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The documents do not indicate how Judge Kavanaugh would rule, but they are fodder for Democratic questioning. Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, asked Mr. Kavanaugh about the document, noting it had been made public. Mr. Kavanaugh defended the statement he made in the …

But Mr. Leahy indicated that documents marked “committee confidential” show that Manuel Miranda, then a Republican staffer on the Judiciary Committee, had sent Judge Kavanaugh emails about Mr. Leahy’s private concerns about a judicial nominee whose hearing was coming up and a draft letter Mr. Leahy had not yet sent. …

Roe v. Wade: Setting the table for the nominee One of the biggest points of tension in the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings will be Judge Kavanaugh’s response to Democrats’ questions about whether he believes certain cases — notably Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion …

The special split-screen televisions in the press areas of the West Wing showed the same thing on each of the four news networks: live coverage of the service. But White House officials said they did not know whether Mr. Trump was watching. The president was scheduled to leave the White …

Mr. McCain’s flag-draped coffin was escorted out of the cathedral by 15 honorary pallbearers representing a who’s who of the senator’s friends and colleagues from both sides of the aisle, including former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York, the actor Warren Beatty …

Mr. Gates admitted that he submitted false expense reports to pay for personal expenses while he worked for Mr. Manafort. As part of that line of inquiry, he also admitted to having an affair about a decade ago, flying first class to London to an apartment he used for trysts. …

Two days ago Oppo Malaysia teased the new F9 will have a tiny notch like the Essential PH-1 and the Sharp Aquos S2. Today the global Oppo account took it to Twitter with two more teasers, effectively confirming the design. The images show a tide coming at a beach, formed …

On the election interference in particular, Mr. Pompeo will tell the committee that the president accepts the findings that the Russian cyberattacks took place, and that he “has a complete and proper understanding of what happened.” Mr. Trump, he will insist, deeply respects the work of the intelligence community — …

The streaming service announced on Wednesday that recent Tony winner “Springsteen on Broadway” will be coming to Netflix. The show is currently sold-out, but tickets are available on resale sites — for a price. On one service, seats at Bruce Springsteen’s final show in December start at $1,500 per ticket. …

Asked whether he believes his own intelligence agencies, which say that Russia interfered in the 2016 United States election, or Mr. Putin, who denies it, Mr. Trump refused to say, but he expressed doubt about whether Russia was to blame. Mr. Trump raised the matter of Russian electoral meddling, the …