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Senate Judiciary Committee member discusses Kavanaugh's impact on the midterm elections, and revisits the tensest moments of the Senate's hearing. On 'Hannity,' Sen. Graham says red state Democrats are 'toast' if they vote 'no.' FOX News Channel (FNC) is a…

Senate Judiciary Committee member Lindsey Graham goes on 'Hannity' to discuss the latest developments out of the FBI's investigation into Kavanaugh. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political…

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks network, and John Phillips of the Orange County Register CNN, and KABC, about the latest in the nomination process of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. - one of them joining Democrats in calling for further FBI investigation. PHILLIPS: That's right. They can talk to people who were involved. - which was just... PHILLIPS: Well... CORNISH: ...The testimony straightforwardly from the two people who are dealing with the allegations? KASPARIAN: Well, I think it's important to either confirm the innocence of Brett Kavanaugh or, if he did it, to provide that information or any possible corroborating information to the senators so they can make the right decision moving forward. It's about making sure that the country knows that our senators take these accusations seriously... CORNISH: Ana... KASPARIAN: ...And that they're going to vote. But if you go back to the Republican Convention when Ted Cruz gave his speech and didn't say vote for president Trump, he said vote your conscience. CORNISH: John Phillips, for you? PHILLIPS: Exactly.

From the gripping Kavanaugh hearings to developments at the United Nations General Assembly, it’s been a busy week in American politics. Judge Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination: Here’s where things stand now. [Read the story] But the vote came only after Republican senators agreed to a last-minute demand from Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona: to conduct a time-limited F.B.I. inquiry into the allegations of sexual misconduct against Judge Kavanaugh. Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who came forward last week with allegations that Judge Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her more than three decades ago, was the first to testify before the Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Before the hearings on Thursday, two more women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against the Supreme Court nominee. [Read the story] In an article published Sunday, one of the women, Deborah Ramirez, alleged that Judge Kavanaugh had exposed himself to her at a dorm party during her freshman year of college. [Read the story] Additional Reading • Supreme Court Fight Goes Prime Time With Kavanaugh’s Fox News Interview • Debunking 5 (More) Viral Rumors About Kavanaugh’s Accusers • Trump Accuses Democrats of Running ‘Con Game’ Against Kavanaugh At the General Assembly, President Trump stuck to familiar themes. [Read the story] Additional Reading • U.N. General Assembly: Criticism and Praise for Trump Administration • Trump’s Tariffs May Hurt, but Quitting China Is Hard to Do • 5 Takeaways From Trump’s News Conference at the United Nations 38 days to go: Developments as the midterm elections near. • Sheldon Adelson Sees a Lot to Like in Trump’s Washington • Ellison, Trying to Clear Name, Calls for Investigation Into Abuse Claims _____________________ Today’s On Politics briefing was compiled by Emily Cochrane in Washington and Margaret Kramer in New York.

Written by Olivia Paschal (@oliviacpaschal), Madeleine Carlisle (@maddiecarlisle2), and Priscilla Alvarez (@priscialva) Today in 5 Lines During a tense hearing on sexual-misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford, a California professor, delivered an emotional testimony detailing the night she says she was sexually assaulted by the Supreme Court nominee. Senator Lindsey Graham also lashed out at Democrats, calling the proceedings an “unethical sham.” President Trump postponed his meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein until next week to avoid interfering with the Kavanaugh hearing, said White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Tesla CEO Elon Musk with fraud, alleging that he misled investors. The flu killed about 80,000 people last winter, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. : Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony had the feeling of history in the making, writes Elaina Plott. Christine Blasey Ford identified Judge as the other person in the room when she was sexually assaulted. His absence on Thursday reveals a Senate hearing held in bad faith, argues Adam Serwer. ‘Pretty Likable, Pretty Believable’: When American women testify, they carry an extra burden of proof. In order for Christine Blasey Ford to be reliable, she also had to be likable, writes Megan Garber. (The Washington Post) How They Reacted: See the expressions of lawmakers as Christine Blasey Ford delivered her opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

I was underneath one of them while the two laughed, two friends having a really good time with one another.”) Conversely, Brett Kavanaugh and his defenders, most prominently Senator Lindsey Graham, cast Ford’s accusation and the hearing itself as an attack on Kavanaugh’s dignity: the shouting, hectoring, crying, and Graham’s explicit refusal even to consider the subject of the hearing communicated that they saw any challenge as an offense. For the rest of us, the spectacle of the hearing, and the vote that followed, became a death watch for dignity in politics. I have written about the concept of the “feminization of politics,” which foregrounds restoring dignity to those who are not often heard: women, poor people, black and brown people, disabled people, and many others. Seemingly out of nowhere, there appeared the performance of respect for the law, for the intellectual rigor of interpreting the law, and for procedure. But as Russia deteriorated, so did the public performance of politics, including in the courts. That underscores the interplay of the two kinds of political dignity: the dignity of participation and the dignity of performance. What we witnessed yesterday was the deliberate refusal to perform dignity. Every single one of them demonstrated, through their sympathetic questioning of Kavanaugh, that they were not in the least swayed by Ford’s credible and moving testimony. However, if the rest of the Republicans on the Judiciary Committee had had their druthers, Ford’s story would be told, but it would not be heard—at least not in the United States Senate. They would deny her, and the millions of women and men outside the Senate who did hear her, the dignity of participation.

Good Friday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. [Read the story] • The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing was part trial, part theater, part therapy. [Read an analysis of their testimonies] • “I’ve had to relive this trauma in front of the world.” Surrounded by her lawyers, publicists and a sisterhood of friends, Dr. Blasey said her piece. [Read the story] • “What you want to do is destroy this guy’s life, hold this seat open and hope you win in 2020.” Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina let loose on the Democrats. [Read the story] • “He does not to me sound like he’s lying, and neither did she.” In Maine, whose senator Susan Collins will cast a crucial vote, women watched the testimony and came away torn. [Read the story] • A GoFundMe campaign set up on behalf of Dr. Blasey drew hundreds of thousands in donations after she mentioned it during her testimony. [Read the story] • Echoes of the Anita Hill hearings in 1991, which ended with Clarence Thomas on the high court, were unmistakable. [Read the comparison] • Mr. Trump’s meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, whose future at the Justice Department is in doubt, was pushed back to next week because of the Kavanaugh hearing. Check back later for On Politics With Lisa Lerer, a nightly newsletter exploring the people, issues and ideas reshaping the political world.

Senator Lindsey Graham reacted to Arizona Senator Jeff Flake's call for an FBI investigation into Judge Brett Kavanaugh, despite voting to send his nomination to the Supreme Court to the Senate floor. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news…

On 'Fox & Friends,' Senate Judiciary Committee member warns Republicans against voting down the Kavanaugh nomination. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number…

Senator Lindsey Graham says Judge Kavanaugh is the right guy to put on the Supreme Court and says Democrats should be ashamed on 'Hannity.' FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as…