Monday, Sept. 24

á           ABC News reported that an email it obtained indicates that Roger Stone, friend and political ally of President Donald Trump, sought contact with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange nine days after WikiLeaks made public the first batch of stolen Democratic Party documents allegedly obtained by hacker Guccifer 2.0, later identified as Russian state hackers. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/roger-stone-sought-contact-wikileaks-julian-assange-email/story?id=58032438

á           In a newly published position paper, ChinaÕs State Council accused the Trump administration of being a trade bully and abandoning important communication channels, as a new round of tariffs took effect. https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-says-the-trump-administration-is-a-trade-bully-as-new-tariffs-take-effect-1537777015?mod=hp_lead_pos2

Tuesday, Sept. 25

á           At the U.N. General Assembly, Trump said, ÒIn less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country,Ó prompting laughter from world leaders. https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/25/politics/donald-trump-un-speech-laugh/index.html

á           The White House is open to having a second accuser of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, Deborah Ramirez, testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing scheduled for Thursday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a television interview. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-open-to-public-testimony-from-second-kavanaugh-accuser-sanders-says/2018/09/25/5169442e-c0aa-11e8-9005-5104e9616c21_story.html?utm_term=.5f5de1fadc2b&wpisrc=al_news__alert-politics--alert-national&wpmk=1

Wednesday, Sept. 26

á           Attorney Michael Avenatti sent a sworn declaration from his client, Julie Swetnick, to the Senate Judiciary Committee, alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh targeted women with alcohol during high school and was present when women were raped by multiple boys. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kavanaugh-nomination-trump-calls-nominee-an-absolute-gem-as-tensions-swirl-over-planned-hearing/2018/09/26/df224aea-c190-11e8-97a5-ab1e46bb3bc7_story.html?utm_term=.8f0dc5cf6b86&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

á           Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) filed an injunction in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in an effort to stop KavanaughÕs confirmation vote. The suit alleges that the Trump administration is violating the separation of powers by not releasing hundreds of thousands of documents related to KavanaughÕs time as a lawyer in President George W. BushÕs administration, charging that this prevented senators from doing their constitutional duty to advise and consent. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/26/17906328/jeff-merkley-injunction-stop-brett-kavanaugh-vote

Thursday, Sept. 27

á           Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were both in high school, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in KavanaughÕs confirmation hearings. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kavanaugh-hearing-christine-blasey-ford-to-give-senate-testimony-about-sexual-assault-allegation/2018/09/27/fc216170-c1c3-11e8-b338-a3289f6cb742_story.html?utm_term=.9f2effa197a9&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

á           The American Bar Association called for an FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/28/american-bar-association-had-kavanaugh-concerns-years-ago-republicans-dismissed-those-too/?utm_term=.c8d0ff61dfbc&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

á           The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Elon Musk, alleging he misled investors when he claimed that he had secured funding to take Tesla private. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/09/27/sec-sues-teslas-elon-musk-alleging-he-lied-investors/?utm_term=.53e74e758ec5&wpisrc=al_news__alert-tech--alert-national&wpmk=1

Friday, Sept. 29

á           Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, said the Committee expects to interview Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein behind closed doors sometime in the next few weeks over recently revealed memos kept by former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe that say Rosenstein suggested secretly recording President Trump, potentially as part of a plan to remove him from office under the 25th Amendment. https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-gop-to-call-rosenstein-back-to-capitol-hill-conservative-lawmaker-says/2018/09/28/485a79d8-c321-11e8-97a5-ab1e46bb3bc7_story.html?utm_term=.65b82cdeac26

á           The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to forward the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the full Senate for a vote.

á           Trump ordered the FBI to reopen the investigation of Brett Kavanaugh after one of TrumpÕs fiercest Republican critics, Sen. Jeff Flake (Ariz.), who at first endorsed the nominee, emerged from a private meeting with Democrats to call for a renewed inquiry into misconduct allegations. https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/senate-committee-prepares-to-vote-on-kavanaugh-nomination-as-key-senators-remain-silent/2018/09/28/0b143292-c305-11e8-b338-a3289f6cb742_story.html?utm_term=.1448baac405d&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

á           Congressional DemocratsÕ lawsuit alleging TrumpÕs private business dealings are contrary to the ConstitutionÕs Emoluments Clause was allowed to go forward by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, who said the lawmakers had standing to pursue the claim. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congressional-democrats-lawsuit-alleging-trumps-private-business-is-violating-the-constitution-can-proceed-federal-judge-rules/2018/09/28/0aa3c5dc-bc22-11e8-8792-78719177250f_story.html?utm_term=.86e9c6e366b8

Saturday, Sept. 29

á           Tesla chief executive Elon Musk agreed on Saturday to step down as chairman of the electric-car maker he founded, an unexpected resolution to a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, after Musk turned down an earlier deal. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/09/29/teslas-elon-musk-settles-with-sec-paying-million-fine-resigning-board-chairman/?utm_term=.db9381a1966c

Sunday, Sept. 30

á           Speaking at his rally in Wheeling, West Virginia, Trump  suggested Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, was responsible for leaking a letter from Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford detailing her allegation that the judge sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-west-virginia-trump-turns-kavanaugh-nomination-fight-into-partisan-rallying-cry/2018/09/29/87fb5b2c-c41e-11e8-b338-a3289f6cb742_story.html?utm_term=.99c430ab99b1