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Trump Challenges Woman Accusing Kavanaugh Amid Negotiations For Her Testimony

President Trump attacked Christine Ford Blasey, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, as the Senate Judiciary Committee negotiates the circumstances of her testimony.

Week In Politics: The Allegations Facing Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and the Brookings Institution and Margaret Hoover, host of PBS’s Firing Line about the ongoing battle over Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

Rosenstein Denies That He Discussed Recording Trump, Invoking 25th Amendment

The deputy attorney general rejected a story that described him musing with the idea of secretly wearing a wire or conferring with members of the Cabinet about invoking the 25th Amendment.

Suge Knight To Get 28-Year Prison Term In Plea Deal Over Fatal Hit-And-Run

The co-founder of Death Row Records, Knight, 53, agreed to a plea deal for one count of voluntary manslaughter. He had been facing charges of murder and attempted murder.

3 Babies, 2 Adults Stabbed At Queens Day Care

Officers who arrived at the house in New York City found multiple people with stab wounds, including three infants ranging from three days to one month old.

Trump Attacks Kavanaugh Accuser By Name Amid Negotiations For Hearing

The president had been restrained in responding to the accusation by Christine Blasey Ford that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school.

Cleveland Browns Win A Game For First Time Since Obama Presidency

“We WON!!!” the Cleveland Police Department tweeted of the comeback victory, before adding, “Wait….Oh God. The free beer thing…Ok Cleveland. Stay calm.”

California Launches New Effort To Fight Election Disinformation

The state is fighting misinformation about elections by creating an office that will flag suspicious social media posts about voting. But it comes with legal and political questions.

How To Talk To Young People About The Kavanaugh Story

In the age of #MeToo, experts say parents are the primary educators about consent, and the current debate offers a teachable moment.

The Biggest Hurdle For Beto O’Rourke In Texas Is Turning Out Latino Voters

To win, Beto O’Rourke needs to change the Texas electorate. But voter registration data suggests Democrats aren’t registering enough voters to offset Republicans’ structural advantages in the state.

Russia’s 2016 Twitter Campaign Was Strongly Pro-Gun, With Echoes Of The NRA

An analysis of Twitter accounts associated with Russia’s influence campaign shows how supportive it was of gun rights and how influential the messaging was of the National Rifle Association.

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