Kavanaugh Confirmed, 50-48, in Near Party-Line Vote

ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Oct 6, 2018 Protesters interrupt the roll call several times before police remove them from the Senate gallery. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Balls to the Walls

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Critics Blast FBI’s Kavanaugh Investigation as Utter Farce

Jon Queally / Common Dreams Oct 4, 2018 Less than a week into the probe, it's become increasingly clear the White House is determined to protect the Trump nominee at all costs. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Beer Warning Alert (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Oct 4, 2018 If Donald Trump can issue a Presidential Alert to everyone’s cellphone, it’s only fitting to issue a Beer Warning Alert as well. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Who Gets to See the Kavanaugh FBI Report?

MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Oct 4, 2018 All 100 senators will be able to read the FBI's new report on sexual misconduct allegations against the Supreme Court nominee. But it's unclear if the public will see it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Dems Dispute Post on Kavanaugh Background Checks

The Associated Press Oct 3, 2018 Senate Democrats challenge a GOP social media post claiming the Supreme Court nominee’s previous background checks showed no inappropriate behavior. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Trump Mocks Christine Blasey Ford After Calling Her a Credible Witness

ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Oct 3, 2018 The president ignites a crowd at a campaign rally in Mississippi by mocking a woman who has claimed she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh decades ago. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Some Blacks See a Racial Double Standard in Kavanaugh Case

JESSE J. HOLLAND / The Associated Press Oct 2, 2018 The Times Picayune's Jarvis DeBerry and others wonder why the crimes of young African-Americans are so rarely treated as youthful folly. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Case That Kavanaugh Is Lying Through His Teeth

Ilana Novick Oct 1, 2018 An editor's close analysis of the often contradictory testimonies given last week can help you make sense of it all. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Yale Classmate Recalls Kavanaugh as Frequent, Heavy Drinker

DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MICHAEL BALSAMO / The Associated Press Oct 1, 2018 As the FBI undertakes its investigation, another acquaintance accuses the Trump nominee of being untruthful during his Senate testimony. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Millennium in Review

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3rd Kavanaugh Accuser Has History of Legal Disputes

MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, MICHAEL BIESECKER and MARTHA MENDOZA / The Associated Press Sep 30, 2018 Julie Swetnick's lawyer, Michael Avenatti, says he "fully vetted" her and that prior court cases don't alter the credibility of her claims about the Supreme Court nominee. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )