Christine Blasey Ford

FILE - This Feb. 8, 2019 file photo shows The One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post, in downtown Washington. Washington Post politics reporter Felicia Sonmez sued the paper and several of its current and former editors for discriminating against her as a victim of sexual assault. In a suit filed Wednesday, July 21, 2021 in D.C. Superior Court, Sonmez says she was not allowed to report on sexual misconduct and frequently taken off stories after she publicly spoke out about her own experience. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File )

Washington Post reporter sues paper for discrimination

Washington Post politics reporter Felicia Sonmez sued the paper and several of its current and former editors for discriminating against her as a victim of sexual assault.
 
In this May 21, 2021, photo Washington based civil rights attorneys Debra Katz, left, and Lisa Banks, pose for a portrait at their law firm in Washington. For many people, the pandemic year has brought a pause of some kind, or at least a slowdown, to their professional endeavors. For Katz and Banks, the opposite has been true. “This is probably the biggest year we’ve ever had,” says Banks. Their work has been increasing for nearly four years. When the Harvey Weinstein revelations erupted in October 2017, launching the reckoning that became known as the #MeToo movement, it caused “a sea change," Katz says. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

For top #MeToo legal duo, a pandemic year brings no pause

 
FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2019 file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh watches as President Donald Trump arrives to give his State of the Union address to a joint session on Congress at the Capitol in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

A look at the revived allegations against Justice Kavanaugh

 
Julia Louis-Dreyfus arrives at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the 21st Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor presented to Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)

The Latest: Louis-Dreyfus references Kavanaugh at award

 
President Donald Trump speaks at a rally endorsing the Republican ticket in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 in Erie, Pa.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Fox News cutting back on Trump rally coverage

 

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Rich Manieri: Kavanaugh story is what happens when objectivity doesn’t matter

Never let the facts get in the way of a good vendetta. Words to live by for politicians and apparently for some news organizations.
 

Christine Blasey Ford introduces Sports Illustrated award to Larry Nassar’s accuser

In a video statement, Christine Blasey Ford presented former gymnast Rachel Denhollander as Sports Illustrated’s Inspiration of the Year at the magazine’s annual “Sportsperson of the Year Awards” on Tuesday.
 

Jeff Flake unconvinced if Brett Kavanaugh or Christine Blasey Ford were telling the truth

Sen. Jeff Flake said Tuesday that he remains unsure whether Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh or California professor Christine Blasey Ford were telling the truth about the sexual assault allegations levied near the end of a drawn-out Supreme Court confirmation battle.
 

In Minnesota Poll, divisions linger over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh

WASHINGTON About half of Minnesotans approve of Brett Kavanaughs confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, and the number of people who do not believe he committed sexual assault as a teenager is higher than those who believe he did, according to a new Star Tribune/MPR News Minnesota Poll.
 

Letter: Quit fighting and do your jobs

The disturbing thing about the Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford situation is that the Republicans had no business calling it a “hoax” and proclaiming Kavanaugh innocent, no more than if the Democrats had stated Ford’s allegations were true.
 

Thursday letters: Rule of law

Rule of lawRegarding “Kavanaugh puts personal abmition over country’s well-being” (City/State, Sunday): Erica Greider in her column regurgitated the tired generalization of the expected Republican stereotype.
 

Roberts asks federal judges to handle Kavanaugh complaints

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts is referring ethics complaints against new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to federal judges in Colorado and neighboring states.
 

Trump rally crowd chants ‘Lock her up!’ about Sen. Feinstein

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Chants of “Lock her up!” rang once again throughout an Iowa arena as President Donald Trump rallied supporters Tuesday night.
 
President Donald Trump reacts to words spoken by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, during a Make America Great Again rally at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

The Latest: Feinstein calls Trump attack ‘an embarrassment’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump in Iowa (all times local):

9:20 p.m.

Democratic Sen.
 
President Donald Trump, Chief Justice John Roberts, seated left, and justices of the Supreme Court, listen to Justice Brett Kavanaugh speak during the ceremonial swearing-in ceremony...

Court mood is jovial as Kavanaugh takes his place on bench

WASHINGTON (AP) — Brett Kavanaugh took the bench with his new Supreme Court colleagues for the first time Tuesday in a jovial atmosphere that was strikingly at odds with the tension and rancor surrounding his high-court confirmation.
 

Plurality of voters think media was biased against Kavanaugh: Poll

A new poll released Monday shows a plurality of voters thought the media was biased against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in covering the confirmation process.
 
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the chamber for the final vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Trump calls Kavanaugh’s past ‘squeaky clean’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (all times local):

6:45 p.m.

President Donald Trump says he is a “hundred percent” sure that the woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were in high school named the wrong person.
 

2018 campaign further widening our gender gap

Have you felt it too? With each passing day this campaign season, it’s felt to me as if the sociopolitical wedge dividing men and women in this state and nation is being pounded deeper.
 

Trump says controversial speech mocking Blasey Ford helped Kavanaugh

President Trump took a victory lap after his nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, was confirmed to the Supreme Court, telling reporters Saturday that his controversial campaign speech last week challenging the sexual assault allegations was a pivotal moment.
 

Democrats: Kavanaugh confirmation sends ‘terrible message’ to women

Democrats said Saturday that they hoped sexual assault survivors wouldn’t remain silent after the Supreme Court confirmation battle and blamed Republicans for sending the wrong message in confirming incoming Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
 

Melania Trump gives thumbs-up to Kavanaugh

First lady Melania Trump on Saturday called Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh “high qualified” to earn a seat on the high court.
 
In this Oct. 2, 2018 photo, President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks at a rally in Southaven, Miss. President Trump misrepresented the testimony of his Supreme Court nominee’s chief accuser on a rally stage over the past week as campaign politics and the pitched struggle over Brett Kavanaugh’s fate. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump on Kavanaugh accuser, drug prices, vets

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump misrepresented the testimony of his Supreme Court nominee’s chief accuser in a mocking turn on a rally stage over the past week as campaign politics and the pitched struggle over Brett Kavanaugh’s fate provided fertile ground for distortion.
 
FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington for the second day of his confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. On Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, The Associated Press has found multiple untrue stories circulating on the internet regarding Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media.
 
U.S. Rep. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., who is running against U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., for the senate seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., talks to tours at a crane manufacturing and training facility, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, in Phoenix. Arizona's Senate race pits Sinema, a careful politician running as a centrist in a Republican-leaning state, against McSally, a onetime Trump critic turned fan. (AP Photo/Matt York)

2 female Arizona Senate candidates on a Kavanaugh tightrope

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — In a small office full of Democratic women steamed over Brett Kavanaugh, Senate candidate Kyrsten Sinema carefully avoided telling reporters whether she thought sexual assault allegations against President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee were true.
 

Leland Keyser felt pressured by friends to make clear she believed Ford’s allegation: Report

Leland Keyser told the FBI she felt pressured by other friends of Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford to adjust her initial statement to include the fact that she believed the allegations, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
 

SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE EDITORIAL: Kavanaugh Deserves an Up-or-down Vote

Democrats got what they wanted -- an FBI supplemental background investigation into Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh -- and now it’s time to vote.
 

In emotional speech, Ben Sasse says he told Trump to nominate a woman to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., delivered an emotional floor speech Wednesday night rejecting suggestions that the vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is about whether lawmakers care about women.
 
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2017, photo, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., testifies in front of the Senate Banking Committee in Washington. Heitkamp, one of the few Democratic senators who'd been undecided on the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, tells a television station she will vote against Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Heitkamp says no to Kavanaugh, citing temperament

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp’s decision to vote against Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court defies her state’s heavy support for President Donald Trump, but could boost the vulnerable Democrat’s standing with independents and women.
 
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., arrives to view the FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, in Wa...

Who was questioned by the FBI in the Kavanaugh probe?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has wrapped up its background investigation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but much of what it did remains a mystery, including its decisions about whom to interview.
 
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Tricky time for GOP female senators facing Kavanaugh vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump era has, at times, been uncomfortable for Republican women, especially the six senators who will be asked to vote for Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation by week’s end.
 
The entrance to the Office of Senate Security is seen on Capitol Hill, Wednesday night, Oct. 3, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Who sees it? Senators, staff to have access to FBI report

WASHINGTON (AP) — All 100 senators, and a handful of Senate staff, will be able to read the FBI’s new report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
 
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool Image via AP)

The Latest: Ford’s lawyers criticize scope of FBI probe

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Fischer says she’s ‘a yes vote’ for Kavanaugh; Sasse offers support for #MeToo movement in emotional floor speech

As senators awaited the latest FBI background report on Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Sen. Deb Fischer said she intends to vote for confirmation of Kavanaugh’s nomination to a seat on the U.S.
 

GOP senators want women to shut up and just go away

WASHINGTON — If Brett Kavanaugh is eventually confirmed to the Supreme Court, Republican senators will be sending a clear message to women who accuse powerful men of sexual misconduct: Tell your story if you must, then shut up and go away.
 
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GOP women in hot seat over Trump mocking Ford, vote looming

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump era has, at times, been uncomfortable for Republican women, especially the six senators who will be asked to vote for Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation by week’s end.
 
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