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Allegations throw Kavanaugh confirmation into turmoil | TheHill

posted onSeptember 17, 2018
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Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination was plunged into chaos after a woman accusing him of sexual assault spoke publicly for the first time about the allegation on Sunday. The fallout from the decades-old allegation is putting a spotlight on Senate Republicans, who must decide if they want to rush forward with Kavanaugh’s nomination with questions lingering over the Senate’s debate and vote. Republicans have been confident for months that Kavanaugh would be confirmed by October, when the court starts its next term.

The Note: As storm approaches, a self-imposed test for Trump - ABC News

posted onSeptember 17, 2018
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The TAKE with Rick Klein Politics would typically take a back seat for a few days while the nation focuses on a giant storm, right after commemorating 9/11. Except, of course, weather event. The political impact of this storm could be felt well beyond some canceled rallies and a truncated legislative week on Capitol Hill. Trump has set up his own fresh tests for his administration, in the middle of an intense campaign