Politics A.M.: The mysterious, last-ditch effort to halt Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination

Bitter Senate fight to confirm Kavanaugh plunges deeper into chaos over letter; Trump creates political storm with false claim on Puerto Rico hurricane death toll

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The Fix •  Analysis The mysterious, last-ditch effort to halt Brett Kavanaugh's nomination One final turn in Democrats' desperate effort to do something -- anything -- about losing the Supreme Court. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more » Bitter Senate fight to confirm Kavanaugh plunges deeper into chaos over letter The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said the allegation of sexual misconduct years ago came from a person who "strongly requested confidentiality." By Seung Min Kim and Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   Trump creates political storm with false claim on Puerto Rico hurricane death toll The president's tweet came as his administration is preparing for Hurricane Florence and the damage it is expected to do to the East Coast. By Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT New York primary: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo defeats Cynthia Nixon after move to the left Candidates down the ballot represented multiple establishment vs. insurgent battles in the Democratic Party. By Mike DeBonis and David Weigel  •  Read more »   Sign up for The Trailer newsletter to get must-know news and analysis on the midterms delivered to your inbox Tuesdays, Thursday and Sundays.  Fact Checker • Analysis Obama's claim that Trump's Obamacare moves have 'already cost' 3 million people health insurance Obama knocked President Trump for a decline in the number of insured Americans, but he used a cherry-picked number. Other surveys show little change. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis How Trump has sunk the hopes of refugees The White House's steady dismantling of the U.S. refugee resettlement program is coming into focus. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more »   'It totally belittled the moment': Many look back in dismay at Trump's tossing of paper towels in Puerto Rico The president's lighthearted visit to San Juan in the wake of Hurricane Maria now reminds some of Bush's 'mission accomplished' and Katrina moments. By David Nakamura and Ashley Parker  •  Read more »   Scientists warned of rising sea levels in North Carolina. Republican lawmakers shelved their recommendations. In 2012, the GOP-controlled General Assembly barred state agencies from basing regulatory policy on predictions of rising sea levels. By Isaac Stanley-Becker  •  Read more »   Puerto Rico's representative in Congress, a Trump supporter, rejects president's death-toll claim In a Q&A, Republican Jenniffer González-Colón said the president's assertion about Hurricane Maria casualties was "not the reality" but accused Democrats of politicizing the issue By Gabriel Pogrund  •  Read more »   Democrats tout evidence of 'illegal coordination' between NRA and Montana GOP Senate nominee Democrats are seizing on an audio recording in which Republican Senate nominee Matt Rosendale appears to say the NRA gave him advance notice of its involvement in the race. Rosendale and the NRA deny the claims. By Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   N. Korea says U.S. 'smear campaign' over hacking undercuts Trump-Kim accord At the same time, the two Koreas opened their first joint liaison office in the North. By Simon Denyer  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Trailer newsletter COMING SOON | News and insight on political campaigns around the country, from David Weigel. 435 districts. 50 states. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings. Sign Up  »

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