Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow | The FBI Probe Ignored Testimonies From Former Classmates of Kavanaugh

04 October 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow | The FBI Probe Ignored Testimonies From Former Classmates of Kavanaugh  Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker Excerpt: "Frustrated potential witnesses who have been unable to speak with the F.B.I agents conducting the investigation into sexual-assault allegations against Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, have been resorting to sending statements, unsolicited, to the Bureau and to senators, in hopes that they would be seen before the inquiry concluded." READ MORE Sen. Bernie Sanders. (photo: Getty) Bernie Sanders to Launch New Plan to Break Up Wall Street Giants, Including Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Jeff Stein, The Washington Post Stein writes: "Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday unveiled legislation that would place a hard cap on the size of financial institutions, a proposal that would splinter Wall Street's biggest firms in an effort to ward off future taxpayer bailouts." READ MORE Activists gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court to hold a vigil in opposition to US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanugh. (photo: Reuters) Hundreds of Law Professors Sign Letters Rejecting Kavanaugh Nomination Jon Swaine, Guardian UK Swaine writes: "Hundreds of US law professors are urging the Senate to reject Brett Kavanaugh's supreme court nomination because of his conduct at last week's hearing on sexual misconduct allegations." READ MORE Voters fill out their ballots. (photo: Amber Arnold/AP) Cook Report: Eight More GOP Seats Move Towards Democrats David Wasserman, Cook Political Report Wasserman writes: "Five weeks out, several personally popular Republicans who appeared to be defying the "blue wave' in Clinton-won districts are beginning to see their leads erode." READ MORE Brett Kavanaugh. (photo: Carolyn Kaster/AP) Senate Democrats Suggest There's Something Fishy in Kavanaugh's Past Background Checks Jack Crosbie, Splinter News Crosbie writes: "According to Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, there's nothing in any of those reports that relates to alcohol abuse or sexual misconduct. According to Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, that's not true." READ MORE Supporters of temporary protected status for immigrants hold signs and cheer at a March 12 rally before a news conference announcing a lawsuit against the Trump administration. (photo: Jeff Chen/AP) Federal Judge, Citing Trump 'Animus' Against Nonwhites, Blocks Removal of Haitians, Salvadorans and Others Meagan Flynn, The Washington Post Flynn writes: "A federal judge in California temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plans to terminate the legal status of about 300,000 immigrants who fled violence and disaster in Haiti, Sudan, Nicaragua and El Salvador." READ MORE The frame of this picture can only take in a small part of the CF Industries nitrogen complex in Donaldson, Louisiana. (photo: Julie Dermansky/Getty) Our Fertilizer Is Killing Us. Here's a Fix. Nathanael Johnson, Grist Johnson writes: "Now, for the first time in over a hundred years, there's a potential solution. A pack of startups is racing to market with a means of fixing nitrogen without polluting the Earth." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation