"This is a smear, plain and simple," Brett Kavanaugh says. That's his response to the new allegation of sexual misconduct against him -- published by The New Yorker on Sunday night -- in a story co-bylined by Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer.
The daily briefings are now practically nonexistent, but there are other troubling issues the press corp needs to confront when it comes to White House access.
An extended takeover battle involving three of the world's most powerful media companies is culminating in the most dramatic way imaginable: An auction.