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McConnell just erased any doubt about Republicans' intentions to hear Ford out; Trump, in overt attack on Kavanaugh accuser, questions her credibility

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McCabe memos say Rosenstein suggested secretly recording Trump Memos written by Andrew McCabe, then the acting FBI director, say Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein also discussed possibly trying to remove President Trump from office, according to people familiar with the matter. Rosenstein denied the account. By Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more » The Fix | Analysis McConnell just erased any doubt about Republicans' intentions to hear Ford out In his own words, the top Senate Republican wants to "plow right through" Christine Blasey Ford's allegations to get Brett M. Kavanaugh on the court. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   Trump, in overt attack on Kavanaugh accuser, questions her credibility President Trump said that Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers, would have previously reported the attack if it "was as bad as she says." By John Wagner, Seung Min Kim and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   The Fix: Conservatives hyped a pundit who promised to prove Kavanaugh innocent. Then they saw his theory. Kavanaugh's friend assembled old yearbook photos and Google Maps screenshots into what one critic called a "crackpot" Twitter thread suggesting a lookalike assaulted Christine Blasey Ford. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   In 1960, about a half-million teens took a test. Now it could predict whether they get Alzheimer's. A study released this month found that subjects who did well on test questions as teenagers had a lower incidence of Alzheimer's and related dementias in their 60s and 70s than those who scored poorly. By Tara Bahrampour  •  Read more »   Trump walks back his plan to declassify Russia probe documents The retreat came after the president said Justice Department officials and others had persuaded him not to release the information for the time being. By Devlin Barrett  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Bailout checks begin arriving for farmers, as Trump's trade war escalates The U.S. government has given $25.8 million to farmers this month under a program designed to help them weather the trade battle, the Agriculture Department says. By Jeff Stein  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis The 10 most competitive Senate races: Democrats still have a path to the majority With six and a half weeks until Election Day, Democrats have managed to hang on to a path to take back the Senate majority for the first time since 2014. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   Book Review Stormy Daniels's memoir: Funny, vulgar, brash and believable Besides offering dirt on Donald Trump, Daniels also challenges attitudes about ambitious, self-promoting women. By Jill Filipovic  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Dam breach reported at former N.C. coal plant, raising fears toxic coal ash may pollute Cape Fear River Fears about the situation at Duke Energy's L.V. Sutton power plant near Wilmington have been growing since before Hurricane Florence made landfall. By Brady Dennis, Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   First lady's spokeswoman receives warning for Hatch Act violation Her tweet of a photo and slogan from the Trump 2016 campaign constituted political activity, investigators found. By Michelle Lee  •  Read more »   PayPal bans Alex Jones, saying Infowars 'promoted hate or discriminatory intolerance' The payment processor is the latest tech company to kick Jones off its platform. By Brian Fung  •  Read more »   Movie Review Bradley Cooper's and Lady Gaga's hotly anticipated 'A Star is Born' is here — and it is lavishly delightful Cooper, who directed the film, delivers one of the finest performances of his career. By Ann Hornaday  •  Read more »

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