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Kavanaugh's accuser thought her life would be upended. She was right. Supporters of the Supreme Court nominee have called for protests at her house and questioned her veracity and motives. By Elise Viebeck  •  Read more » The Fix • Analysis The worst is yet to come for Kavanaugh's accuser. Take it from this sexual assault attorney. Attorney Douglas Wigdor, who represents sexual assault victims in cases against high profile men, discusses how he would prep Christine Blasey Ford for Monday's hearing, which will be one of the hardest parts of her ordeal. By Deanna Paul  •  Read more »   'Why didn't she bring it up?': Feinstein under scrutiny for handling of allegations against Kavanaugh The 85-year-old California lawmaker, elected after Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas, is in the middle of an explosive cultural, political and social firestorm. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Woman who accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault wants FBI to investigate incident before she testifies to Senate 'I feel so badly that he's going through this,' the president said about his embattled Supreme Court nominee. By Seung Min Kim, Robert Costa and John Wagner  •  Read more »   Analysis The Trailer: Brett Kavanaugh and the case of the missing fan club In this edition: Kavanaugh slogs, Democrats win the primaries, Kathy Griffin re-emerges in attack ads, Mike Bloomberg misses Charlie Rose. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   He's running ... around the country to provide news, analysis and in-depth reporting on key races and upsets that Washington might not see coming. Sign up for our new elections newsletter by David Weigel: The Trailer. ADVERTISEMENT Fact Checker • Analysis Would the House GOP plan have prevented 'price discrimination' against people with preexisting conditions? Republicans are scrambling to defend their efforts to replace Obamacare. We examine a claim that people with preexisting conditions would not face higher prices. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   Analysis 'Shut up and step up': Sen. Hirono's blunt message to men The blunt force of Mazie Hirono's comments reverberated widely around the internet on Tuesday afternoon. By Eli Rosenberg  •  Read more »   Analysis Five sitting senators voted on Clarence Thomas's nomination. Four supported it. Three participated in the committee hearings questioning Anita Hill. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Trump's declassification order rewards allies' strategy of sidestepping congressional leaders In lobbying the president, conservative Republicans made a final push before the midterms to undercut Mueller's Russia probe. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   Political nonprofits must now name many of their donors The Supreme Court decision not to intervene in a long-running case could curtail the ability of major political players to raise money and would force the disclosure of some of the country's wealthiest donors. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Cybersecurity 202 newsletter PowerPost's daily guide to cybersecurity news and policy, by reporter Derek Hawkins. Sign Up  »

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