Tipsheet: The Mueller investigation: Where it stands at the midterms

View in your browser     The Mueller investigation: Where it stands at the midterms BY MORGAN CHALFANT   Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the election has yielded numerous bombshell developments, while enduring consistent attacks from President Trump and his allies. Thirty-seven have been charged in connection with the probe; eight have pleaded guilty; and six, including four Trump associates, have agreed to cooperate. Read the full story here     The Memo: GOP risks disaster with Kavanaugh, midterms BY NIALL STANAGE    The question for Republicans, as they press forward with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, is whether they risk alienating female voters for years — and just in time for this year’s midterms. Read the full story here     ACLU breaks its own policy, comes out against Kavanaugh nomination BY  MORGAN GSTALTER The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced Saturday that it has decided to break with its own policy and come out in opposition to Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court in light of the sexual assault allegations being leveled against him. Read the full story here       Grassley asks FBI to probe apparent false allegations against Kavanaugh BY ARIS FOLLEY The Senate Judiciary Committee referred apparent false statements made to committee investigators alleging misconduct by Judge Brett Kavanaugh for criminal investigation on Saturday. Read the full story here     Call for FBI probe draws attention to association's past Kavanaugh concerns BY TAL AXELROD The American Bar Association's (ABA) statement this week during a crucial point in Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination is drawing attention to another time the group weighed in late in his judicial confirmation process. Read the full story here     Pelosi on impeaching Kavanaugh: If he's lying 'he's not fit' for court he's on now BY JOHN BOWDEN  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Saturday urged Democrats to take it "one step at a time" on Brett Kavanaugh, but said if the Supreme Court nominee is found to be untruthful he is unfit to even serve in his current role on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Read the full story here     Jim Carrey draws ‘hateful’ Graham: ‘Ever wonder why women don’t report sexual abuse?’ BY MORGAN GSTALTER  Actor Jim Carrey drew a portrait of the “hateful and heinous” face of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) during Thursday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, saying his anger toward Christine Blasey Ford was a disgrace. Read the full story here     How the Trump tax law passed: The final stretch BY THE HILL STAFF This is the final installment of a seven-part series on how President Trump's tax law passed Congress and how it is playing out in the battle for Congress in the 2018 midterm election. Read the full story here     Trump: Kim Jong Un and I 'fell in love' BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO President Donald Trump said that he and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un "fell in love." While speaking at a rally for Senate candidate and state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) in West Virginia, Trump spoke about his evolving relationship with Kim. Read the full story here     Dem governor hopefuls see winning issue in Medicaid expansion BY  NATHANIEL WEIXEL  Democratic candidates for governor in red and purple states are going on the offensive on Medicaid expansion, betting the ObamaCare issue will resonate with voters. Read the full story here     Modern witch hunt: Brett Kavanaugh as John Proctor from 'The Crucible' BY KASSY DILLON OPINION | Accusations without evidence are destroying good men’s names, just as Arthur Miller conceived in the famous play The Crucible, set in the time of the Salem Witch Trials. No, Brett Kavanaugh is not being sentenced to death, but his good name is being destroyed just as John Proctor’s was in the play. Read the full story here     The Texas Senate race should frighten the Republican Party BY KRISTIN TATE OPINION | I couldn’t tell you who will win in November, but this isn’t a Texas-only phenomenon. Across much of the South and West, new arrivals from Democratic-leaning states are turning traditionally-red states a little more blue. The Cruz-Beto race is an early bellwether indicating if Texas will become the next California. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Trump says FBI has ‘free rein’ in Kavanaugh investigation BY MICHAEL BALSAMO The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when they were students at Yale has agreed to cooperate with an FBI investigation, her lawyer said. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Details of FBI’s Kavanaugh inquiry show its restricted range BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR, SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, MAGGIE HABERMAN AND MICHAEL S. SCHIMIDT President Trump said on Saturday that the F.B.I. will have “free rein” to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, but the emerging contours of the inquiry showed its limited scope. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: One moment at hearings earned Sen. Amy Klobuchar rave reviews. But is it what Democrats demand for 2020? BY AARON BLAKE AND DAVID WEIGEL   Her exchange with Kavanaugh showed how impactful the Democratic senator from Minnesota could be — and how unlikely she is to become the fire-breathing anti-Trump that Democrats seem to want. Read the full story here     Reuters: North Korea says 'no way' will disarm unilaterally without trust BY DAVID BRUNNSTROM AND MICHELLE NICHOLS   North Korea’s foreign minister told the United Nations on Saturday continued sanctions were deepening its mistrust in the United States and there was no way the country would give up its nuclear weapons unilaterally under such circumstances. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Elon Musk to step down as Tesla chairman, remain CEO BY TIM HIGGINS AND DAVE MICHAELS Settlement with the SEC calls for two new, independent directors and $40 million in fines. 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