“A presumption of perfection derails Trump’s sure bet”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation sets up a high-stakes trade-off for the GOP”: Susan Page of USA Today has this report.

“Mea Maxima Culpa”: Ed Whelan has this post at National Review’s “Bench Memos” blog. Whelan’s Twitter account can now be accessed here.

“The Supreme Court Is Coming Apart: It’s not just the Kavanaugh mess; Over the long term, the court risks a crisis of legitimacy.” Columnist David Leonhardt will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Brett Kavanaugh Is Probably a Goner Now”: Jonathan Chait has this post at the “Daily Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“Kavanaugh confirmation in renewed peril after second assault claim”: Burgess Everett, Elana Schor, and Natasha Korecki of Politico have this report.

“Michael Avenatti Claims to Represent Woman With ‘Credible Information’ on Kavanaugh”: Adam K. Raymond has this post at the “Daily Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“Kavanaugh support slips as public believes accuser”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

“The Kavanaugh confirmation is a festival of misdirection and ugliness”: Columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Why the Brett Kavanaugh ‘Evil Twin’ Theory Is So Diabolical: It says everything you need to know about how seriously the GOP takes Christine Blasey Ford.” Lili Loofbourow has this essay online at Slate.

“Senate Democrats Investigate a New Allegation of Sexual Misconduct, from Brett Kavanaugh’s College Years”: Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer have this post online at The New Yorker.

“A new cloud over Kavanaugh: What did he know about a slimy smear campaign?” Tom Nichols has this essay online at The New York Daily News.

“Ed Whelan offers to resign from conservative think tank he led”: Tom Hamburger of The Washington Post has this report.

And Quint Forgey of Politico reports that “Ed Whelan taking ‘leave of absence’ after posting Kavanaugh theory.”

“Kavanaugh to Give Senate Calendars From 1982 to Back Up Denial”: Peter Baker of The New York Times has this report.

“Kavanaugh booster Ed Whelan placed on leave from ethics institute after pushing mistaken identity theory”: Naomi Lim of the Washington Examiner has this report. The board of directors of the Ethics and Public Policy Center posted this statement online today. And the contents of Whelan’s Twitter account are no longer publicly available.

Update: Both yesterday and today, new posts from Whelan — which in all likelihood were pre-scheduled for publication — appeared at National Review’s “Bench Memos” blog. To my knowledge, no announcement has been made concerning whether Whelan will remain as a contributor to that blog.

“Kavanaugh-Blasey Ford showdown really about whether a woman can control her story, her body, her destiny”: Columnist Will Bunch has this essay online at The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Kavanaugh has a doppelganger — no, not that one”: Columnist Megan McArdle has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Christine Blasey Ford Reaches Deal to Testify at Kavanaugh Hearing”: Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times has this report.

And Eli Watkins and Gloria Borger of CNN report that “Kavanaugh accuser will testify in open hearing on Thursday.”

“If Republicans don’t get answers, Democrats will in 2019”: Columnist Jennifer Rubin has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Amy Chua denies telling female students to be ‘model-like’ for Brett Kavanaugh; Law professor rejects claims she advised students applying for clerkships with supreme court nominee on looks”: Stephanie Kirchgaessner of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

“Poll: Most Americans want hearings before Kavanaugh vote, stark partisan divides.” Jennifer De Pinto of CBS News has a report that begins, “Nearly six in 10 Americans say a vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court should wait until after more investigations and hearings are done.”

“Yale Students To Prof Who Denies Coaching Kavanaugh Clerks: You’re Lying; Amy Chua has pushed back hard against claims she groomed students for Kavanaugh.” Sara Boboltz and Emily Peck of HuffPost have this report.

“The Crisis of the American Elites: Judith Butler and Ed Whelan share little in common — save their willingness to direct cruelty against ordinary people in defense of eminent colleagues.” Eliot A. Cohen has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Trump Galvanized a Movement of Women. Kavanaugh Is Testing It.” Alexander Burns, Elizabeth Dias, and Susan Chira have this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

And Jonathan Martin of The New York Times reports that “Kavanaugh Was Supposed to Be a Midterm Boon for G.O.P. Not Anymore.“

“The party of men: Kavanaugh fight risks worsening the Trump GOP’s gender problem.” Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker, and Robert Costa of The Washington Post have this report.

“This I Believe About Blasey v. Kavanaugh: I believe Blasey deserves to be fairly heard, not automatically believed.” Columnist Bret Stephens has this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Times. Stephens today also had this related tweet.

“Are the Allegations That Cain Murdered Abel Worth Investigating, or Should We Blame This Mysterious Doppelganger I Found Online Instead?” Matthew Dessem has this essay online at Slate.

“The only sure thing in Ford v. Kavanaugh may be that one side is panicking”: Mike Littwin has this essay online at The Aspen Times.

“Ed Whelan apologizes for conspiracy theory”: This video segment appeared on last night’s broadcast of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360.

Mary Tyler March of The Hill reports that “Bill Maher blasts Republicans for unfounded theory about Kavanaugh doppelganger.”

And Nicole Lafond of TPM has a post titled “Ed Whelan Is Our Duke Of The Week.”

“Senate Judiciary Committee contacts Ford’s friend about party”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

And Burgess Everett of Politico reports that “Woman denies attending party where alleged Kavanaugh assault occurred.”

“Democrats float more Kavanaugh investigations, impeachment even if he is confirmed”: Adam Shaw of Fox News has this report.

“Yale Law Professor Amy Chua Rejects Charge She Coached Female Students on How to Dress for Kavanaugh; News outlets had reported she told women to dress ‘outgoing'”: Melissa Korn of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Tentative Deal Reached for Kavanaugh Accuser to Testify on Thursday”: Nicholas Fandos, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, and Julie Hirschfeld Davis of The New York Times have this report.

And Burgess Everett and Elana Schor of Politico report that “Senate Judiciary Committee tentatively agrees to Thursday hearing with Kavanaugh accuser.”

“Oklahoma Indian Reservation Case Heads To Supreme Court”: Graham Brewer had this audio segment on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

“‘Incredibly frustrated’: Inside the GOP effort to save Kavanaugh amid assault allegation.” Seung Min Kim and Josh Dawsey of The Washington Post have this report.