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New York Magazine
Christine Blasey Ford
The Dumbest Moments From Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ Interview
New York Magazine - Adam K. Raymond
“I’m president, and you’re not.” President Trump was the headliner on “60 Minutes” Sunday night, sitting down with Lesley Stahl for a 26-minute …
Vox
Donald Trump
Donald Trump finally just said it: he doesn’t care if Kavanaugh’s accuser is telling the truth
Vox - Laura McGann
“It doesn’t matter,” Trump told Lesley Stahl. “We won.” Donald Trump finally just said it: he doesn’t care if Christine Blasey Ford was telling the truth. Journalist Lesley Stahl asked Trump in an interview
VICE
Native Americans
Elizabeth Warren is at least partially Native American and 99 percent running for president, DNA test shows
VICE - Emma Ockerman
Sen. Elizabeth Warren revealed the results of a DNA test Monday, bolstering both her claims to a Native American heritage — and the near-certainty that she’ll run for president in 2020. Warren's heritage
Liberal View
‘I’m president and you’re not’: Trump’s ’60 Minutes’ interview goes off the rails when Stahl demands answers on immigration
rawstory.com - Sarah K. Burris
When it came to questions about immigration and President Donald Trump’s policy to take children away from their parents, the president swore, …
News (U.S.)
Republicans worry that Trump and his aides have no idea the hell that may await
miamiherald.com - By Anita Kumar
Republicans who support President Donald Trump have grown fearful that the White House is unprepared for the onslaught that may await them in January. …
POLITICO
Politics
Poll: Democrats Surging in Pennsylvania
POLITICO - By STEVEN SHEPARD
Health care is powering a blue comeback. Pennsylvania was the linchpin of Donald Trump’s 2016 victory, but it could be ground zero of Democrats’ 2018 comeback. Not only are the incumbent Democratic senator
NBC News
News (U.S.)
Trump defends mockery of Christine Blasey Ford, says it got Kavanaugh confirmed
NBC News - by Alex Johnson
Donald Trump President Donald Trump defended his widely criticized mocking of Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, saying in an interview that aired
The Washington Post
Brett Kavanaugh
‘It is a scary time,’ Trump backer Amy Kremer tells MSNBC. Witches ‘are placing a hex on Brett Kavanaugh.’
The Washington Post - By Allyson Chiu
Amy Kremer, co-founder of the group Women for Trump, is worried — Republicans aren’t safe. “It is a scary time right now,” Kremer said Sunday morning during an appearance on MSNBC. She had been prompted
ThinkProgress
Christine Blasey Ford
Trump doesn’t care about the morality of his actions. His ’60 Minutes’ interview is proof.
ThinkProgress - Aaron Rupar
"It doesn't matter. We won." During a 60 Minutes interview that aired Sunday, President Trump was asked if he thought it was respectful to mockingly …
New York Post
Bill Clinton
Hillary: Bill didn’t abuse his power because Lewinsky ‘was an adult’
New York Post - By Marisa Schultz
WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton said Sunday that her husband’s presidential affair with Monica Lewinsky wasn’t an abuse of power — because the …
U.S. Politics
GOP plays blame game while fighting to save House majority
pbs.org - Steve Peoples, Associated Press
NEW YORK — Republicans have begun to concede defeat in the evolving fight to preserve the House majority. The party’s candidates may not go quietly, …
The Washington Post
Donald Trump
Alec Baldwin: ‘Overthrow the government of the United States under Donald Trump’
The Washington Post - By Lindsey Bever
Comedian Alec Baldwin urged voters to use their collective voice during the upcoming midterm elections and “overthrow” President Trump. A day after Baldwin portrayed Trump in a “Saturday Night Live” skit
The Daily Beast
Robert DeNiro
Robert De Niro to Alec Baldwin: Republicans Backing Trump Are ‘Making a Deal With the Devil’
The Daily Beast - Marlow Stern
The season premiere of The Alec Baldwin Show, a new late-night talk series, aired on ABC Sunday night. Previously dubbed Sundays with Alec Baldwin, its …
Reuters
U.S. Politics
U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs companies over lead paint liability
Reuters - by Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals by three paint manufacturers challenging a California court ruling that held them liable for millions of dollars in damages relating
Gary Cohn
A Don the Con Smear Tactic I hadn’t Noticed
patheos.com - Dispatches From the Culture Wars
I thought I’d noticed most of Donald Trump’s obvious rhetorical devices for lying and smearing people, but this one had escaped me. He has often …
New York Post
Opinion
Why Trump may be the most honest president ever
New York Post - By Marc Thiessen
Donald Trump may be remembered as the most honest president in modern American history. Don’t get me wrong, Trump lies all the time. He said he …
Forbes
John Roberts
What We Know -- And Don't Know -- About The Kavanaugh Ethics Investigation
Forbes - Steve Denning
Last week, as the Republican leadership celebrated “a rock-solid Republican majority for a generation,” Chief Justice Roberts spoiled some of the joy by requesting on Wednesday October 10 that the Tenth
The New York Times
U.S. Politics
He’s ‘One of Us’: The Undying Bond Between the Bible Belt and Trump
The New York Times - By MAGGIE HABERMAN
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Sharon Hurd didn’t know that President Trump had used the phrase “dumb Southerner” to describe his attorney general, but hearing it didn’t bother her. “We’re ready for somebody to
Mashable
Climate
Trump tells '60 Minutes' that climate change will 'change back again'
Mashable - Johnny Lieu
In a seemingly rare instance, Donald Trump was pressed about his views on climate change on Sunday in an interview with 60 Minutes' Lesley …
USA TODAY
Donald Trump
Supreme Court and Andrew Brunson return show God sent Trump 'for such a time as this'
USA TODAY - David Brody
Many evangelicals view Trump like Esther, an unlikely hero sent to usher in a new American era of support for traditional Judeo-Christian principles. Late last week, I tweeted a message from conservative
Fox News
Democratic Party
Ben Shapiro's 10 Reasons to Vote Republican in November
Fox News
Syndicated radio host and editor-in-chief of The Daily Wire Ben Shapiro warned that if Democrats retake the House and Senate in November's midterm elections, conservatives should be prepared for an "all-out
The Guardian
Opinion (UK)
Does Kanye West deserve to be called an Uncle Tom?
The Guardian - Nadifa Mohamed
The weaponisation of black or Muslim voices to amplify the views of illiberal forces is a growing global phenomenon Last week rapper Kanye West met President Trump at the White House in what must be one
Fortune
Donald Trump
'I Want Them to Negotiate a Fair Deal With Us.' Trump Threatens Even More China Tariffs
Fortune - Bloomberg
President Donald Trump threatened to impose another round of tariffs on China and warned that Chinese meddling in U.S. politics is a “bigger problem” …
The Wall Street Journal.
Opinion
Who's Attacking Political Norms Now?
The Wall Street Journal. - The Editorial Board
After the extraordinary tumult of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings ended, three normal things happened that are embedded in this country’s Constitution and traditions. The full Senate voted on nomination,
TIME
Brett Kavanaugh
Brooklyn Witches Plan to Put a Hex on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh
TIME - By Alix Langone
A bookstore in Brooklyn is holding a public event to put a hex on newly-confirmed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh next Saturday night. Catland …
National Review
Donald Trump
Judicial Nominations Update
National Review - Carrie Severino
It has been less than a week since my last update, but a lot has changed since then. On Thursday, the Senate voted to confirm 15 new federal judges. …
Bustle
American Revolution
This Poll On U.S. Citizenship Test Questions Suggests Less Than Half Of Americans Would Pass
Bustle - Sarah Friedmann
As midterm elections approach, a new poll on U.S. citizenship test questions found that Americans are perhaps less well-versed in the history of the …
Associated Press
Politics
Keeping it real: Democrats push candidates to be authentic
Associated Press - By KEN THOMAS, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Beto O'Rourke's response to a question during a Houston town hall meeting this past summer lasted only four minutes. But for some Democrats it said everything. It was authentic. In an
The New York Times
U.S. Politics
His Case Made It to the Supreme Court. He Didn’t Have to Look Far for a Lawyer.
The New York Times - By ADAM LIPTAK
WASHINGTON — Theodore H. Frank is familiar with the adage that a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client. But later this month, he will stand before the Supreme Court to argue his own case.
USA TODAY
Native Americans
In response to Trump's 'Pocahontas' jibes, Elizabeth Warren releases results of DNA test
USA TODAY - William Cummings
WASHINGTON – After years of dealing with criticism for claiming Native American ancestry, Sen. Elizabeth Warren is going public with the results of a DNA test. The Massachusetts Democrat shared the analysis