10 things you need to know today: September 19, 2018

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1. Kavanaugh accuser calls for FBI investigation

Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were in high school, sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee saying that the FBI should investigate the alleged incident before she testifies before the panel. The committee has invited Ford and Kavanaugh to testify at a hearing on Monday. Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) responded that there was no reason to further delay the confirmation process. President Trump and Senate Republicans on Tuesday defended Kavanaugh while saying Ford should be heard. Trump encouraged the hearing to let Ford "state her case," but predicted that Kavanaugh would be exonerated. "This is not a man that deserves this," Trump said.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.