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11:05 AM 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 …

Discussion: National Review, The Nation, Cato Institute, Daily Wire, Above the Law, Breitbart, Splinter, The Daily Signal, Taylor Marsh, Betsy's Page, ImmigrationProf Blog, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Vox, Eschaton and CANNONFIRE

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: Althouse

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 …

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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: National Review, Weekly Standard, Axios, The American Conservative and Bloomberg

Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:

How Brett Kavanaugh Will Gut Roe v. Wade — President Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court on Monday night, ending feverish speculation over who would replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy and become the fifth vote to undo the bulk of Kennedy's liberal legacy.

Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:

Key senators already facing a campaign-like blitz on Kavanaugh confirmation fight — Millions of dollars for advertising and other activities are being committed to pressure senators on the hot seat this fall. — WASHINGTON — Well before President Donald Trump announced federal appeals …

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Cass R. Sunstein / Bloomberg: The Test for Judge Kavanaugh

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

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

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

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The Daily Beast:
Trump Picks Kavanaugh for Supreme Court, Capping Theatrics That Would ‘Make P. T. Barnum Proud’

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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Kavanaugh paper chase threatens to draw out confirmation battle

Discussion: Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and Associated Press

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

Discussion: Politico

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

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Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters:
ABC's Nightline Blasts ‘Controversial’ Nominee Before He's Even Announced!

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Alvin Chang / Vox:
Brett Kavanaugh and the Supreme Court's drastic shift to the right, cartoonsplained

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Jay Michaelson / The Daily Beast:
Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's Supreme Court Pick, Is Probably the End of Abortion Rights and Same-Sex Marriage

Discussion: New York Times, NPR, Reason and Bustle

Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's Supreme Court pick, has sided with broad views of presidential powers

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New York Times:
Brett Kavanaugh Is Trump's Pick for Supreme Court

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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: The Moderate Voice, CNBC and U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Fox News:
Entire Thai soccer team, coach freed from cave after daring rescue, Navy says

Discussion: CNBC, Townhall and New York Times

CNN:
Thai cave rescue: All 12 boys, soccer coach freed from cave

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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 …

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

Adam Entous / New Yorker:

Israeli, Saudi, and Emirati Officials Privately Pushed for Trump to Strike a “Grand Bargain” with Putin — During a private meeting shortly before the November, 2016, election, Mohammed bin Zayed, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, floated to a longtime American interlocutor what sounded, at the time, like an unlikely grand bargain.

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

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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump Poised to Enter NATO Meeting as Wild Card Among Allies

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Heather Caygle / Politico:

Tim Ryan weighs new challenge to Pelosi amid Democratic unrest — Joe Crowley's primary defeat is fueling a rapid push to overhaul House Democratic leadership. — Rep. Tim Ryan is considering taking on House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi again in November despite previously ruling out the idea …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Rolling Stone, IJR, Political Wire, RT and Breitbart

William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:

Dick Durbin's Supreme Sacrifice — Trading Democratic Senate seats to block Trump's nominee. What could go wrong? — In Tennyson's hands the light brigade's disastrous frontal assault on Russian troops in the Crimean War produced some stirring verse. But suicidal charges are less advised for political parties.

Gregg Re / Fox News:
Pelosi vows to ‘avenge President Obama’ in Supreme Court fight

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Power Line, The Atlantic, The Gateway Pundit and Front Page Magazine

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Discussion: Raw Story, Althouse, Sacramento Bee, WGN-TV, KTLA, theGrio and The Hill

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: Eater

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: Daily Wire

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

Manu Raju / CNN:

Key GOP senator unloads on Homeland Security for handling of separated immigrant families — (CNN)Senate Homeland Security Chairman Ron Johnson voiced deep frustration at the Department of Homeland Security's handling of separated families at the southern border, saying the lack of progress …

Discussion: Politico

David Kopel / Reason:

Judge Kavanaugh and the Second Amendment — The text, history, and tradition methodology applied to D.C.'s unusually restrictive gun laws. — No nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court has had such a detailed record on Second Amendment as does Brett Kavanaugh.

Discussion: Gun Free Zone

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 …

Discussion: Front Page Magazine

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: Political Wire