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Kavanaugh proposed graphic questions for Clinton about the Lewinsky affair Brett Kavanaugh, now a Supreme Court nominee, wrote in a strikingly explicit 1998 memo that he was "strongly opposed" to giving then-President Bill Clinton any "break" in the independent counsel's questioning about his sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, according to a newly released document. By Michael Kranish  •  Read more » Read the Kavanaugh memo Read more » The Fix: Kavanaugh's Clinton memo shows how much he despised a president accused of behaving badly What this two-decade-old memo says about the Supreme Court nominee's views on Trump, if anything, is harder to pin down. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   Trump says he'd welcome a threatened lawsuit from Brennan over revoked clearance The comments came a day after former CIA director John O. Brennan said he is willing to take the president to court to prevent other current and former officials from having their security clearances revoked. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Trump, in latest attack against Russia investigation, calls Mueller lawyers 'thugs' The president also accused the special counsel's team of trying to affect this year's elections, further ramping up his rhetoric against the probe of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Giuliani tries to explain what he meant by 'truth isn't truth' Trump's lawyer writes on Twitter that his assertion during a TV interview "was not meant as a pontification on moral theology." By John Wagner  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Perspective 'The last time I held her': How a homeless musician reclaimed the love of his life Mike Rainsberger was living on the streets of the nation's capital — and that was no place for Ruth Ann, the expensive Italian-made bass named for his mother. By Petula Dvorak  •  Read more »   Pruitt called White House just once from his phone booth, records show Officials declined to say what the 5-minute call was about. Records didn't show how many calls EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt received in the $43,000 soundproof booth, which was among the headaches that led to his resignation. By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   Trump celebrates 'heroes' of ICE as political debate over federal agency intensifies ahead of midterms The event is the latest sign that the president is eager to elevate the enforcement of border laws as a campaign issue ahead of the midterm elections. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Businesses beg for tariff relief as trade war with China rolls on The latest tariff proposals, along with earlier levies on $50 billion in Chinese imports, would put special taxes on roughly half of everything that American businesses import from China. By David Lynch  •  Read more »   First lady Melania Trump warns of 'destructive and harmful' side of social media Her comments at a conference on cyberbullying came shortly after her husband disparaged the special counsel on Twitter. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Manafort jury resumes deliberations for a third day The six-woman, six-man panel is weighing 18 bank fraud and tax charges against President Trump's former campaign chairman. By Matt Zapotosky, Lynh Bui, Tom Jackman and Devlin Barrett  •  Read more »   'We showed no care for the little ones': Pope speaks out after report on sex abuse In a letter, Pope Francis said the Catholic Church has not dealt properly with "crimes" against children and needs to prevent sexual abuses from being "covered up and perpetuated." Francis did not lay out concrete steps the Vatican would take, but acknowledged that systemic change is needed. By Chico Harlan  •  Read more »   Tears, hugs and arguments as Korean families reunite after seven decades Nearly 90 South Korean families crossed the heavily fortified border into North Korea to be reunited with elderly relatives they had not seen since the chaos of the Korean War. It was the first set of family reunions to take place in three years, a symbol of thawing ties across the Korean Peninsula. By Simon Denyer and Min Joo Kim  •  Read more »   Is soda over? Pepsi buys seltzer-maker SodaStream for $3.2 billion. Sales of seltzer have grown 42 percent in the past five years as Americans trade sugary soda for healthier options. And some corporate giants are taking note. By Abha Bhattarai  •  Read more »

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