated women with respect. But that was before she saw his yearbook. Among references to football and drinking, the future Supreme Court nominee's page boasts that he...

Lawyer Says He Has &#39;Significant Evidence&#39; Against Kavanaugh
Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Says
He Has Kavanaugh Evidence
THE RUNDOWN
Sep 24, 2018 6:36 AM CDT

Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Says He Has Kavanaugh Evidence

Feinstein says hearing should be delayed

(Newser) - Stormy Daniels' lawyer is now involved in the battle over Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination—and he says he has a client with "credible information" to support some shocking allegations. In an email to the Senate Judiciary Committee , Michael Avenatti said he was aware "of significant evidence"...

New Yorker Publishes Account of 2nd Kavanaugh Accuser

Deborah Ramirez describes alleged Yale incident

(Newser) - The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing Thursday for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who says he sexually assaulted her as a teenager, as a claim of sexual misconduct emerged from another woman. The New Yorker magazine reported Sunday night that Senate Democrats...

Grassley Adviser Quits Over Old Allegation

And other sex-harassment news around the dial, mostly about Kavanaugh

(Newser) - Until Friday, Garrett Ventry was helping senators respond to sexual-assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh—but now he has resigned after an old allegation against him came to light, NBC News reports. According to insiders, the communications adviser was fired from a 2017 job working for North Carolina House Majority Leader...

Kavanaugh Accuser: I&#39;ll Talk
Kavanaugh Accuser
Decides About Testifying
updated
Sep 22, 2018 2:30 PM CDT

Kavanaugh Accuser Decides About Testifying

Christine Blasey Ford will testify, but wants to negotiate details

(Newser) - The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a decades-old sexual assault has accepted a Senate committee's request to tell her side next week but Christine Blasey Ford wants to resume negotiations over the exact terms of her appearance, her lawyers said Saturday, the AP reports. It was...

Grassley: There Is No Reason to Delay Kavanaugh Hearing
GOP: If Ford Won't Testify,
Let's Vote on Kavanaugh
THE RUNDOWN
Sep 19, 2018 7:46 AM CDT

GOP: If Ford Won't Testify, Let's Vote on Kavanaugh

Grassley says there is no reason to delay hearing

(Newser) - Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers say she wants the FBI to investigate her alleged sexual assault by Brett Kavanaugh before a Senate hearing on the incident—but such an investigation is highly unlikely to happen by Monday, and Sen. Chuck Grassley says he's not going to delay the hearing,...

Kavanaugh Accuser: I've Tried 'to Forget This All My Life'

Kavanaugh, accuser will testify before Senate

(Newser) - This isn't the smooth path to confirmation Republicans were hoping for: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accuses him of sexually assaulting her in high school, will both testify in a public hearing before the Senate on Monday. Plans for a Senate Judiciary...

Kavanaugh's Accuser Is Willing to Testify Before Senate

GOP senator Jeff Flake says she should be heard before a vote takes place

(Newser) - Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court no longer appears to be a sure thing. After detailed accusations from a woman who says Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both teenagers were published Sunday, Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee said he was...

Woman: In High School, Kavanaugh Tried to Assault Me

Letter referred by Sen. Feinstein describes alleged attack from 1980s; judge denies it

(Newser) - Back in high school, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh allegedly held down a female student and tried to force himself on her sexually. That's the undisclosed "information" Sen. Dianne Feinstein passed on to the FBI this week without divulging any significant details, per the New Yorker . According to...

Booker Releases New Batch of Kavanaugh Records

He says they raise 'concerning questions' about Supreme Court nominee's honesty

(Newser) - Sen. Cory Booker released a new batch of confidential documents about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh Wednesday night, even after a conservative judicial group referred his earlier disclosures to the Senate Ethics Committee. The 28 new documents from Kavanaugh's time in the White House counsel's office during the...

Kavanaugh Opponents Play Hardball With Sen. Collins

They're threatening to donate $1.1M to her next opponent

(Newser) - Activists trying to block Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are threatening to make a hefty donation to Sen. Susan Collins' opponents if she votes for him—but the plan could backfire. So far, a group of liberal activists including the Maine People's Alliance and dying ALS patient Ady Barkan...

Kavanaugh Hearing: 22 Arrests, Charge of 'Mob Rule'

And the direct questioning hasn't even started yet

(Newser) - One word keeps showing up in coverage of the first day of Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearing: "chaos." (See here , here , and here .) Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas had a stronger phrase: "mob rule," while Democrat Dick Durbin of Illinois heard the...

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