Breaking News: Senate installs Kavanaugh on Supreme Court

View in your browser     Senate installs Kavanaugh on Supreme Court The Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Saturday, giving President Trump a significant win a month before a crucial midterm election. Senators voted 50-48 to confirm Kavanaugh, ending a deeply bitter and rancorous fight that raged for months after Justice Anthony Kennedy announced in late June that he would retire and deprive the court of its perennial swing vote. Kavanaugh’s nomination spiraled into a partisan brawl almost immediately after Trump announced his name on July 9, but in the closing days of the nomination fight the Senate descended into some of its most intense and partisan brawling in recent memory. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for Breaking News     Forward Breaking News     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.

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View in your browser     The 10 essential reads you missed this week The Senate is poised to confirm President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday afternoon, marking a significant victory for Trump and Republicans ahead of next month's midterm elections.  Here's other important news of the week:   How Kavanaugh got the votes Senate Republicans say they saw Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) from the start as the key to confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Alexander Bolton reports.     The Memo: GOP to win Kavanaugh fight but Dems vow midterm revenge Democrats believe their voters are now more fired up than ever to deliver a rebuke to the GOP in the November midterm elections, reports Niall Stanage.     Timeline: Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court 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, John Bowden writes.     Pence accuses China of anti-Trump campaign Vice President Pence accused China this week of meddling in U.S. elections with the aim of hurting President Trump and the Republican Party — the latest sign of the administration taking a tough line against Beijing ahead of the November midterms, Jordan Fabian and Morgan Chalfant report.     The Mueller investigation: Where it stands at the midterms Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the election has yielded numerous bombshell developments, all while enduring consistent attacks from President Trump and his allies, writes Morgan Chalfant.     Midterms put GOP centrists in peril A potential blue wave and string of Republican retirements could wipe out a huge chunk of GOP moderates this fall, leaving an even more conservative House caucus behind them, Melanie Zanona reports.     Dems rebuild blue wall in Midwest The Midwestern states that handed President Trump the White House two years ago now appear poised to deliver a sharply negative verdict against his party, thanks in no small part to voters’ dissatisfaction with the way Trump has handled his job, Reid Wilson reports.     Both sides digging in for post-midterm shutdown fight Congress averted a government shutdown last weekend, but the real standoff may come in December, Melanie Zanona writes.     The Memo: What Trump’s barbs say about 2020 Dems President Trump is turning his fire on potential Democratic presidential candidates, a sign that he is looking beyond November’s midterm elections toward his own reelection campaign in 2020, according to Niall Stanage.     Drug companies fear Democratic Congress Democratic lawmakers say the GOP has gone too easy on drug companies, vowing that will change if they take power in November’s midterm elections, Nathaniel Weixel and Jessie Hellmann report.       © Getty: Demonstrators protested Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill on Thursday.   Read more from The Hill

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Breaking News: McConnell says Kavanaugh win 'a shot of adrenaline' for GOP midterm chances

View in your browser     McConnell: Kavanaugh win 'a shot of adrenaline' for GOP midterm chances 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. McConnell told The Hill he spoke with his top political advisers on Friday who said the bitter fight over Kavanaugh, and what he has called a “shameless smear campaign” by the Democrats, has revved up the GOP base in red states. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for Breaking News     Forward Breaking News     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.