Good Wednesday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today.

• Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexual assault, said an F.B.I. investigation should be a “first step” before she agrees to testify. [Read the story]

• A United States much changed since the 1980s is now deep into a debate over how allegations from that time involving teenagers and alcohol should be treated in Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation process. [Read the story]

• President Trump falsely charged that Democrats had sought to time the allegation against Judge Kavanaugh to obstruct his confirmation. [Read the story]

• China said it would impose tariffs on an additional $60 billion of United States imports. But Beijing is running out of American goods to target. [Read the story]