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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Brett Kavanaugh: President Trump’s second Supreme Court nominee

    President Trump has named his new pick for the Supreme Court. We get reaction and analysis, and look ahead to the confirmation process in the Senate. Conservative groups are excited about this pick. Where does that leave Democrats?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 10, 2018 • 1 min read

    President Trump has named his new pick for the Supreme Court. Brett Kavanaugh, 53, is a judge on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and a former clerk of Justice Anthony Kennedy, who he will likely replace. The Senate has to confirm Kavanaugh first. We get reaction and analysis, and look ahead to the confirmation process in the Senate. Conservative groups are excited about this pick. Where does that leave Democrats?

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