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Kavanaugh advised against calling Roe v. Wade 'settled law' while a White House lawyer; Cory Booker and Senate Democrats just went into open revolt in the Kavanaugh hearings

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'Confidential' emails were already cleared for public release Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) posted on their websites Thursday morning Brett M. Kavanaugh's emails that they claimed had been withheld from the public. But those documents were cleared earlier Thursday morning. The drama over the emails engulfed much of the third day of Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings. By Seung Min Kim, Ann Marimow and Mark Berman  •  Read more » Kavanaugh advised against calling Roe v. Wade 'settled law' while a White House lawyer A 2003 email written by the future Supreme Court nominee was among those deemed "committee confidential." By Robert Barnes and Michael Kranish  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Cory Booker and Senate Democrats just went into open revolt in the Kavanaugh hearings Democrats argue that the documents marked "committee confidential" by a lawyer for the George W. Bush White House are pretty innocuous and in some cases directly relevant to how Brett M. Kavanaugh would think as a Supreme Court justice. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis: Cory Booker's Senate rules drama, explained With a dramatic flair, Booker violated Senate rules and vowed to accept the consequences. Here's what that means. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Burt Reynolds | 1936–2018 Hollywood action star, known for machismo and wise-guy playfulness, dies at 82 Burt Reynolds's reign as a top box-office draw was bookended by tire-screeching fare such as "Smokey and the Bandit" (1977) and "The Cannonball Run" (1981), which largely cemented his onscreen persona as a carefree man's man with an arm around a lady and his foot on the gas pedal. Off-screen, the actor developed a reputation as a hard-drinking playboy whose charm alternated with a hair-trigger temper. By Adam Bernstein  •  Read more »   'I'll never forget the wonderful times we spent together': Friends, celebrities mourn Burt Reynolds Celebrity admirers and others took to social media to offer condolences and pay tribute to the actor who starred in dozens of movie and television roles. By Elahe Izadi  •  Read more »   Pence, other officials deny authoring anti-Trump op-ed A spokesman for the vice president said he "puts his name" on pieces he writes. Several senior administration officials have released statements to deny penning the anonymous column. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Perspective: Publishing that anonymous New York Times article wasn't 'gutless.' But writing it probably was. But it could lead to a messy journalistic dilemma if New York Times reporters find out the identity of the author. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis The democratic crisis described by Bob Woodward and the New York Times op-ed In recent days, four senior administration officials have been described as using subterfuge to prevent the president from acting upon his decisions. Whether or not the rest of it is a crisis, that sure sounds like one. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro stabbed while campaigning Bolsonaro was said to be recovering from a superficial stab wound, according to a message his son posted to his Twitter account. By Marina Lopes  •  Read more »   New York attorney general's office has issued subpoenas to every Catholic diocese in the state A person familiar with the investigation said that the attorney general's office sent civil subpoenas to the eight Catholic dioceses. By Julie Zauzmer and Mark Berman  •  Read more » Investigation of former FBI official Andrew McCabe intensifies as prosecutors use grand jury McCabe — who briefly took command of the FBI after James B. Comey was fired last year — is accused of misleading officials exploring his role in a controversial media disclosure about the bureau's investigation into Hillary Clinton's family foundation. By Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   Conservative GOP members ask Trump to declassify documents related to Russia probe The group is asking the president to make parts of Carter Page's surveillance application public, along with documents they say contain evidence that could have cleared suspicions surrounding him. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   Trump administration to circumvent court limits on detention of child migrants The maneuver is almost certain to land the administration back in court, where a judge has rejected attempts to extend the amount of time migrant children can be held with their parents. By Nick Miroff and Maria Sacchetti  •  Read more »   Video surfaces refuting Trump's claim that he's never called someone 'retarded' The president asserted in a tweet this week that he had not described Attorney General Jeff Sessions or anyone else that way. By John Wagner  •  Read more »

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