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Collins, Flake signal satisfaction with FBI report on Kavanaugh The comments from Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Jeff Flake (Ariz.), who are swing votes, increase the odds that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh could be confirmed this weekend. By John Wagner and Seung Min Kim  •  Read more » The rise and the reckoning: Inside Kavanaugh's circles of influence Shielded by wealth and power, the Supreme Court nominee was, in the end, on his own. By Marc Fisher, Ann Marimow and Michael Kranish  •  Read more »   Perspective Trump and Sanders are gaslighting America A falsehood-filled press briefing and "vicious" rally show how the president's assault on truth has hit a new low. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Daily 202: How Senate Republicans could win the battle and the war on Kavanaugh Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) looks increasingly poised to score a hat trick. By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   At Trump's big city hotels, business dropped as his political star rose, internal documents show The Washington Post obtained details from two of President Trump's landmark properties — his luxury hotels in Chicago and Manhattan — from small-time investors who get details that the public does not. The decrease in business has left many investors worried that the Trump brand may be curdling in the liberal cities where Trump built much of his empire. By David Fahrenthold, Jonathan O'Connell and Morgan Krakow  •  Read more »   Congressional Republicans tentatively agree to raise federal worker pay, rebuffing Trump The deal would probably lift a pay freeze for executive officials and appointees, including the vice president and Cabinet. By Erica Werner and Lisa Rein  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT As Pentagon looks into insect army to defend crops, critics fear bioweapon The bugs would carry genetically engineered viruses that could be deployed rapidly to make genetic modifications if critical crops became vulnerable to a drought, a natural blight or a biological attack. But some critics find it creepy. By Joel Achenbach  •  Read more »   MacArthur 'genius' grant winners ponder a new future: 'Your life can change in an instant' The famously secretive honor has selected a new class of fellows who receive a no-strings-attached award of $625,000. By Caitlin Gibson  •  Read more »   China inserted surveillance microchip in servers used by Amazon and Apple, report says The allegations could further inflame trade tensions between the United States and its leading source of electronics components and products. By Craig Timberg, Ellen Nakashima and Hamza Shaban  •  Read more »   Analysis SEC is dominating college football like only it has before Like it or not, the College Football Playoff rankings probably will feature multiple teams from the Southeastern Conference. By Chuck Culpepper  •  Read more »   Beyond 'no means no': What most parents aren't teaching their sons about sexual consent In the age of #MeToo, and in the wake of the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, parents across the country have been wrestling with the anxieties of raising teenage boys to understand consent. By Samantha Schmidt  •  Read more »   Fashion Review Wanted: Fashion designers who truly respect women. Now more than ever. Amid a backlash against a beloved brand's overhaul, a few Paris fashion houses are offering a beacon for female customers. By Robin Givhan  •  Read more »

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