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The White House has reportedly permitted the FBI to interview anyone deemed appropriate in its investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The New York Times reported on Monday that the White House gave authorization to expand the investigation from an initial limited list of witnesses, provided that the review is completed by the end of the week. The FBI has already spoken with the four individuals it had been given permission to speak to, the newspaper rep

MORE and congressional Republicans are moving to defang a looming fight over the scope of the FBI’s investigation into sexual assault allegations that have thrown Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination into limbo. The scope of the probe — which the White House and Senate Republicans agreed to after pressure from moderates — was threatening to become a flashpoint in the Supreme Court fight and the latest headache for Republicans, who have faced weeks of curveballs on a nominee they once believed was a lock for confirmation. Seeking to stem the fight, Trump and the

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The TAKE with Rick Klein If it’s all over but the voting now, the damage is already severe. This week displayed a broken process and a deeply flawed Senate, where partisan anger couldn’t even stay on the sidelines for a few hours. The divisions exposed by the full day featuring Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh won’t be healed if or w

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