Politics A.M.: In 2:30 a.m. tweets, White House says FBI report supports Kavanaugh confirmation

Senators prepare to review FBI report on Kavanaugh after early morning arrival; FBI background check of Kavanaugh appears to have been highly curtailed

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In 2:30 a.m. tweets, White House says FBI report supports Kavanaugh confirmation The White House's conclusions are in line with the president's repeated affirmations of his confidence in his Supreme Court nominee. By Isaac Stanley-Becker  •  Read more » Senators prepare to review FBI report on Kavanaugh after early morning arrival The Judiciary Committee said it received the completed report early this morning. Senators will be rushed in and out of a secure facility to review the sensitive report that looks into allegations of sexual misconduct against Brett Kavanaugh. By John Wagner and Seung Min Kim  •  Read more »   FBI background check of Kavanaugh appears to have been highly curtailed The FBI has interviewed six witnesses and has not been allowed to probe the nominee's youthful drinking, opening it up to criticism. By Matt Zapotosky, Robert O'Harrow Jr., Tom Hamburger and Devlin Barrett  •  Read more »   Adopting Trumpian strategy, Republicans level personal attacks against Kavanaugh accusers The GOP has released salacious details about one accuser while challenging the credibility of another. "The public ought to know," said Sen. Charles E. Grassley. By Sean Sullivan and Gabriel Pogrund  •  Read more »   McGahn's last stand: The White House counsel has been working feverishly to get Kavanaugh confirmed McGahn's final bit of business before departing the White House has been to get Brett Kavanaugh seated on the Supreme Court — a prize that would make his final months worth their trouble. By Robert Costa  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis How the FBI's flawed investigation of Clarence Thomas became a model for Kavanaugh's The FBI's 1991 probe into Clarence Thomas is now a template for the Kavanaugh investigation. It also missed evidence, misquoted Hill and helped Republicans discredit her, critics say. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis The Senate's two faces: A day marked by bipartisan achievements and character attacks It's been an extraordinary few weeks inside an institution senators love to call the world's greatest deliberative body, as the Kavanaugh hearings and follow-up investigations have set the Senate on a hair-trigger. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   Former junior Democratic aide charged with posting personal data on GOP senators online U.S. Capitol Police say investigation continues into Wikipedia edits made during Kavanaugh hearing By Spencer S. Hsu  •  Read more »   Analysis Trump's onstage mockery of Christine Blasey Ford was 'hurtful' to sexual assault survivors "This is opposite of what we're asking leaders to do in terms of supporting us to end sexual violence," one expert said. By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Federal judge, citing Trump racial bias, says administration can't strip legal status from 300,000 Haitians, Salvadorans and others — for now It is one of numerous cases in which racial or ethnic comments by the president have been cited by judges to block administration immigration policies. By Meagan Flynn  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis GOP ads falsely depict Democrats as supporters of Sanders's health plan A torrent of GOP attack ads has targeted Democrats with supporting a government takeover of health care that they do not actually support. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   Trump allies, offering no specifics, say former FBI official gives 'explosive' testimony in Russia probe Conservative Republicans investigating the FBI's conduct say James Baker shed new light on their probe. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   GOP candidates pay the price for attempts to kill Obamacare and its guarantee of coverage for preexisting conditions Republican candidates vow to defend expanded insurance coverage, which would be excluded under measures they sought, but they have not said how. By Tracy Jan  •  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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