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Megathread: President Trump orders FBI investigation into Kavanaugh allegations - Politics

Megathread: President Trump orders FBI investigation into Kavanaugh allegations - Politics


Megathread: President Trump orders FBI investigation into Kavanaugh allegations

Posted: 28 Sep 2018 02:34 PM PDT

President Trump will authorize the FBI to conduct a supplemental background investigation into Judge Brett Kavanaugh regarding multiple sexual misconduct allegations against the Supreme Court nominee, the White House confirmed Friday.

"I've ordered the FBI to conduct a supplemental investigation to update Judge Kavanaugh's file. As the Senate has requested, this update must be limited in scope and completed in less than one week," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted Friday.


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Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 08:13 AM PDT

It's Saturday morning, folks. Let's all kick back with a cup of coffee and share some cartoons!

Feel free to share political cartoons (no memes/image macros, though) in this thread. The subject doesn't have to be US politics and can be from any time. Just keep them political and safe for work.

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Democrats planning to examine Trump’s tax returns after the midterms

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 05:14 AM PDT

Brett Kavanaugh exposed his political grudges — now faith in a neutral Supreme Court may be lost for decades

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 05:27 AM PDT

Bernie Sanders calls for FBI to investigate whether Kavanaugh told truth in hearing

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 07:47 AM PDT

Under the Fog of Kavanaugh, House Passes $3.8 Trillion More in Tax Cuts

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 02:30 AM PDT

Kavanaugh May Very Well Be Impeached Even if He Is Confirmed to the Supreme Court

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 04:23 AM PDT

'Mostly false:' Politifact vets 9 Rick Scott ads, finds all 9 are false

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 05:42 AM PDT

Jeff Flake Says He Was Moved By 'Emboldened' Women, Drive To Make Process 'Fair'

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 05:59 AM PDT

More Brett Kavanaugh Classmates Are Saying He Lied to Congress

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 08:09 AM PDT

Lawsuit alleging Trump’s private business is violating the Constitution approved by federal judge

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 06:53 AM PDT

Minnesota Rep. Jim Knoblach quits campaign following sexual allegations by daughter

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 07:18 AM PDT

Jason Isbell: 'Jesus would not have voted for Donald Trump'

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 04:52 AM PDT

I Told Sen. Lindsey Graham I’d Been Raped. His Response Was Telling.

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 07:04 AM PDT

Christine Blasey Ford's friend is not refuting Ford's allegation, will cooperate with FBI, lawyer says

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 07:49 AM PDT

Our View: Brett Kavanaugh has shown he doesn’t belong on the Supreme Court

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 07:29 AM PDT

More than 20 million viewers watched Kavanaugh hearing on TV

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 05:49 AM PDT

Brett Kavanaugh's Yale classmate says he told different story about virginity than in his Fox News interview

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 08:20 AM PDT

America Is Finally Listening to Women. It’s Sparking a National Crisis.

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 05:21 AM PDT

Trump admin asks court to block deposition for Wilbur Ross in 2020 census case

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 05:09 AM PDT

Lindsey Graham Disregards Violence Toward Women, and His State Is a Women's Murder Capital

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 08:31 AM PDT

Kavanaugh's college friends say he lied under oath about drinking

Posted: 28 Sep 2018 09:34 PM PDT

Amid Kavanaugh controversy, Trump administration plans to relax sexual assault rules on campus | CBC Radio

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 07:11 AM PDT

The Unbearable Dishonesty of Brett Kavanaugh

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 04:40 AM PDT

Pelosi on impeaching Kavanaugh: If he's lying 'he's not fit' for court he's on now

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 09:22 AM PDT

Mediocre White Man Falls Apart and Is Promptly Put Back Together

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 06:10 AM PDT

In rare move, the ACLU moves to oppose Brett Kavanaugh for The Supreme Court

Posted: 29 Sep 2018 09:31 AM PDT