Politics A.M.: Democrats have narrow edge in battleground House districts, survey finds

Justices move to repair Supreme Court's image after fight over Kavanaugh; The Kavanaugh fight was historically ugly. Blame a Congress that was primed to bungle it.

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Democrats have narrow edge in battleground House districts ahead of midterms, survey finds With just a month to the midterm elections, the Washington Post-Schar School poll highlights the challenge for Republicans as they seek to maintain their House majority. By Scott Clement and Dan Balz  •  Read more » Justices move to repair Supreme Court's image after fight over Kavanaugh As Brett Kavanaugh prepared for his debut on the high court, his colleagues already had moved quickly to paper over the damage from a historically bitter and tumultuous confirmation battle. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis The Kavanaugh fight was historically ugly. Blame a Congress that was primed to bungle it. Congress was extraordinarily ill-equipped to deal with what the Kavanaugh nomination morphed into. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Heidi Heitkamp talks to North Dakotans about her no vote on Kavanaugh: 'I just hope I have the chance to explain why' The senator, who has fallen behind her Republican opponent in a red state, is among the Democrats most vulnerable after the Supreme Court controversy. By Kyle Swenson  •  Read more »   Susan Collins announced support for Kavanaugh — causing site to fund future opponent to crash A tweet by Susan Rice also raised a flurry of questions about what her plans are. By Kristine Phillips and Eli Rosenberg  •  Read more »   Kavanaugh makes good on his pledge at hearing to hire women as law clerks The new Supreme Court justice said he would be first in history to have an all-female staff. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Fix • Analysis The GOP attains domination — at least for a few weeks It may change in a hurry come November, but for now the GOP has never dominated all levers of government like right now. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Analysis The Trailer: The Invisible Primary is underway in Iowa In this issue: Democrats rediscover Iowa, people start voting in the midterms, House candidates ignore Kavanaugh, and red districts turn pink not blue. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Disappearance and alleged killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi could complicate U.S.-Saudi relations The Trump administration has said little publicly about the fate of The Post columnist, but officials are frustrated with the lack of a Saudi response to its queries. By Karen DeYoung  •  Read more »   China tells Trump administration to stop its 'misguided' actions and allegations  Pompeo says he hopes to make progress on the two countries' "fundamental disagreement."  By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   Allies work around the White House to reach Americans in uncertain times Germany says things are "Wunderbar Together." Australia boasts of 100 Years of Matehood. Canada goes local. By Carol Morello  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Trailer newsletter 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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