WTF Just Happened Today

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

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1/ Trump nominated federal appeals court judge Brett Kavanaugh to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court.

2/ Chuck Schumer: "I will oppose [Brett Kavanaugh] with everything I've got."

3/ A federal judge rejected Trump's request to allow long-term detention of children who entered the U.S. illegally with their parents.

4/ A senior European Union official told Trump that "US doesn't have and won't have a better ally than EU."

5/ Trump said his sit-down with Putin will probably be easier than his meeting with NATO allies.

6/ During their trip to Moscow last week, an all-Republican delegation of U.S. lawmakers met with at least two Russian individuals who are currently sanctioned by the United States.

poll/ Democrats face long odds to take back the Senate with three Democratic senators poised to lose their seats to Republicans.

✏️ NOTABLES.

• Rudy Giuliani continues to work on behalf of foreign clients both personally and through his law firm while serving as Trump's personal attorney.

• A federal judge delayed the sentencing of Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty in December to making false statements to Robert Mueller's investigators.

• A federal judge ordered that Paul Manafort be moved to a detention center in Alexandria, Virginia.

• The EPA sent a proposed rule to relax carbon dioxide emissions standards for power plants to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review.

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