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| THE KAVANAUGH CONFIRMATION SAGA IS OVER | |
The entire country has a Supreme Court nomination hangover: |
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Brett Kavanaugh's brutal confirmation battle may be over, but the fight could have a lasting effect on his career in the Supreme Court. "Kavanaugh's charged response to allegations of sexual assault ... has raised concerns among some court watchers about how his anger might influence his conduct on the bench, and whether it will prevent him from being an independent and impartial justice." What legal experts say to expect: http://bit.ly/2zYCDQR |
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| ABOUT KAVANAUGH'S SWEARING IN CEREMONIES: |
| Right after the Senate confirmation vote, Kavanaugh was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts and retired Justice Anthony Kennedy in a private ceremony. But tonight, President Trump will hold an official ceremony for Kavanaugh. https://nyti.ms/2RBYgwK |
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| KAVANAUGH KEEPS HIS PLEDGE FOR ALL FEMALE CLERKS: |
| Via The New York Times's Adam Liptak, Kavanaugh has hired four female clerks. https://nyti.ms/2OPBymi |
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| TRUMP DEFENDS COMMENTS ON CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD: |
| Over the weekend, President Trump defended his criticism of Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in high school, saying he needed to "even the playing field." In Trump's words: "Well, there were a lot of things happening that weren't correct, they weren't true and there were a lot of things that were left unsaid. And I thought I had to even the playing field." Keep in mind: Trump received a lot of criticism for mocking Ford. http://bit.ly/2NupeU4 |
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| MCCONNELL SAYS HE'S OPEN TO ANOTHER SCOTUS NOMINATION IN 2020: |
| Via The Associated Press's Hope Yen, "The Senate's majority leader, insisting his chamber won't be irreparably damaged by the bitter fight over new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, is signaling he's willing to take up another high court nomination in the 2020 presidential election season should another vacancy arise. 'We'll see if there is a vacancy in 2020,' said Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky." http://bit.ly/2zYyqwk |
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| It's Monday. Today is Columbus Day. I'm Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what's coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com, @CateMartel and on Facebook. |
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It's nothing a Florida daytrip can't fix: |
| President Trump is speaking at the annual conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police in Orlando this afternoon. Guess who is joining Trump?!: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Remember the drama a few weeks ago over whether Rosenstein would be fired? That feels like it happened years ago. http://bit.ly/2PgS7o9 |
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| LATE THIS MORNING -- TRUMP SAYS HE HAS NO PLANS TO FIRE ROSENSTEIN: |
| Speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One, the president said he has a "good relationship" with Rosenstein. "I look forward to being with him, that'll be very nice. We're going to be talking. We'll be talking on the plane." He also said: "I actually have a good relationship -- other than there's been no collusion folks, no collusion." http://bit.ly/2pHaRST |
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The worst U.S. transportation accident since 2009: |
| A limousine in upstate New York crashed over the weekend, killing 20 people. The victims: The incident killed all 18 people in the limo, including the driver, plus two pedestrians. Where the limo was headed: To a 30th birthday party. Details: https://cnn.it/2ylFVv9 |
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| NEW DETAILS: |
| "The company that provided the limousine ... had repeatedly failed motor vehicle inspections, according to federal transportation records. And one victim expressed concerns about the limousine's safety in a text sent shortly before the crash, relatives and friends said." https://nyti.ms/2Rubiwx |
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| FROM NEW YORK GOV. ANDREW CUOMO: |
| "The driver of the vehicle the quote unquote limousine did not have the appropriate driver license to be operating that vehicle."(Via WNYT NewsChannel 13) http://bit.ly/2zZV0ET |
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Barbara Bush got married!: |
| Former first daughter Barbara Bush married screenwriter Craig Coyne at a private ceremony with 20 family members in Kennebunkport, Maine. Photos -- she looks beautiful!: https://on.today.com/2PizS1W |
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| LESS THAN A MONTH UNTIL THE MIDTERMS | |
One demographic will decide which party controls Congress: |
| Via The Hill's Reid Wilson, "an analysis of the types of districts in play shows that two-thirds of the Republican-held seats that a top election handicapper sees as vulnerable are in suburban areas." The specifics: http://bit.ly/2y8UfrT |
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| HOW REPUBLICANS ARE SEIZING ON KAVANUAGH IN THE MIDTERMS: |
| http://bit.ly/2zYBAjI |
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I can only imagine the Twitter mentions they both get: |
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Throwback -- this is a pretty fascinating interview: |
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Watch: http://bit.ly/2E6kIM4 |
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| The House and Senate are out. President Trump is in Orlando, Fla., this afternoon and Vice President Pence is campaigning in Dallas and Springfield, Mo. 9:15 a.m. EDT: Vice President Pence left Washington, D.C., for Dallas. 10:20 a.m. EDT: President Trump left the White House for Orlando, Fla. 12:50 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence campaigns for Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) in Dallas. 2:15 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence campaigns for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in Dallas. He then heads to Springfield, Mo. 5 p.m. EDT: President Trump gets back to the White House. 5:55 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence campaigns for Senate candidate Josh Hawley in Springfield, Mo. 7 p.m. EDT: President Trump swears in Brett Kavanaugh as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. 9 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence gets back to the White House. |
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| 1:35 p.m. EDT: President Trump speaks at the annual convention of the International Association of Chiefs of Police in Orlando, Fla. Livestream: https://cs.pn/2Pm0Ci2 |
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| Today is National Pierogi Day. It's also National Fluffernutter Day. |
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I just thought you should know...: |
| Over the weekend, corgis and their owners marched around Washington, D.C. http://bit.ly/2zY9vcg Video of the puppy parade: http://bit.ly/2OGOeMx |
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A pretty spectacular prank -- and yes, there's video: |
| Moments after a Banksy painting sold at an auction for $1.4 million, the painting self-destructed with an internal shredder. From Banksy: "A few years ago I secretly built a shredder into a painting. In case it was ever put up for auction." Watch: https://nyti.ms/2E6IMhQ Banksy's Instagram post about the stunt: http://bit.ly/2NuXPBe |
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| And because you made it to the end, here are baby meerkats. They're so tiny! http://bit.ly/2C1oFyW |
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