Friday's Headlines: Charges and denials fuel an emotional hearing as Kavanaugh nomination moves to initial vote

A different Kavanaugh comes out swinging hard at 'search and destroy' Democrats; Kavanaugh leans heavily on exonerations that aren't exactly exonerating; The only consensus is that...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Charges and denials fuel an emotional hearing as Kavanaugh nomination moves to initial vote After Christine Blasey Ford gave her account of an assault, an angry, tearful Brett M. Kavanaugh called the accusations "a calculated and orchestrated political hit." The Senate majority whip said the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination on Friday, with a final confirmation vote by the full Senate planned for Tuesday. By Robert Barnes, Seung Min Kim and Elise Viebeck  •  Read more » A different Kavanaugh comes out swinging hard at 'search and destroy' Democrats The Supreme Court nominee aligned himself with President Trump in claiming that the sex assault allegations against him were orchestrated to derail his confirmation. By Michael Kranish, Emma Brown and Tom Hamburger  •   Read more »   Analysis Kavanaugh leans heavily on exonerations that aren't exactly exonerating He referred frequently to four witnesses who cleared him of the Ford accusations. They didn't. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   The only consensus is that the Senate — and the nation — have hit a new low The hearing, which was supposed to bring clarity to the nomination process, was a scorched-earth confrontation of men against women, right against left — a cascade of recriminations, anger, tears and sobs. The day ended with discord bordering on dark visions of a hopeless future. By Marc Fisher  •   Read more »   American Bar Association calls for FBI inquiry into allegations, delay in confirmation votes The group's letter, which is unlikely to sway Republicans, said that an appointment to the Supreme court "is simply too important to rush to a vote." By Meagan Flynn and Seung Min Kim  •   Read more »   For Trump and White House, a suspenseful drama in two acts After dismay at Christine Blasey Ford's testimony, the president and his circle were buoyed by the high court nominee's "incredible" performance. By Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey and Philip Rucker  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   The Senate can't vote on Kavanaugh now By Editorial  •   Read more »   HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO BRETT KAVANAUGH? By Alexandra Petri  •   Read more »   Ford's testimony was devastating. Kavanaugh's was volcanic. By Ruth Marcus  •   Read more »   Brett Kavanaugh fights back By Marc Thiessen  •   Read more »   China is challenging the U.S. in the Horn of Africa — and Washington is silent By Josh Rogin  •   Read more »   How is this a victory for America? By Fareed Zakaria  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   The Trailer The GOP embraces the Trumpian 'what about' pivot In this edition: The latest campaign ads and poll results; the Tea Party time warp; and how Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh's confirmation is creating pressure on other Republican candidates for Senate. By David Weigel  •  Read more »     SEC sues Tesla's Elon Musk, seeks his removal as CEO, alleging he lied to investors Federal regulators allege Musk misled investors when he claimed that he had secured funding to take Tesla private, causing "significant confusion and disruption in the market for Tesla's stock and resulting harm to investors," the lawsuit says. By Drew Harwell and Renae Merle  •   Read more »   Bill Cosby's first hours of prison: Near total isolation Administrators decided out of caution to isolate him from the other prisoners until they can figure out what to do with one of the most famous sex offenders in the country for the duration of his three-to-10 year sentence. By Avi Selk  •   Read more »   Archbishop Viganò renews his criticism of Pope Francis The former Vatican ambassador to the United States who sparked a firestorm last month by writing a letter accusing Popes Benedict and Francis of knowledge of a sexual harasser has published a second letter, attacking Pope Francis again. By Julie Zauzmer  •   Read more »   India's top court rules to allow women in ancient Hindu temple while menstruating For centuries, temples have been closed to female devotees between the ages of 10 and 50, essentially the years in which women menstruate. By Vidhi Doshi  •   Read more »   This major discovery upends long-held theories about the Maya civilization Archaeologists have uncovered 61,480 structures in Guatemala -- a number the lead author in the study called "humbling." By Ben Guarino  •   Read more »   Voraciously These recipes have everything you love about Buffalo wings — minus the wings Including some that don't even contain chicken. By Becky Krystal  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Today's Headlines or because it is included in your subscription. Manage my email newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe from Today's Headlines Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post  |  1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071