Report: Deported immigrants can lose custody of kids to foster parents

Report: Deported immigrants can lose custody of kids to foster parents https://t.co/Rz19pOwsEE

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 9, 2018

Another bad Trump judicial pick

Another bad choice by Trump

Chad Readler leads the Civil Division in Trump's Department of Justice. He led DoJ's work to kill the Affordable Care Act, personally signing a brief so dishonest that the career attorneys wouldn't touch it. Now he's up for a lifetime appointment. https://t.co/J7hMxhLid3

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) October 9, 2018

Again and again, Chad Readler was the guy who signed off on the Trump administration's worst policies when the civil servants wouldn't. And now he's on track to serve for life on the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. Don't want him on the bench? Call the Senate: 202-224-3121.

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) October 9, 2018

Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate wrote a book saying founding fathers were right not to abolish slavery

Another bigot endorsed by Trump

Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis wrote a book arguing the founding fathers were right not to abolish slaveryhttps://t.co/Azhn3ndC4P

— Raw Story (@RawStory) October 9, 2018

New poll shows Andrew Gillum, Ron DeSantis in dead heat https://t.co/wTzC4yUuIq pic.twitter.com/5C6rTAHwuU

— South Florida Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) October 2, 2018

Acting EPA chief liked a racist Facebook image

Another bigot in the Trump administration

The EPA's acting administrator, Andrew Wheeler, reportedly liked racist content on social media and retweeted a “Pizzagate” conspiracy theorist https://t.co/W8g0NphxZT

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 9, 2018

NEW: EPA chief Andrew Wheeler liked a racist FB image of the Obamas on an Italian meme page called "My mom is a virgin."

In an email, he told me he doesn't remember doing it.

He also repeatedly engaged with conspiracy theorists on Twitter. https://t.co/i1NfEQPNsa pic.twitter.com/Ox4tb8J9iS

— Alexander Kaufman (@AlexCKaufman) October 9, 2018

What is the Chicago Unit Acquisition?

Strange Trump financing – nobody can understand it yet

Weird. Trump owes $50 million to a Delaware corporation with almost no paper trail called Chicago Unit Acquisition, who's address is Trump Tower in NYC. https://t.co/XwW4WpBrA0
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) October 8, 2018

Thanks to everyone who wrote w/suggestions about what this "Chicago Unit Acquisition LLC" loan is, and why @realDonaldTrump has it. I'm running down tips now.

If you've got information about this loan, I'd still love to hear from you: fahrenthold@washpost.com. Thank you! https://t.co/TkFatr5tXg
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) October 9, 2018

Farenthold did a great job of tracking the money in the Trump Foundation during the 2016 campaign.

update 10/22/18:

For those playing along at home, Trump owes $50 million to a Delaware corporation with almost no paper trail called Chicago Unit Acquisition, whose address is Trump Tower in NYC.

They just filed their annual report, signed by Don Jr. https://t.co/EqK76H8EZs
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) October 22, 2018

The Justice Department needs to investigate whether Donald Trump repeatedly lied in sworn statements to the federal government—including his own administration—about a $50 million loan that apparently never existed.https://t.co/pgTmnjagSf
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) April 19, 2024

The 2018 election results may not be accepted

This column makes a point that I have been making – the results of the 2018 elections may not be accepted. This is a real possibility, especially if Republicans lose. Trump doesn’t want the scrutiny he would get from a Democratic House.

from the column

“What if the election results are not accepted? President Trump questioned the outcome of an election that he won in 2016, suggesting without evidence that he only lost the popular vote because millions of votes were cast illegally by undocumented immigrants. White House allies are already pointing their fingers at Chinese hackers, social media algorithms and liberal billionaires to justify why toss-up races might not break their way. If Democrats lose, the left might try to blame Russian interference or question the legitimacy of the results, as well.”

US Court of Appeals

Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court creates another vacancy on the U.S. Courts of Appeals. As Trump appoints more appeals court judges, the political balance in each circuit may begin to shift. Here’s what they look like now: https://t.co/5XxrK6WJGD pic.twitter.com/YLa8HAR5Fm

— Reuters Legal (@ReutersLegal) October 9, 2018

Trump’s political event with Kavanaugh

Trump continues to politicize the Supreme Court. The TV event last night was totally inappropriate and unfair to the other justices who attended it.

Kavanaugh tried to say healing things and move on but Trump will continue to try to divide the country because he thinks it fires up his base. Trump has no interest in being president of the whole country – he only cares abut his cult. This is just like the 2016 election. Trump won but continues to whine and complain like a loser. He tried to make it seem that Kavanaugh, not Ford, was the victim.

He lied when he said Kavanaugh was proven innocent. That’s not true. The investigation was a sham. I hope Democrats dig further if they win the House and conduct the thorough investigation that should have been done before confirmation.

The swearing in of Brett Kavanaugh was an in-your-face-suckers taunt from President Donald Trump to all his critics, David Zurawik writes.https://t.co/RcMeW2peNf

— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) October 9, 2018

At the White House swearing-in, Trump obscenely made the occasion a purely partisan one with his ludicrous claim that Justice Kavanaugh had been “proven innocent” and his misogynistic apology for the Senate’s even having listened to Dr. Blasey Ford.

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) October 8, 2018

Following a limited one-week FBI investigation that drew no conclusions and was governed by strict conditions set by the White House, President Trump publicly declares that Justice Kavanaugh was "proven innocent."

— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) October 8, 2018

Trump, incredibly, starts Kavanaugh’s swearing in by apologizing to him. America’s women don’t count. And Trump’s claim that Kavanaugh was “proven innocent” by a process that didn’t involve a trial let alone a full investigation, is at odds with every precept of American justice.

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) October 8, 2018

Analysis: Trump said Kavanaugh was "proven innocent." He wasn’t. https://t.co/vSULx7jKB7

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 9, 2018

I’m having a hard time listening to the television media play into the Trump/GOP narrative-shifting tactic of painting Kavanaugh as the victim rather than reserving those sympathies for the actual victims. At some point, these people should get tired of being played for fools.

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) October 9, 2018

How Donald Trump turned a 'ceremonial' swearing-in of Brett Kavanaugh into a made-for-TV eventhttps://t.co/QJFtkxrU4w pic.twitter.com/rn2J6RFuAK

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) October 9, 2018

If Chief Justice Roberts is such an institutionalist, supposedly dedicated to an apolitical court, why did he attend Trump's gratuitous 2nd Kavanaugh swearing in?

Declining to participate in that partisan event would have sent a powerful message about judicial integrity. pic.twitter.com/VUI1zTLJk9

— David Cay Johnston (@DavidCayJ) October 9, 2018

Trump just said "On behalf of our nation, I want to apologize to Brett and the entire Kavanaugh family for the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure." Well on behalf of humankind I want to apologize for Trump belittling a sexual assault victim to get laughs

— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) October 9, 2018

Once more Kavanaugh flunks the judicial independence test.. appearing at a partisan fist-pumping event — He REALLY doesn't get it https://t.co/M8YR2sLZrp

— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) October 9, 2018

The President ripped the scab off in his remarks.” @HardballChris on Trump’s speech during the ceremonial swearing in of Kavanaugh. https://t.co/WWezMKziHX

— Hardball (@hardball) October 9, 2018

As Kavanaugh re-takes oath at White House this evening, worth noting that Sotomayor and Kagan didn't take oaths at White House. Obama wanted it that way as a symbol of their independence, administration officials said at the time. #SCOTUS

— Greg Stohr (@GregStohr) October 8, 2018

During a swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Trump ensured Kavanaugh will forever be associated with Trumpism. https://t.co/p15hp1tmMv pic.twitter.com/w4NOYTIXai

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) October 10, 2018

Trump, incredibly, starts Kavanaugh’s swearing in by apologizing to him. America’s women don’t count. And Trump’s claim that Kavanaugh was “proven innocent” by a process that didn’t involve a trial let alone a full investigation, is at odds with every precept of American justice.

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) October 8, 2018

2018 Election update 10/9/18

“How does my vote represent the little girl that I used to be?” one evangelical woman said. “The Republicans used to be the party of family, and morals and values, and now they are not.” https://t.co/LnlRFVU9BE by @elizabethjdias

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) October 9, 2018

the final month of mid-term election campaigning poses an unprecedented test of the power of gender politics. my @cnbc column https://t.co/viWzRyrwo9

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 9, 2018

Leading up to Election Day there will likely be a proliferation of false information spread under the guise of news in an effort to sway voters.

We’re tracking disinformation down and explaining why it’s fake, where it appeared and who shared it. https://t.co/CIrnaTowHi

— POLITICO (@politico) October 9, 2018

a new Detroit News poll of Michigan's referenda:
1) legalize *recreational* marijuana? YES: 62/35
2) independent redistricting commission? YES: 55/23
3) voting rights package (automatic registration, same day registration, more)? YES: 72/19

Similar to EPIC/MRA poll last week.

— Taniel (@Taniel) October 9, 2018

Huh. Dems lead generic House ballot by 13 points, in a poll that was taken almost entirely after the Kavanaugh Ragefest That Transformed The Electorate (which was on Oct 4) https://t.co/0kh0qUox9s

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 9, 2018

The Kavanaugh bump! https://t.co/TVCQ9BLDzf

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) October 9, 2018

One reason not to really trust the conventional wisdom about how Kavanaugh's confirmation will out play politically is because the conventional wisdom is overwhelmingly formulated by dudes. https://t.co/cUqI6Cw0nx

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 9, 2018

For the GOP to keep the House, they would need a near-sweep of all toss-up races absent a major change in the political environment over the next month https://t.co/GdJTIZ4UGs

— POLITICO (@politico) October 9, 2018

YOU CAN VOTE TODAY IF YOU LIVE IN THESE STATES.

WI
MN
SD
ME
NJ
VT
WY
ND
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— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) October 9, 2018

The GOP's chance of holding the Senate at this point is greater than Clinton's chance of winning on election eve 2016… Doesn't feel that's how it is being treated comparatively though…

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) October 9, 2018

Was there a connection between the Trump campaign and a Russian bank

A fascinating but ultimately inconclusive story

.@FranklinFoer’s reflection on the Alfa Bank-Trump Organization story, 2 years on, is worth a read. “There’s something unnerving about the fact that the New Yorker came away with the same conclusion I did…That the communication wasn’t something random.” https://t.co/Eoo81uOa4L

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) October 9, 2018

Maybe Mueller knows the answer.