Tipsheet: The winners and losers of the Supreme Court fight

View in your browser     The winners and losers of the Supreme Court fight  BY ALEXANDER BOLTON   The Senate confirmation battle over Brett Kavanaugh was the most vicious Supreme Court fight since Clarence Thomas narrowly won confirmation in 1991. The victors will reap the spoils of success and the losers will lick their wounds and brace for the inevitable fallout a month ahead of the midterm elections. Read the full story here     Kavanaugh sworn in as Supreme Court justice BY TAL AXELROD    Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and former Justice Anthony Kennedy swore Brett Kavanaugh in as an associate justice to the Supreme Court in a private ceremony Saturday evening only hours after the Senate confirmed him in a 50-48 vote. Read the full story here     Protesters interrupt final vote on Kavanaugh, screaming opposition BY JESSE BYRNES, JORDAIN CARNEY AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE Dozens of protesters immediately interrupted the Senate's final vote on confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Saturday, screaming and yelling as they were removed from the gallery that overlooks the chamber.  Read the full story here     Timeline: Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court BY JOHN BOWDEN Brett Kavanaugh appeared to be a lock for the Supreme Court for much of the summer before his nomination was thrown into question last month by allegations of sexual misconduct going back to his high school days in the early 1980s. Read the full story here       Trump: ‘Hundred percent’ Ford named wrong person BY TAL AXELROD  President Trump defended Justice Brett Kavanaugh against sexual assault allegations, telling reporters that he was certain his accuser Christine Blasey Ford named the wrong person in a hearing last week in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Read the full story here     McConnell says he never considered withdrawing Kavanaugh BY ALEXANDER BOLTON Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told The Hill he never once considered pressing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to withdraw from the Senate confirmation process amid the firestorm over allegations of sexual misconduct. Read the full story here     McConnell: GOP trying to recruit more women for Judiciary Committee BY JORDAIN CARNEY Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Saturday that Republican leadership will try to recruit female senators to join the Senate Judiciary Committee. Read the full story here     McConnell: Kavanaugh win 'a shot of adrenaline' for GOP midterm chances BY ALEXANDER BOLTON Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is hailing Saturday’s expected confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court as a major boost to Senate Republican candidates in next month’s midterm elections. Read the full story here     Trump, GOP aim to weaponize Kavanaugh vote ahead of November BY JORDAIN CARNEY  President Trump and congressional Republicans are seeking to weaponize the Supreme Court fight as they head into the final month of campaigning before the November midterm elections. Read the full story here     Dem 2020 primary season is unofficially underway BY AMIE PARNES  Today marks the unofficial start of the 2020 presidential primary season. Read the full story here     Democrats just killed the blue wave BY HEATHER R. HIGGINS OPINION | Democrats were cheered by the renewed FBI investigation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh and counted it as a win. Most Republicans were dismayed that the full Senate's vote on Judge Brett Kavanaugh's appointment to the Supreme Court was delayed and saw this as a political misstep. They should change places. Read the full story here     More than symbolic gestures needed in US-North Korea talks BY SARAH VOGLER OPINION | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday is scheduled to be in Pyongyang to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The summit has the potential to reinvigorate U.S.-North Korea diplomatic negotiations that have stalled since Pompeo’s July trip to Pyongyang and abruptly-canceled August trip. It also keeps the United States in lockstep with South Korea, following the promising inter-Korean summit held in September. But what can the United States hope to achieve from meeting with Kim now, besides preserving diplomacy? Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: GOP prevails in fight to confirm Kavanaugh BY KRISTINA PETERSON, NATALIE ANDREWS AND PETER NICHOLAS Republicans launched an intense—and often improvised—effort to win over undecided senators during the fight to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, a contentious process that came close to derailing. Read the full story here     CNN: The different ways four swing senators made their decisions on Brett Kavanaugh BY JEREMY HERB, PHIL MATTINGLY AND TED BARRETT Just minutes had passed after the conclusion of the historic and emotionally-fraught congressional hearing where Christine Blasey Ford accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her three decades ago, and the four senators who would decide the fate of arguably the most contentious Supreme Court nominee in history quietly gathered in an ornate third-floor Capitol office. Read the full story here     The New York Times: A day of broad smiles and raised thumbs for Trump BY EMILY COCHRANE   “There’s nobody with a squeaky clean past like Brett Kavanaugh,” President Trump told reporters, dismissing allegations of sexual assault and misconduct against the judge. Read the full story here     Reuters: Women's groups aim to use Kavanaugh rage to boost voter turnout BY AMANDA BECKER    As women rallied at the U.S. Capitol to protest Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court on Saturday, activist Linda Sarsour flew from Washington to Texas with her eyes on the next challenge: the Nov. 6 congressional elections. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Kavanaugh’s court is the one conservatives have worked decades to build BY ROBERT BARNES Expect re-energized efforts from social and religious conservatives to get their issues — gun-control challenges, religious objections to gay rights — before a court where like-minded justices will make up the majority. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet     You might like         Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.