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Kavanaugh accuser accepts Senate panel's request to testify, lawyers say In an email to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Christine Blasey Ford's attorneys asked the staff of Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) to set up a phone conversation to work out the specifics of her testimony. Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh has denied Ford's allegation that he sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers. By Seung Min Kim, Sean Sullivan and Emma Brown  •  Read more » 'I've got this terrible secret' Christine Blasey Ford's husband, Russell Ford, remembered her mindset when Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced his retirement. She even considered moving to another country, her husband said. By Jessica Contrera, Ian Shapira, Emma Brown and Steve Hendrix  •  Read more »   Grassley adviser resigns after sexual harassment accusation Garrett Ventry, a communications adviser to the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, denies the allegation. By Seung Min Kim  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Former top White House official revises statement about Flynn's calls with Russian ambassador Deputy national security adviser K.T. McFarland now acknowledges that Michael Flynn may have told her he discussed sanctions with Sergey Kislyak. By Shane Harris and Devlin Barrett  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis 4 things we need to know about the Rod Rosenstein bombshell There are more questions than answers, but that might not change the result. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   How a British music publicist ended up in the middle of the Russia storm Since helping broker a meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer, Rob Goldstone said his life has been "quite a whirl." By Rosalind Helderman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT @PKCapitol | Analysis Senate's seniority rules raise questions when presidential succession is at stake Depending on what party wins the majority, either 85-year-old Charles E. Grassley or 78-year-old Patrick J. Leahy would be the Senate's pro tempore — and in the line of presidential succession. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   Minnesota legislator quits race after daughter says he molested her Jim Knoblach, a Republican state representative in Minnesota, denied the allegations but dropped his bid for reelection, saying he needs to focus on "healing my family." By Reis Thebault  •  Read more »   U.S. offers explanation to puzzling increase in Guatemalan families seeking asylum Rather than a spike in violence, the families appear to be fleeing a hunger crisis in Guatemala's western highlands, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. By Nick Miroff and Kevin Sieff  •  Read more »   White House distances itself from reports that Trump could target Facebook, Google and Twitter with a new executive order Top tech companies have been on edge after the president's tweets attacking social media sites for silencing conservatives online. By Tony Romm and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »   These six — yes, six — siblings of a Republican congressman just endorsed his opponent "I'm not going to break bread with a racist," said David Gosar, the brother of Rep. Paul A. Gosar of Arizona. By Eli Rosenberg  •  Read more »

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