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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 …
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New York Times:
Brett Kavanaugh Is Trump's Pick for Supreme Court — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday is to nominate Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, a politically connected member of Washington's conservative legal establishment, to fill Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's seat on the Supreme Court …
Jay Michaelson / The Daily Beast:
Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's Supreme Court Pick, Is Probably the End of Abortion Rights and Same-Sex Marriage … President Trump announced on Monday he intended to nominate Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, replacing Justice Anthony Kennedy who will retire on July 31.
The Daily Beast:
Trump Picks Kavanaugh for Supreme Court, Capping Theatrics That Would ‘Make P. T. Barnum Proud’ … President Donald Trump nominated federal appeals court judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Monday evening, capping a day of reality TV-esque drama in which he managed to keep the decision …
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Alvin Chang / Vox:
Brett Kavanaugh and the Supreme Court's drastic shift to the right, cartoonsplained — President Trump's pick to replace Anthony Kennedy will lead to a much more conservative Court. — President Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Monday to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.
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HuffPost:
Who Is Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's Nominee To The Supreme Court? — His involvement in partisan battles and views on strong presidential power will likely be the focus of his confirmation hearings. — President Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
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Politico:
Republicans brace for brutal Supreme Court fight — McConnell has no margin for error in the narrowly divided Senate. — Mitch McConnell and his Republican Caucus are enthusiastic about the prospect of filling a Supreme Court vacancy before the midterm elections. But they don't deny the enormity of the task at hand.
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Ed Whelan / National Review:
Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh
Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh
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Sen. Bob Casey:
Casey: Trump Supreme Court Pick Represents a Corrupt Bargain and I Will Oppose It
Casey: Trump Supreme Court Pick Represents a Corrupt Bargain and I Will Oppose It
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Brett Kavanaugh, a Conservative Stalwart in Political Fights and on the Bench
Brett Kavanaugh, a Conservative Stalwart in Political Fights and on the Bench
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Born inside Beltway, Kavanaugh part of GOP legal elite
Born inside Beltway, Kavanaugh part of GOP legal elite
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's Supreme Court pick, has sided with broad views of presidential powers
Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's Supreme Court pick, has sided with broad views of presidential powers
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Washington Post:
Brett Kavanaugh is nominated by Trump to succeed Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
Brett Kavanaugh is nominated by Trump to succeed Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Pelosi vows to ‘avenge President Obama’ in Supreme Court fight
Pelosi vows to ‘avenge President Obama’ in Supreme Court fight
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Democracy for America:
DFA says Kavanaugh “represents a generational assault on justice, freedom, core democratic values”
DFA says Kavanaugh “represents a generational assault on justice, freedom, core democratic values”
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Trump taps federal appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court
Trump taps federal appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Kavanaugh paper chase threatens to draw out confirmation battle
Kavanaugh paper chase threatens to draw out confirmation battle
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Nancy Pelosi: 'They Come After Me Because I'm Effective'
Nancy Pelosi: 'They Come After Me Because I'm Effective'
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Bloomberg:
Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh for U.S. Supreme Court
Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh for U.S. Supreme Court
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
The Supreme Court vs. democracy
The Supreme Court vs. democracy
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
GOP Senate candidate Kevin Cramer: I told Trump to avoid ‘affirmative action pick’ for Supreme Court
Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
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Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
Be Smart About Trump's Supreme Court Pick
Be Smart About Trump's Supreme Court Pick
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge rejects Trump request to alter agreement on release of immigrant kids — A federal judge has turned down President Donald Trump's request to alter a decades-old legal settlement to allow long-term detention of children who entered the U.S. illegally with their parents.
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New York Times:
Judge Rejects Long Detentions of Migrant Families, Dealing Trump Another Setback
Judge Rejects Long Detentions of Migrant Families, Dealing Trump Another Setback
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
A Judge Won't Change A Settlement That Restricts How Long The Trump Administration Can Hold Kids …
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
Federal judge rejects Trump administration's bid to alter rules on detaining minors
Federal judge rejects Trump administration's bid to alter rules on detaining minors
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Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
After Moscow Trip, Ron Johnson Says Election Meddling Overblown — One of the Republican senators back from a trip to Moscow is suggesting that Congress went too far in punishing Russia for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. — “I've been pretty upfront that the election interference …
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Emily Tamkin / BuzzFeed:
US Republican Delegation Met With Sanctioned Russians In Moscow
US Republican Delegation Met With Sanctioned Russians In Moscow
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BuzzFeed:
Pregnant Women Say They Are Being Mistreated In Immigration Detention, Despite The Administration's Claims — Pregnant women in immigration detention under the Trump administration say they have been denied medical care, shackled around the stomach, and abused. — Reporting From Washington, DC
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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 …
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet: Yes, We Did Too Many Alan Dershowitz Stories … Even publicity-savvy, Alan Dershowitz is astonished at the flood-the-zone coverage that The New York Times has been devoting to his social sufferings on Martha's Vineyard.
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Sage Lazzaro / Refinery29:
Feminist Apparel CEO Fires Entire Staff After They Learn He's An Admitted Sexual Abuser — The employees of the popular clothing company Feminist Apparel thought they were creating tools for the resistance. The online store's viral shirts and accessories — which feature sayings like …
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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 …
Adia Robinson / ABC News:
Trump slams media for breastfeeding opposition article — President Donald Trump Monday slammed a New York Times article about U.S. opposition to a World Health Assembly resolution encouraging breastfeeding. — Calling the story “fake news,” he tweeted, “The U.S. strongly supports breast feeding …
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump Poised to Enter NATO Meeting as Wild Card Among Allies — WASHINGTON — As he heads into this week's North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit meeting, President Trump is widely seen as a wild card among allies who are seeking to show solidarity against Russian threats …
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
In Wisconsin, a Democratic star finds himself in a primary brawl — LAKE GENEVA, Wis. — On Friday, CNN reported that Randy Bryce, the Democratic union organizer running for Congress in Wisconsin's 1st District, had been arrested for marijuana possession in 1991 and driving under the influence of alcohol in 1998.