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Responding to My Critics on the Kavanaugh Allegations
My last column elicited tens of thousands of comments—from the thoughtful to the sick—on the internet and Twitter. In the column, I made two points. One was that the accusation made against Brett Kavanaugh—for which there is no evidence, that was made by an anti-Trump activist, that concerns an event that allegedly took place in… -
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White House Open to Deborah Ramirez Testifying on Her Kavanaugh Allegation
The White House is open to giving the second woman who accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault the opportunity to testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. “Certainly we would be open to that, and that process could take place on Thursday,” Sanders said Tuesday… -
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The Daily Signal Podcast: The Problems With the Kavanaugh Allegations
The Daily Signal’s Genevieve Wood has some questions about the credibility of the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, and she joins the podcast to discuss. Plus: We celebrate fall by talking football—college vs. NFL, and whether it should become a safer sport or not. We also cover these stories: White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders… -
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Kavanaugh Assails Accusations as ‘Smears, Pure and Simple,’ and Won’t Withdraw
In a letter sent Monday to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and ranking member Dianne Feinstein, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh categorically and unequivocally rejected a pair of accusations of sexual misconduct. “[Sunday] night, another false and uncorroborated accusation from 35 years ago was published,” Kavanaugh wrote in response to the newest allegation, by… -
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The Media’s War on Brett Kavanaugh Hits Another Low
The media just keeps stooping lower and lower. Reporters had already discredited themselves through their often reckless coverage of the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court. Now, we’re hit with one of the most irresponsible stories yet. On Sunday, The New Yorker published an article reporting that Senate Democrats… -
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Sen. Hirono Suggests Democrats Could Hold Supreme Court Seat Open Until 2020
A Democrat senator suggested that if President Donald Trump withdraws Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination, Democrats could hold the Supreme Court seat open until after the 2020 election. “The world does not come to an end because we don’t [approve] all of the nominees,” Sen. Mazie Hirono said on Politico’s “Off Message” podcast last week, when asked… -
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Sen. Hatch: Democrats’ Approach to Kavanaugh Allegations Makes Clear ‘Objective Here Is Not Truth, but Politics’
Last night, Senate Democrats continued their smear campaign against Judge Brett Kavanaugh with a thinly sourced article accusing Kavanaugh of conduct that no eyewitness can even corroborate. Rather than bringing the matter to the attention of committee investigators, Democrats coordinated with members of the media to drop the story in the most dramatic and damaging… -
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Kavanaugh Decries Last-Minute Smear as New Accuser Emerges
A second woman shared her account of alleged sexual misconduct on the part of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh Sunday night, claiming that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her during a party in college in either 1983 or 1984. The accuser, Deborah Ramirez, attended Yale University with Kavanaugh in the mid-1980s. The White House affirmed its… -
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We Hear You: After 35 Years, Christine Blasey Ford Accuses Brett Kavanaugh
Editor's note: A California woman's allegation that she was sexually assaulted by the current Supreme Court nominee when they were teens in the early 1980s is the talk of the nation. We're turning over today's mailbag to some of your responses to our coverage, including the Senate hearings before the accusation landed. Write us at… -
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‘A Man of Honor, Integrity’: More High School Female Friends Defend Kavanaugh
Women who have known Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh personally and/or professionally gathered Friday to assert that the allegations of sexual abuse against him are false. “Those of us who know Brett best, now and in high school, know that he is a man of honor, integrity, and compassion. He has always been a good… -
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McConnell Predicts Senate Will Confirm Kavanaugh for Supreme Court
“Here’s what I want to tell you: Judge Kavanaugh will be on the United States Supreme Court,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday morning to conservatives assembled at the annual Values Voter Summit in Washington. The Kentucky Republican counseled the crowd to “keep the faith” regarding nominee Brett Kavanaugh, vowing that the Senate won’t… -
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Media Misses: Kavanaugh Allegations Show Bias at All-Time High
The left is in full meltdown mode over the recent allegations against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. But surprisingly, some in the mainstream media are criticizing Democrats for the handling of the situation. Plus: CNN, MSNBC, and Politico use a clip of a joke Kavanaugh made during a 2015 speech to suggest credence to Christine… -
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There’s No Reason to Delay the Kavanaugh Vote Any Further
“Guess who’s perpetuating all of these kinds of actions?” Sen. Mazie Hirono explained, boiling down the Senate Democrats’ position on Brett Kavanaugh. “It’s the men in this country. I just want to say to the men in this country, just shut up. And step up. Do the right thing for a change.” Demanding an entire… -
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The Daily Signal Podcast: Exclusive Interview With Female High School Friend, Supporter of Kavanaugh
Washington remains fixated this week on the allegations brought against Judge Brett Kavanaugh—but in the midst of it all, 65 women who knew Kavanaugh in high school have come to his defense. Daily Signal reporter Rachel del Guidice spoke to one of those women, and she shares exclusive audio from that interview. Plus: A Michigan… -
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Protesters Swarm Sen. Grassley’s Office, Insist Kavanaugh Accuser Deserves ‘Trauma-Informed’ Investigation of Charge
Protesters who swarmed the office of Sen. Chuck Grassley on Thursday say the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were teens should not have to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Grassley, R-Iowa, is chairman of the committee, which is weighing the nomination of the appeals court… -
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On the Street: Is Kavanaugh Controversy Strictly Political?
Are the allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh about justice or politics? And how will the accuser’s refusal to now come forward and testify affect the #MeToo movement? (After we filmed, Christine Blasey Ford indicated she might be willing to testify in the future.) We took our cameras “On the Streets” of D.C. to… -
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Problematic Women: Liberal Hypocrisy Surrounding Brett Kavanaugh
Christine Blasey Ford isn’t the only one facing harassment and violent threats—Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine and a swing vote, is, too. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., apparently thought those threats were funny, writing on Twitter in part, “Boo hoo.” Swalwell has since apologized, but is it enough? Plus: This week it’s not just Brett… -
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The Reckless Coverage of Kavanaugh Allegations Is Why Americans Don’t Trust the Media
The last few weeks of coverage of the accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have been a perfect example of why the American people don’t trust the media. The sheer breadth of wild and reckless reporting on the situation has been extraordinary, even by the media’s increasingly low standards. There have been a staggering… -
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Calls for New FBI Probe of Kavanaugh Have No Precedent
An FBI inquiry into a California woman’s allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would be highly unusual, but wouldn’t necessarily delay a Senate vote on confirmation, legal experts said. Christine Blasey Ford, a professor of clinical psychology at Palo Alto University in California, alleges that Kavanaugh attempted to sexually assault her when the two… -
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I Stand With Brett Kavanaugh
When I read Christine Blasey Ford’s account of being assaulted when she was a teenager, I felt sick to my stomach. How could you not after reading how she was trapped in a room and pinned down as a boy groped her and tried to rip her clothes off? This is a serious allegation. Ford…