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Hours before Kavanaugh nomination hearings, Bush lawyer releases 42,000 pages of documents to Judiciary Committee "Not a single senator will be able to review these records before tomorrow," complained Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. By Fred Barbash and Seung Min Kim  •  Read more » Kavanaugh hearings open with nation deeply polarized over judiciary A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds Americans split over whether President Trump's second nominee to the Supreme Court should be confirmed by the Senate. By Seung Min Kim and Emily Guskin  •  Read more »   Who is Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's pick for Supreme Court? Supreme Court nominee's confirmation hearings begin this week By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Poll: Democrats regain clear advantage in midterms shaping up as referendum on President Trump But majorities say that both Democrats and Republicans are out of touch with Americans. By Scott Clement and Dan Balz  •  Read more » The Take • Analysis 8 questions for the midterm elections: A blue wave or not? The Democrats hope to take control of the House, and Republicans think they'll hold the Senate. Those are just some of the dynamics that will play out over the next two months. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis President Trump has made 4,713 false or misleading claims in 592 days Over the past three months the president has been averaging more than 15 false or misleading claims a day. By Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT 'Two easy wins now in doubt': Trump renews attack on Sessions The president's tweet cites the indictments of a pair of Republican congressmen and seems to suggest that politics should guide his attorney general's actions. By Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »   Massachusetts primaries: Voters to settle Democratic Party brawls Ayanna Pressley challenges Rep. Michael Capuano, and Republicans pick a challenger for Sen. Elizabeth Warren. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Trump criticizes union leader on Labor Day: 'It is easy to see why unions are doing so poorly' The president attacks AFL-CIO chief Richard Trumka via tweet amid crucial negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement. By Jeff Stein  •  Read more »   Analysis Trump's anti-Palestinian agenda will ultimately hurt Israel The White House's squeezing of the Palestinians is stoking the backlash to Israeli policies. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the 5-Minute Fix newsletter A must-read cheatsheet on the latest in politics, three days a week, from reporter Amber Phillips. Sign Up  »

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