Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh began his confirmation process on Tuesday. And while he stated in opening remarks that “the Supreme Court must never, never be viewed as a partisan institution,” subsequent court activity suggested otherwise.
We discussed the ongoing hearing with a panel of experts earlier this week. You can hear that conversation here.
On Thursday, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before Congress about disinformation, privacy, censorship, and election interference on their platforms. Google, in its absence from the hearings, garnered a lot of attention.
Here’s a breakdown of the key moments from the hearings, courtesy of Politico. And here’s our conversation about them from earlier this week.
Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward rocked the White House and beyond on Tuesday after excerpts from his new book, Fear: Trump in the White House, leaked to reporters. In line with other tell-all books like Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury or Omarosa Manigault Newman’s Unhinged, Woodward depicts a White House in turmoil.
President Trump’s response? “It’s just another bad book. He’s had a lot of credibility problems.”
A day later, The New York Times published a shocking op-ed by an anonymous “senior administration official.” The writer lambasts President Trump and reveals that “many of the senior officials in his own administration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations.”
The president immediately retaliated...
Interview:
https://the1a.org/shows/2018-09-07/friday-news-roundup-domestic
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