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Partisan politics, Kavanaugh's defiant words put Supreme Court in unwelcome spotlight; American Bar Association had concerns in 2006 about Kavanaugh

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FBI reaches out to 2nd woman who has accused Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct The FBI has begun contacting people as part of an additional background investigation of Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh, according to people familiar with the unfolding investigation. It was unclear whether agents had yet interviewed Deborah Ramirez, who was a classmate of Kavanaugh's at Yale. By Shane Harris, Matt Zapotosky, Tom Hamburger and Seung Min Kim  •  Read more » Partisan politics, Kavanaugh's defiant words put Supreme Court in unwelcome spotlight The Senate's partisan warfare over Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's nomination and Kavanaugh's own denunciations of his political enemies have drawn scrutiny. By Robert Barnes and Carol Leonnig  •  Read more » American Bar Association had concerns in 2006 about Kavanaugh The ABA flagged concerns of possible bias just before the Senate made Brett M. Kavanaugh a federal judge. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   Perspective Why senators claim to believe Ford — but still side with Kavanaugh We are in a bizarre moment: As the strength of the year-old Me Too movement is put to its most public and crucial test yet, Republicans have the political savvy to recognize that they must pay lip service to it, even as they actively campaign against its aims. By Britt Peterson  •  Read more »   The Fix: 'Flake flaked': How Fox News hosts reacted to senator's call to delay the vote Those on the conservative-leaning network turned on Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) after his last-minute maneuver in the Senate Judiciary Committee Friday. By Amy Wang  •  Read more »   Ford's sisters-in-law say Kavanaugh's testimony was 'evasive' and 'belligerent' "I had a hard time understanding his emotions," Christine Blasey Ford's sister-in-law Deborah Peters told CNN. By Kristine Phillips  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Death toll in Indonesia from earthquake and tsunami could reach into the thousands, nation's vice president says Disaster relief agencies were preparing for the worst as the death toll from Friday's earthquake and tsunami quickly rose into the hundreds, with the epicenter still cut off. By Ainur Rohmah and Shibani Mahtani  •  Read more »   Woman who criticized Egypt's handling of sexual harassment jailed for spreading 'false news' "When a woman is subjected to sexual harassment and gets sentenced to two years and fined, then this means we are telling all Egyptian women 'shut your mouths … if you don't want to go to prison'," her husband said. By Siobhán O'Grady  •  Read more »   'They're great little animals': The dusky gopher frog goes before the Supreme Court While the debate over the Supreme Court nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh rages, the high court will begin its term Monday trained on a diminutive, delicate, endangered creature. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Abuse settlement from 2005 with Cardinal Wuerl's name raises questions Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who has said that he didn't know about sexual misconduct complaints involving Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, was named in the 2005 settlement that included allegations against McCarrick, according to documents obtained by The Post. By Michelle Boorstein and Julie Zauzmer  •  Read more »   Perspective I tracked down my rapist. I also found his wife. "What would happen if she knew what I do about the man she fell in love with?" the author asks. "Would my rapist's wife believe me, does she deserve to know and what would happen to her life if she found out?" By Beth Jacob  •  Read more »   Movie Review Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly's new western has bloody violence and suffering. But it also has sweetness. From the get-go, it's obvious that "The Sisters Brothers" will subvert typical western spectacle even as it indulges it. By Ann Hornaday  •  Read more »   Perspective Walmart's new line of wines is just the juice that bargain-hunting Americans need It's no joke: The line includes worthwhile bottles at affordable prices. By Dave McIntyre  •  Read more »

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