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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.
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.
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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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Washington Post:
Brett Kavanaugh is nominated by Trump to succeed Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy — President Trump on Monday nominated federal judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, elevating a conservative stalwart with deep ties to the Republican establishment to succeed retiring Justice …
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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 …
Gregg Re / Fox News:
Pelosi vows to ‘avenge President Obama’ in Supreme Court fight — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sent out a dramatic, no-holds-barred fundraising email on Monday saying she is “determined to avenge President Obama if it's the last thing I do” by preemptively opposing President Trump's Supreme Court nominee.
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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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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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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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Politico:
How a private meeting with Kennedy helped Trump get to ‘yes’ on Kavanaugh
How a private meeting with Kennedy helped Trump get to ‘yes’ on Kavanaugh
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HuffPost:
Who Is Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's Nominee To The Supreme Court?
Who Is Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's Nominee To The Supreme Court?
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William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
Dick Durbin's Supreme Sacrifice
Ed Whelan / National Review:
Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh
Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh
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Cass R. Sunstein / Bloomberg:
The Test for Judge Kavanaugh
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
How Brett Kavanaugh Will Gut Roe v. Wade
Politico:
Republicans brace for brutal Supreme Court fight
Republicans brace for brutal Supreme Court fight
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Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters:
ABC's Nightline Blasts ‘Controversial’ Nominee Before He's Even Announced!
ABC's Nightline Blasts ‘Controversial’ Nominee Before He's Even Announced!
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The Last Tradition
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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Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Conservative Court Push Decades in the Making, With Effects for Decades to Come
A Conservative Court Push Decades in the Making, With Effects for Decades to Come
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New York Times:
There's So Much You Don't Know About Brett Kavanaugh
There's So Much You Don't Know About Brett Kavanaugh
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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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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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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.
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Entire Thai soccer team, coach freed from cave after daring rescue, Navy says — A dramatic three-day rescue of a Thai youth soccer team from a flooded cave came to end on Tuesday when the last boy and coach were plucked from the underground cavern more than two weeks after they were trapped inside, Navy officials said.
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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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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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 …
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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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Trump says Putin meeting ‘may be the easiest of them all’
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 …
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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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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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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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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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trump, Tariffs, Tofu and Tax Cuts — According to early indications, recent U.S. economic growth was full of beans. — No, seriously. More than half of America's soybean exports typically go to China, but Chinese tariffs will shift much of that demand to Brazil, and countries that normally …
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