Politics A.M.: Brett Kavanaugh’s Fox News interview transcript, annotated

White House grapples with dual crises over Kavanaugh and Rosenstein; 'How'd you find me?': Mark Judge has been holed up in a beach house in Delaware amid a media firestorm

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The Fix •  Analysis Brett Kavanaugh's Fox News interview transcript, annotated Kavanaugh said he never got blackout drunk and was a virgin for "many years" after high school. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more » White House grapples with dual crises over Kavanaugh and Rosenstein Trump's frustration with McConnell and Grassley simmers as his Supreme Court nominee faces more assault allegations. By Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »   'How'd you find me?': Mark Judge has been holed up in a beach house in Delaware amid a media firestorm Judge, named as the only witness to an alleged sexual assault decades ago by Brett Kavanaugh, left town because he was "being hounded," his lawyer said. By Gabriel Pogrund, Carol D. Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT 'I've never sexually assaulted anyone': Brett Kavanaugh offers deeply personal defense in Fox News interview In a television sit-down unheard of for a Supreme Court nominee, the federal judge discussed his own sexual history as he denied charges of misconduct. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   Kavanaugh vows to fight misconduct allegations as Trump and Republicans dig in In a letter sent Saturday, Christine Blasey Ford told Sen. Charles E. Grassley that the nominee's alleged actions "have had a lasting impact" on her life. By Sean Sullivan, Seung Min Kim and John Wagner  •  Read more »   GOP Rep. Cramer questions whether accusation against Kavanaugh should disqualify him, even if true Rep. Kevin Cramer has drawn attention over his comments about Brett M. Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump arrives at U.N. to promote foreign agenda but domestic turmoil reigns President Trump is both on home ground and enemy territory this week, back in his beloved Trump Tower in New York and surrounded by diplomats wary or sometimes hostile to his "America First" nationalism. By David Nakamura and Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   Today's WorldView • Analysis Trump cuts a lonely figure at the U.N. On his return to the U.N. General Assembly, Trump will surprise few world leaders with his sharp rhetoric. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more »   Rod Rosenstein to stay in job for now, will meet with Trump on Thursday, White House says The White House announcement followed a morning of speculation that Rosenstein was resigning or being fired. By Devlin Barrett, Ashley Parker, Carol D. Leonnig and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis Beto O'Rourke's false claim he did not try to leave the scene of a DWI The Senate hopeful, in a debate, earns Four Pinocchios for flatly disputing a witness account in police records from his DWI 20 years ago. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   Upheaval opens door for Republican outsider in Virginia congressional race Driven out of the governor's race by lack of funds, Denver Riggleman snagged the GOP nomination without spending a dime. By Laura Vozzella  •  Read more »   Trump an 'absolute no' on Puerto Rico statehood because of San Juan's 'horror show' of a mayor In a radio interview, the president took aim at Carmen Yulín Cruz, a critic of the federal response to Hurricane Maria. By John Wagner  •  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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