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FROM WASHINGTON AND BEYOND

Monday, October 8

Chief Justice John Roberts swears in Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Oct. 6, 2018.

'It was fabricated, and it's a disgrace'

Also in today's edition: Rod Rosenstein gets to keep his job

Today's subject line quote comes from President Donald Trump, commenting on the allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh

Happy Monday, OP friends. What. A. Weekend.

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Brett Kavanaugh's wild weekend

Vice President Mike Pence announces the result of the vote for the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in Washington. The bitterly polarized U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday to join the Supreme Court, delivering an election-season triumph to President Donald Trump that could swing the court rightward for a generation after a battle that rubbed raw the country's cultural, gender and political divides.

It was a big couple days for Brett Kavanaugh.

He went from being a Supreme Court nominee whose confirmation was at risk amid an FBI investigation into alleged past sexual misconduct, to America's 114th Supreme Court justice.

After weeks of uncertainty, the undecided senators who controlled Kavanaugh's fate began to reveal how they would cast their swing votes on Friday. By Saturday, Kavanaugh was confirmed 50-48. Faster than you could tweet #Beers4Brett, he was sworn in by former Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Republicans and Democrats are both claiming Kavanaugh's confirmation will fire up their respective bases for the midterm elections. And even as Kavanaugh prepares to hear his first cases, anti-Kavanaugh protests continue and House Democrats are vowing further investigations if they win back the majority. They have even hinted at impeachment if it turns out Kavanaugh lied in the hearings about the allegations made against him by Christine Blasey Ford.

Tweet of the day

Cheers.

Screenshot via Twitter

"If women decided to burn America to the ground, I'd totally understand. All I ask is for a 10-minute warning text so I can fix myself a cocktail first and toast y'all." - BuzzFeed's Saeed Jones, giving voice to those who are angry over the weekend's events

Rosenstein to stay put

Attorney General Rod Rosenstein

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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein isn't going anywhere.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he has no intention of firing the No. 2 official at the Justice Department, ending lingering uncertainty over Rosenstein's tenure.

The questions about Rosenstein's future had begun more than two weeks ago, when a New York Times report said he suggested invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office. Rosenstein has denied the report.

"I get along very well with him," Trump told reporters of Rosenstein (who, we should note is the reason why Robert Mueller is leading DOJ's Russia investigation). When specifically asked if he planned to fire Rosenstein, Trump replied, "No, I don't."

That settles that. (For now.)

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