At an extraordinary hearing that gripped the country, Dr. Blasey emotionally detailed the night she said Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee to address Dr. Blasey’s sexual assault allegation against the Supreme Court nominee. Christine Blasey Ford’s harrowing account of a sexual assault brought some women to tears, but Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh angrily proclaimed his innocence. Americans tuned their televisions around the country to watch political history unfolding in real time at the hearing on Brett M. Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination. Surrounded by her lawyers, publicists and a sisterhood of friends who had convened to support her and zealously protect her privacy, Dr. Blasey said her piece. Continuing to shed his maverick credentials, the South Carolina Republican told his Democratic Senate colleagues, “What you want to do is destroy this guy’s life.” Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. The political and gender divide in America played out on TV not just in what Christine Blasey and Brett Kavanaugh said, but how they said it. The coverage of the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh reflected a nation bitterly divided, but also produced a rare collective civic moment. In a stunning hearing on Thursday, Christine Blasey Ford told her story in raw and gripping testimony as Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh fought to clear his name and salvage his confirmation. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit Thursday that accused Mr. Musk, the electric-car manufacturer’s chief executive, of making false and misleading public statements. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved a series of annual increases that will lift the minimum wage for airport workers to $19 an hour. In “A Star Is Born,” his directorial debut, Mr. Cooper wrangles with the celebrity industrial complex. So you can imagine how this interview went. And why Christine Blasey Ford was. On Thursday, Christine Blasey Ford was the voice for those of us who are still haunted by decades-old assaults — including me. Her testimony was heroic. Will it be pointless? The pain of watching Christine Blasey Ford be so accommodating to the people questioning her. From Anita Hill to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, this video spotlights the Senate’s strides in gender sensitivity and female representation. An emotional reaction from readers, who describe “rage and sadness,” praise Christine Blasey Ford’s courage and condemn G.O.P. senators. She was afraid. She was strong. She was human. In the great awakening around sexual harassment, race was politely ushered offstage. That problem persists. On health care, a determination to deceive voters as much as possible. Kevin Systrom, one of the founders of Instagram, wasn’t a “team player.” That was exactly what the company needed. The program that’s supposed to help teachers and others with their loans isn’t working. Efforts to give paid sick leave to government workers who have had 9/11-related illnesses are incomplete. After 40-plus years in rock, the singer and guitarist is as fierce and defiant as ever. A new documentary charts her pathbreaking rise. Two shows attempt to bridge the rift in a museum’s mission: to honor its Barrio roots — and reach a global audience. It's the latest step by the Trump administration that appears to diminish the role of scientific research in policymaking. A woman was murdered in Simsbury, Conn., in 2014. It was a cold case until last week, when a man confessed to stabbing her once, and then fleeing. Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, said that a trilateral deal with Canada remained possible, but that he was confident Congress would pass a Mexico-only pact. As the country’s politics have veered to the right and become increasingly divisive, the justices have often acted as a progressive counterweight. Venture capitalists are racing to pour money into technology for real estate — or what Silicon Valley is now calling proptech. Professional mentorships used to be the workplace norm, but today they’re hard to find, even though they matter more than ever. Here’s how to find one, and how to get the most from it. The once-ubiquitous lunch item’s prominence has dwindled, and it deserves more respect. More Recent Articles |
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