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Democrats are making abortion a big part of the Kavanaugh confirmation process. But will it actually motivate voters? @emmaogreen reports:http://on.theatln.tc/QMDbULF 

If the president's aides are really sabotaging him from the inside, it amounts to a soft coup, writes @GrahamDavidA:http://on.theatln.tc/CLzX3yg 

In his new book, Bob Woodward describes how Trump's lawyer grilled him in a mock interview with Mueller, @natashabertrand writes:http://on.theatln.tc/2he8ZHB 

Kevin Cramer attacks Heidi Heitkamp with a late-term-abortion ad in North Dakota Senate race, @elainaplott writes:http://on.theatln.tc/koLUsPJ 

In a stunning upset, Boston Democrats elected Ayanna Pressley to Congress. She'll be the the first African American woman to represent Massachusetts, @elainejgodfrey writes:http://on.theatln.tc/qC2bdTl 

"The sheer velocity and fury of Trumpism has done many terrible things to this country, but chief among them is to blind us to each other and ourselves." @AlexWagner on Steve Bannon, Colin Kaepernick, and public debate:http://on.theatln.tc/3K27hJV 

Scott Greer, a Daily Caller editor, also wrote for 'alt-right'Radix Journal using a pseudonym, @rosiegray reports:http://on.theatln.tc/nCqdvAo 

Senator John McCain's replacement is former Senator Jon Kyl, whose return to Washington will give the GOP majority—and Brett Kavanaugh—an immediate boost, @russellberman reports:http://on.theatln.tc/KS865R1 

The president has finally stated it plainly: He believes the government should subjugate rule of law to his political needs, @GrahamDavidA writes:http://on.theatln.tc/z4qxfZd 

Bob Woodward's new book shows the Trump administration is broken, and yet what comes next could be even worse, writes @GrahamDavidA:http://on.theatln.tc/q8Ebslr 

The most extraordinary quotes from Bob Woodward’s new book:http://on.theatln.tc/7lppmfA 

"If the past is a guide, the senators will be inept at establishing a principled case against Kavanaugh." @dkaplan007 on why Senate Democrats need to hire their own counsel:http://on.theatln.tc/q05uNVk 

"'Settled law' means law the Court hasn’t decided to overturn just yet." @ProfEpps takes a close look at Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's record on abortion:http://on.theatln.tc/LBKn1m8 

Brett Kavanaugh's Senate hearings begin with a strong likelihood of confirmation—and potential fireworks, @emmaogreen reports:http://on.theatln.tc/usvJKeD 

Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the only woman in House leadership, fights to hold her seat in Washington, @parkertrichards writes:http://on.theatln.tc/TydCDyS 

"I’ve seen a nearly 50-year campaign to delegitimize the press, and I’m saying so." It's time for the press to stop complaining, and start fighting back, argues @ChuckTodd:http://on.theatln.tc/LLCFS7Q 

Senator Lindsay Graham says Brett Kavanaugh will give Roe v. Wade 'deference' but could vote to overturn it as @andrewkragie writes:http://on.theatln.tc/oPGqNBv 

With Kavanaugh's nomination, "the Roberts Court is poised to shape American society in Trump’s image for decades to come," writes @adamserwer:http://on.theatln.tc/mvcRDsX 

A year after Hurricanes Harvey and Maria, we finally know: the hurricane season of 2017 was one of the deadliest in North America in a century. @fivefifths and @elainaplott join @mthomps to discuss what we've learned in the aftermath.http://on.theatln.tc/tcFZFsE