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  1. brett kavanaugh
    Conservatives Suddenly Realize Juvenile Sex Offenders Deserve LeniencyApparently, Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged juvenile offense shouldn’t prevent him from presiding over a legal system that imprisons juveniles for life.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. sexual assault
    Kavanaugh and His Accuser Both Say They’re Willing to Testify Before Congress“She decided to take control of this and tell this in her own voice,” a lawyer for Christine Blasey Ford said.
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  3. the national interest
    Republicans: Christine Ford Won’t Have Guts to Testify on Kavanaugh. (She Does.)“This gambit basically bets that she will decline, and Republicans can then say that they tried to investigate further.” On to plan B!
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. supreme court
    3 GOP Senators Open to Delaying Kavanaugh Vote Over Sexual Assault ClaimFlake and Corker said senators must learn about the attempted rape allegation before voting, and Murkowski said they “might” need to delay.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. sexual assault
    Read the Letter Accusing Brett Kavanaugh of Sexual AssaultThe harrowing letter sent to Senator Dianne Feinstein this summer by Kavanaugh’s accuser has been made public.
    By Lisa Ryan
  6. sexual assault
    Will Brett Kavanaugh Face Any Consequences? Women Will.In the aftermath of Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser coming forward, it’s clear that only she will pay a price.
    By Irin Carmon
  7. the national interest
    Why Brett Kavanaugh Might Lose Supreme Court Seat Over Sexual-Assault AllegationA done deal is suddenly looking undone.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. sexual assault
    Woman Who Accused Brett Kavanaugh of Sexual Assault Speaks Out“I thought he might inadvertently kill me…He was trying to attack me and remove my clothing.”
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  9. sexual assault
    Woman Says Brett Kavanaugh ‘Attempted to Force Himself on Her’ in High SchoolA woman claims that when he was in high school, the Supreme Court nominee held her down and tried to force himself on her.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  10. the kavanaugh hearings
    Feinstein Had Secret Letter About Kavanaugh, Reportedly About Sexual MisconductThe Democratic senator said she has referred the letter to federal investigators.
    By Lisa Ryan
  11. the kavanaugh confirmation
    What You Need to Know About Kavanaugh’s ‘Abortion-Inducing Drugs’ CommentHarris and Clinton may have made a marginally misleading argument against Kavanaugh. But it pales beside the Big Con about his views on abortion.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. roe v. wade
    Americans Want SCOTUS to Leave Roe v. Wade AloneA new poll from Axios shows that’s true even for rural voters and “Never Hillary” independents.
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  13. 2020 elections
    The Case for Michael Avenatti 2020The celebrity lawyer’s stunt candidacy just might teach Democrats that they can’t make progress without breaking a few norms.
    By Eric Levitz
  14. susan collins
    Liberal Group Crowdfunds $875,000 for Susan Collins’s Next ChallengerBut progressives have promised to cancel those donations — if Collins votes against Brett Kavanugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.
    By Eric Levitz
  15. the kavanaugh hearings
    Kavanaugh Put Trump Sycophancy Ahead of Defending the JudiciaryAfter Gorsuch called out Trump’s attacks on the courts, there was talk of rescinding his nomination. At his own hearing, Kavanaugh avoided that risk.
    By Cristian Farias
  16. the kavanaugh hearings
    Kavanaugh Testimony Ends With No Bombshells, But a Lot of EvasionsThe nominee sometimes sounded like a criminal defendant taking the Fifth.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. the kavanaugh hearings
    Graham Vainly Tries to Get Wary Kavanaugh to Publicly Criticize Roe v. WadeThe man who will very likely be the fifth Supreme Court vote to reverse or modify Roe v. Wade acted as though he had never thought about it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. the kavanaugh hearings
    4 Things You Can Do to Stop Brett Kavanaugh’s Appointment This WeekA comprehensive list of rallies to attend, elected officials to call, and other ways to fight Donald Trump’s SCOTUS nominee.
    By Amanda Arnold
  19. the national circus
    Frank Rich: The Anonymous White House Official Is a Collaborator, Not a ResisterThe Times op-ed reads like a defense document offered in case a Nuremberg-like legal reckoning ever comes about.
    By Frank Rich
  20. the kavanaugh hearings
    Democrats Take ‘Civil Disobedience’ Stance in Leaking Kavanaugh DocumentsIn an escalation of protests over a rushed procedure with concealment of documents, Democrats start leaking them and Republicans threaten retaliation.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. the kavanaugh hearings
    Kavanaugh Can’t Hide His Slavish Devotion to Presidential PowerDespite the judge’s evasive answers on executive power, his hearings have only underscored that no one should count on him to rein in Trump.
    By Cristian Farias
  22. the kavanaugh hearings
    As Kavanaugh Tried to Focus on Legal Abstractions, Real World Kept IntrudingOn day two of the Kavanaugh hearings, Democrats chipped away at the Supreme Court nominee’s attempt to put forth a regular-guy persona.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. the kavanaugh hearings
    One of Kamala Harris’s Abortion Questions Left Kavanaugh SpeechlessThe whole room when silent when Kamala Harris finished speaking.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  24. the kavanaugh hearings
    The Most Crucial Moments From Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Hearings, Day TwoA running list of important moments from day two of Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
    By Lisa Ryan, Madeleine Aggeler, and Opheli Garcia Lawler
  25. the kavanaugh hearings
    Most Americans Can’t Name a Supreme Court JusticeThis fact is crucial to a choice the Democrats made when deciding their strategy to oppose Kavanaugh
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. the kavanaugh hearings
    Republicans Are Trying to Make Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Seem Routine. It Isn’t.Republicans are trying to disguise a confirmation that they think is an epochal moment in history as a bland, uncontroversial exercise in bureaucracy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. the kavanaugh hearings
    The Most Striking Photos of Protesters Getting Thrown Out of Kavanaugh Hearings“Senators aren’t doing everything that they can to oppose Kavanaugh, so we have to.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  28. the kavanaugh hearings
    Senate Democrats Considered Kavanaugh Walkout, Opted for Disruption InsteadThey reportedly decided the move was too risky during a Labor Day strategy session – but they haven’t ruled it out.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. the kavanaugh hearings
    What Did Brett Kavanaugh Know About His Former Boss’s Sexual Misconduct?Disgraced judge Alex Kozinski was Kavanaugh’s mentor. At Wednesday’s hearing, one senator intends to find out just how close the two men were.
    By Irin Carmon
  30. the kavanaugh hearings
    Why the Still-Secret Brett Kavanaugh Documents Are a ScandalWhatever may be lurking in Kavanaugh’s past might be the Democrats’ last chance to stop his nomination.
    By Cristian Farias
  31. the kavanaugh hearings
    70 Protesters Were Arrested During Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation HearingWomen’s March organizer Linda Sarsour and actress Piper Perabo were among those arrested for civil disobedience.
    By Amanda Arnold
  32. the kavanaugh hearings
    Why Kavanaugh Stayed in the Middle of the Road in His Opening StatementTo hear the SCOTUS nominee, he’s a centrist who is zealously protective of the independence of the judiciary and devoted to women’s rights.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. the kavanaugh hearings
    Everything That’s Happened During the First Day of Brett Kavanaugh’s HearingsFurious Democrats and protestors defined the early going.
    By Benjamin Hart
  34. the kavanaugh hearings
    The Most Intense Moments From Day One of the Kavanaugh Confirmation HearingsA running list of the most chaotic and dramatic moments from the first day of the Senate confirmation hearings.
    By Lisa Ryan
  35. the kavanaugh hearings
    Brett Kavanaugh Refused to Shake Hands With Parkland Victim’s Father“What a disrespectful coward.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  36. reproductive dystopia
    Women Dressed As Handmaids Are Protesting the Kavanaugh HearingThey’re standing silently outside of the hearing room entrance.
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  37. the kavanaugh hearings
    Democrats Come Out With Guns Blazing at Kavanaugh HearingMaybe Senate Democrats will roll over eventually, but they aren’t going quietly along with the Kavanaugh confirmation initially.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. the kavanaugh hearings
    Kavanaugh Hearing Erupts Into Chaos Minutes After StartProtesters shouted, “This is a travesty.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  39. the kavanaugh hearings
    Why Aren’t Democrats Waging an All-Out War to Stop Kavanaugh’s Confirmation?As activists sound the alarm on the threat to Roe and other rights, many Democrats, taking a cue from party leaders, see confirmation as a done deal.
    By Irin Carmon
  40. the kavanaugh hearings
    Welcome to the Brett Kavanaugh ShowWhat to expect from four days of hearings for the man primed to swing the Supreme Court rightward.
    By Cristian Farias
  41. brett kavanaugh
    White House Invokes Executive Privilege on Vast Cache of Kavanaugh DocumentsRepublicans are being selective about transparency with their Supreme Court nominee — and they’re likely to get away with it.
    By Benjamin Hart
  42. the kavanaugh hearings
    Kavanaugh Will Try to Hide His Views on Abortion. Here’s How to Not Be Fooled.He’ll try to avoid the subject at his confirmation hearings.
    By Irin Carmon
  43. the judicial branch
    With Mitch McConnell’s Help, Trump Now Has 60 Confirmed Federal JudgesThe Senate has confirmed the president’s nominations for federal judges across the country, under the leadership of Mitch McConnell.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  44. gerrymandering
    Why North Carolina May Have to Redraw Its Gerrymandered Map Before the MidtermsA federal court raised the possibility of requiring a new map for the midterms, which could help Democrats while generating electoral chaos.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. unite for justice
    Woman Who Climbed Statue of Liberty Shares Abortion Story at Kavanaugh ProtestTherese Patricia Okoumou shared her own story at a “Stop Kavanaugh” rally.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  46. u.s. senate
    How John McCain’s Death Will Reshape the SenateMitch McConnell’s job is about to get easier.
    By Eric Levitz
  47. unite for justice
    People Across the Country United to Protest Brett KavanaughThousands of people across the country joined in #UniteForJustice to protest Trump’s Supreme Court nomination.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  48. power
    How to Protest Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Nomination This WeekendOn August 26, cities across the country will protest Donald Trump’s SCOTUS nominee.
    By Amanda Arnold
  49. feeling impeachy
    Trump Doesn’t Know How Congress Could Impeach Someone ‘Who Has Done a Great Job’He gives his performance in office so far an A+.
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  50. the supremes
    Wishful Dems Call for Delay of Kavanaugh Hearings After Cohen’s Guilty PleaYeah … that’s not going to happen.
    By Adam K. Raymond
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