Written by Madeleine Carlisle (@maddiecarlisle2) and Olivia Paschal (@oliviacpaschal)
Today in 5 Lines
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In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said he will not withdraw his nomination and called the sexual-misconduct allegations against him “smears” and part of a “grotesque and obvious character assassination.” Fox will air an interview with Kavanaugh and his wife, Ashley Kavanaugh, at 7 p.m. ET.
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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will meet with President Trump on Thursday following reports that he once suggested secretly recording the president and discussed invoking the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. Rosenstein reportedly discussed resigning over the weekend.
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The Dallas Police Department fired Amber Guyger, the white police officer who shot and killed Botham Jean, an unarmed black man, in his own apartment earlier this month.
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Trump rejected the question of statehood for Puerto Rico while San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, a critic of the administration, is in office. Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló called Trump’s comments “insensitive” and “disrespectful.”
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At the United Nations General Assembly, Trump praised North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and said a summit between the United States and North Korea will happen “quite soon.”
Today on The Atlantic
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‘Plow Ahead’: Despite new allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, the White House and its Republican allies are committed to seeing his nomination through. (Elaina Plott)
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Making Too Much Haste: Here’s why the Republican plan to quickly push Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation through the Senate backfired. (David A. Graham)
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If He’s Out: What would Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s exit mean for the Russia probe? Natasha Bertrand breaks it down.
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Why No Investigation?: As new allegations of sexual misconduct have emerged against Brett Kavanaugh, the White House’s refusal to conduct an FBI investigation looks increasingly worse. (Bob Bauer)