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**The Daily 202’s Big Idea**

Start your day with the news you need to know and insights you can’t get anywhere else. Every weekday morning, The Washington Post brings you an insider’s view of the biggest stories of the moment.

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Highlights from the contentious first day of Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing Sep 05, 2018

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The confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh launched Tuesday as a bitter political brawl

Trump shows disdain for the rule of law as Kavanaugh confirmation hearing begins Sep 04, 2018

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President Trump’s latest public broadsides against his own attorney general offered a timely reminder of how high the stakes are in the confirmation hearing that starts today for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Kavanaugh could offer the decisive vote to uphold Trump’s assault on affirmative action Aug 31, 2018

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Evidence of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s past skepticism toward affirmative action is being studied closely – and it's giving heartburn to civil rights advocates.

Trump allies fear ‘winter is coming’ Aug 30, 2018

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The ousting of White House counsel Don McGahn has led to growing concern among some of President Trump's closest allies that both the president and his top aides are woefully unprepared for the coming legal storm.

Florida primary upset sets the stage for a colossal fall battle Aug 29, 2018

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A Republican propelled by President Trump and an African American Democrat won the nominations for governor of Florida on Tuesday, setting up a colossal fall showdown forces in the country’s biggest swing state.

A new inspector general report shows the swamp is getting swampier Aug 28, 2018

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A damning new inspector general's report released Monday concludes that the head of the General Services Administration may have misled Congress about President Trump’s personal role in scuttling plans for a new FBI headquarters outside of Washington.

Trump won’t call McCain a ‘hero’ Aug 27, 2018

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President Trump has repeatedly declined to say anything nice about McCain, even while he was dying.

Fox interview fallout shows why Trump’s lawyers don’t want him talking to Mueller Aug 24, 2018

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President Trump’s lawyers say they’re afraid Mueller will lay “a perjury trap,” but the Fox hit shows Trump doesn’t need to be coaxed like a bear in the backwoods of Maine with donuts.

Why Michael Cohen flipped Aug 23, 2018

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Michael Cohen’s guilty plea raises the likelihood that he will attempt to leverage the secrets he knows about Donald Trump.

Tuesday was perhaps the worst day in Trump's presidency thus far Aug 22, 2018

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The events that unfolded yesterday created a political nightmare for President Trump.