Senate Democrats Investigate a New Allegation of Sexual Misconduct, from Brett Kavanaugh's College Years
The New Yorker
As Senate Republicans press for a swift vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, Senate Democrats are investigating a new allegation of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh. The claim dates to the 1983-84 ...

Vox

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is reportedly out
Vox
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has reportedly resigned, throwing the future of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation into question. The news comes three days after the New York Times reported the deputy attorney general said he ...

The Root

Amber Guyger, the Dallas Officer Who Killed Botham Jean, Has Been Fired But It's Not Enough
The Root
Amber Guyger the 30-year-old police officer who shot and killed 26-year-old Botham Shem Jean as he sat in his own apartment minding his own business has been fired from her job with the Dallas Police Department. The department announced Guyger's ...

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Georgia nuclear project continues, but cost controls sought
ATLANTA The nation's only major nuclear power plant under construction appears to still be alive after the owners voted to push forward despite another multibillion-dollar ... More
8:27pm, September 24, 2018

Kavanaugh says he won't let 'false accusations' push him out
WASHINGTON Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh declared in a televised interview Monday that he never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or at any other ... More
8:22pm, September 24, 2018

California urges Trump to drop plan for weaker fuel standard
FRESNO, Calif. California officials demanded Monday that the Trump administration back off a plan to weaken national fuel economy standards aimed at reducing car emissions ... More
8:19pm, September 24, 2018

The Latest: Georgia nuclear plant gets the go ahead vote
ATLANTA — The Latest on budget overruns in construction of a Georgia nuclear power facility (all times local):
8:02pm, September 24, 2018

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