memeorandum: After Kavanaugh, the Deluge — In the second year of his presidency … (Ross Douthat/New York Times)

1:50 PM ET, July 10, 2018

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Akhil Reed Amar / New York Times:

A Liberal's Case for Brett Kavanaugh — The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be the next Supreme Court justice is President Trump's finest hour, his classiest move. Last week the president promised to select “someone with impeccable credentials, great intellect, unbiased judgment …

David Brooks / New York Times:

It Took a Village to Raise Kavanaugh — In the weeks ahead, we're going to spend a lot of time going over Brett Kavanaugh's biography — where he's from and what he's written. But that's not the most important way to understand the guy. — Kavanaugh is the product of a community.

Discussion: Hot Air and Althouse

Ross Douthat / New York Times:

After Kavanaugh, the Deluge — In the second year of his presidency, Donald Trump has become more and more willing to act Trumpishly rather than deferring to the official wisdom of his party. But with his second Supreme Court nomination, notwithstanding all the head-fakes …

Discussion: Axios, Weekly Standard, The American Conservative, Bloomberg and BloombergQuint

Politico:

How a private meeting with Kennedy helped Trump get to ‘yes’ on Kavanaugh — While he was eager to keep the suspense alive, the president was always leaning toward Kennedy's former clerk. — After Justice Anthony Kennedy told President Donald Trump he would relinquish his seat on the Supreme Court …

Fox News:

Kamala Harris' office allegedly rejected SCOTUS courtesy call: ‘We want nothing to do with you’ — Sen. Kamala Harris' office bluntly rejected a courtesy call from the White House in the run-up to Monday's Supreme Court nomination, according to a senior White House aide.

Discussion: Breitbart, twitchy.com, PinkNews and Washington Free Beacon

Louis Nelson / Politico:

Schumer lays out path to block Kavanaugh — Senate Democrats can successfully orchestrate the rejection of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday morning, if they can convince the American people that his confirmation will lead to the undoing …

Discussion: ABC News, CBS News and One America News Network

Anna Palmer / Politico: POLITICO Playbook Power Briefing: The Kavanaugh reality

Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
How Brett Kavanaugh Will Gut Roe v. Wade

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The White House, NPR, Shareblue Media, RealClearPolitics and American Family Association

Jonathan H. Adler / Reason:
Justice Kavanaugh — Initial thoughts on the nomination …

Discussion: Hit & Run

Senate Democratic Leadership:
Schumer Statement On Nomination Of Judge Brett Kavanaugh To The Supreme Court

Discussion: USA Today, National Review, CNN, New York Times, IJR, CNBC, Breitbart, Politico, Townhall, The Hill, twitchy.com, CBS Los Angeles, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, GoLocalProv.com, NPR, Bustle and The Daily Caller

Tony Mauro / National Law Journal:
Seven Brett Kavanaugh Opinions That Will Find Renewed Attention

Discussion: Economist, SCOTUSblog, CNN and LAW.com

New York Times:
There's So Much You Don't Know About Brett Kavanaugh

Discussion: Shareblue Media, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Washington Free Beacon, New Republic, Law & Crime, AOL and Bustle

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Way Forward on the Eager Brett Kavanaugh

Discussion: Politico, The Mahablog, Pacific Standard, Outside the Beltway, Mother Jones and CANNONFIRE

Liz Goodwin / BostonGlobe.com:
Susan Collins is no maverick with GOP judicial nominees

Discussion: New York Times, Associated Press, Politico, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal

Monique O. Madan / miamiherald:
New Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh has ties to big Florida moments

Discussion: Washington Post, Associated Press and CBS Miami

Associated Press:
Text of President Donald Trump, Brett Kavanaugh remarks

Discussion: Mother Jones, National Review, TheBlaze, Bloomberg, New York Times and Daily Wire

Timothy Cama / The Hill:

Trump pardons Oregon ranchers at center of 40-day standoff — on Tuesday pardoned a pair of Oregon ranchers whose arson conviction became a focus for opponents of federal government land ownership. — Dwight Hammond, 76, and his son Steven Hammond, 49, were convicted in 2012 and sent to prison on arson charges.

Discussion: Washington Post, Axios and Associated Press

The White House:
Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Clemency for Dwight and Steven Hammond

Discussion: Politico, FRONTLINE, Front Page Magazine, Splinter, thenewcivilrightsmovement.com and The Guardian

Elizabeth Landers / CNN:
Trump pardons ranchers whose case sparked Bundy takeover of Oregon refuge

Discussion: Shareblue Media

Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
President Trump pardons Oregon ranchers whose plight led to refuge occupation

Discussion: National Review, Washington Free Beacon, TheBlaze, IJR, MSNBC and Joe.My.God.

Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
President Trump Grants Pardons for Oregon Ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond

Discussion: Mother Jones

Alexi McCammond / Axios:

Brutal poll: Democrats' Senate dream slips away — To win the Senate, Democrats need to keep all 10 seats they're defending in states that President Trump won in 2016 — plus pick up two more seats. — Why it matters: That's not happening. A new Axios/SurveyMonkey poll of key states shows Dems …

Discussion: Vox and RedState

Mina Al-Oraibi / The National:

Mike Pompeo: Qassem Soleimani is causing trouble in Iraq and Syria ... we need to raise the cost for him — US Secretary of State speaks exclusively to The National about America's commitment to Gulf security — United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on a mission to garner …

Adam Entous / New Yorker:
Israeli, Saudi, and Emirati Officials Privately Pushed for Trump to Strike a “Grand Bargain” with Putin

Discussion: emptywheel

David J. Kramer / Washington Post:
Putin is about to con Trump in Helsinki. Here's how.

Discussion: Hullabaloo

Lorne Cook / Associated Press:

EU official criticizes Trump over attitude toward allies — BRUSSELS (AP) — A senior European Union official lashed out Tuesday at President Donald Trump, lambasting the U.S. leader for his constant criticism of European allies and urging him to remember who is friends are when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin next week.

Discussion: MSNBC, NBC News and New York Times

Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Trump says Putin meeting ‘may be the easiest of them all’

Discussion: Hill Reporter, Joe.My.God. and Politico

Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
'Dear America, appreciate your allies. After all, you don't have that many,' E.U. leader warns Trump

Discussion: Washington Times

Washington Post:

Giuliani works for foreign clients while serving as Trump's attorney — Rudolph W. Giuliani continues to work on behalf of foreign clients both personally and through his namesake security firm while serving as President Trump's personal attorney — an arrangement experts say raises conflict …

Discussion: New Republic, Axios, CNN, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story

NBC News:

Secret tape recordings rock Georgia governor race — Georgia GOP gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle can be heard saying the Republican primary had devolved into “who could be the craziest.” — ATLANTA — Another secret recording is shaking up Georgia's Republican primary runoff in the governor's race.

Discussion: MSNBC and Political Wire

Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:

In honor of Trump visit, Brits launch campaign to lift ‘American Idiot’ to top of the charts — President Trump loved seeing “American Idiot,” the Green Day Broadway musical, on its opening night in 2010, calling it “an amazing theatrical experience!” on Twitter.

Discussion: CNN, New York Times, NewsBusters, Consequence of Sound, Mediaite, DCist, Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller and Daily Wire

Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:

Business Insider Pulls Conservative Column About Scarlett Johansson Playing Trans Man … Business Insider removed a post about portrayals of trans individuals in Hollywood after staff complained internally about the column, saying the article did not meet the publication's standards.

Discussion: CNNMoney, more at Mediagazer »

Madeleine Thompson / CNN:

Another former OSU wrestler says Jim Jordan knew about alleged abuse — (CNN)A fifth former OSU wrestler has told CNN that Jim Jordan knew about the actions of Dr. Richard Strauss, the former Ohio State University medical doctor who treated athletes, and called Jordan, who is now a US Congressman …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, Towleroad, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog …

Washington Post:

Anatomy of a Trump rally: 76 percent of claims are false, misleading or lacking evidence — We're doing something new today: Analyzing every factual claim from President Trump's campaign rally in Montana on July 5. — According to The Fact Checker's database, the president had made 3,251 false …

Discussion: Washington Monthly

Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:

NBC's Capitol Hill Reporter Demonstrates Why So Many Dislike the Press — Every time I criticize the mainstream press, I am treated to a saccharine lecture on how wrong I am to cast aspersions about America's most valuable profession. “You don't understand,” I am informed.

Discussion: Hot Air, twitchy.com, Shakesville and Raw Story

David Weigel / Washington Post:

Republicans pull endorsement of New Jersey candidate, citing ‘bigotry’ — The National Republican Congressional Committee has withdrawn its endorsement of a candidate in New Jersey, after reporters dug up a offensive comments he'd made about black and Hispanic people.

Discussion: Shareblue Media, MSNBC, Media Matters for America and Mediaite

Media Matters for America:
NRCC withdraws support for New Jersey congressional candidate and right-wing pundit Seth Grossman over bigoted remarks

Discussion: Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Weekly Standard, CNN and Joe.My.God.

Associated Press:

All 12 boys, coach rescued from flooded Thai cave — MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — All 12 boys and their soccer coach have been rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, the Thai navy SEALs said Tuesday, ending an 18-day ordeal that riveted people around the world.

Discussion: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, The Moderate Voice, Yahoo and The Last Refuge

Courier-Journal:

Hecklers spoil another Mitch McConnell meal by blaring ‘Fight The Power’ — Provided by Ben Norton, Louisville Courier Journal — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may need to start ordering takeout in Louisville. — The Kentucky Republican abruptly left Sarino …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Eater

Jason Oliveira / abc7news.com:

Thieves steal from Apple Store at Fresno's Fashion Fair in seconds — Crystal clear surveillance video shows how a group of young men made off with a small fortune worth of Apple products in Fresno. — The four only needed mere seconds to steal 26 items totaling $27,000 Saturday morning at the store inside Fashion Fair Mall.

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Amie Parnes / The Hill:

Dems mull whether Warren is the one to take on Trump — win back blue-collar Democrats from President Trump — in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania? — It's a question many Democrats are pondering as Warren — one of the leading contenders for her party's presidential nomination …

Discussion: Scared Monkeys

Deanna Paul / Washington Post:

Woman beats a 91-year-old Mexican man with a brick, tells him to ‘go back to your country’ — The Los Angeles Fourth of July fireworks display was just beginning when Erik Mendoza realized his 91-year-old grandfather was missing. Thinking he might have gone for his daily walk …