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Archives for October 2018

Politics
Sen. Jeff Flake announces he plans to vote yes on KavanaughSen. Jeff Flake announces he plans to vote yes on Kavanaugh
Politics

A pivotal swing vote just announced he’ll likely vote to confirm the embattled Supreme Court nominee.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Republicans don’t care if Kavanaugh is guilty because they don’t think what he did was wrongRepublicans don’t care if Kavanaugh is guilty because they don’t think what he did was wrong
Politics

He says he didn’t do it; his allies say it’s no big deal if he did.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
The Senate bloc that will decide Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmationThe Senate bloc that will decide Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation
Politics

All eyes are on Susan Collins, Jeff Flake, and Joe Manchin with a final vote 24 hours away..

By Tara Golshan and Dylan Scott
Chris Coons’s friendship with Jeff Flake is Democrats’ last hope to stop Kavanaugh
Politics

How Chris Coons is channelling John McCain to stop Brett Kavanaugh.

By Tara Golshan and Dylan Scott
Politics
Brett Kavanaugh kind of apologizes for his explosive Senate testimonyBrett Kavanaugh kind of apologizes for his explosive Senate testimony
Politics

“I Am an Independent, Impartial Judge.”

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Republicans feel good about the FBI’s Kavanaugh investigation. Democrats don’t.Republicans feel good about the FBI’s Kavanaugh investigation. Democrats don’t.
Politics

Senate Democrats seem to have hit a dead end on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

By Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen
Politics
Will Kavanaugh save the GOP in the midterms? Here’s what the polling says.Will Kavanaugh save the GOP in the midterms? Here’s what the polling says.
Politics

The evidence is complicated and the Kavanaugh effect could be contradictory.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Where every senator stands on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett KavanaughWhere every senator stands on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Politics

The latest on what every senator has said about their intentions on the Kavanaugh vote.

By Alvin Chang and Jennie Neufeld
Politics
The Senate’s ultra-secretive process for reviewing the Kavanaugh FBI report, explainedThe Senate’s ultra-secretive process for reviewing the Kavanaugh FBI report, explained
Politics

It’s being treated like a state secret.

By Li Zhou
Politics
Brett Kavanaugh is Jeff Flake’s most important testBrett Kavanaugh is Jeff Flake’s most important test
Politics

Jeff Flake has a chance to truly change American politics. Will he take it?

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Will the Kavanaugh hearings drive women to the polls in 2018? 8 experts weigh in.Will the Kavanaugh hearings drive women to the polls in 2018? 8 experts weigh in.
Politics

The Kavanaugh hearings could drive women to vote in 2018. It could also drive Trump supporters.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Trump: “It’s a very scary time for young men in America”Trump: “It’s a very scary time for young men in America”
Politics

But “women are doing great.”

By Dara Lind
Politics
Lindsey Graham wants Trump to nominate Kavanaugh again if the Senate rejects himLindsey Graham wants Trump to nominate Kavanaugh again if the Senate rejects him
Politics

Maybe this means Kavanaugh’s nomination is actually in trouble. Or maybe not.

By Dylan Scott
Culture
How UB40 and “Red Red Wine” became part of the Kavanaugh news cycleHow UB40 and “Red Red Wine” became part of the Kavanaugh news cycle
Culture

Thanks to a now-infamous bar fight, UB40 jokes are all over your feed. Yes, that UB40.

By Aja Romano
Explainers
The Kavanaugh doppelgänger theory, explainedThe Kavanaugh doppelgänger theory, explained
Explainers

Could both Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford be telling the truth? Some on the right think so.

By Jane Coaston