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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play special: Kavanaugh and this moment in politics

    CNN reports that President Trump will order a one-week investigation of allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. We ask what the nomination, hearing, and aftermath may mean for the November midterm election.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 29, 2018 • 1 min read

    CNN reports that President Trump will order a one-week investigation of allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. We ask what the nomination, hearing, and aftermath may mean for the November midterm election.

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    Brett Kavanaugh, the Senate and political fallout
    1. 0:00What’s next for Brett Kavanaugh and the Senate?
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    3. 22:39Is ‘Old Man & The Gun’ the right way to go out for Robert Redford?
    4. 36:22Documenting Alex Honnold free soloing El Capitan
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      Host, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    Brett Kavanaugh, the Senate and political fallout
    1. 0:00What’s next for Brett Kavanaugh and the Senate?
    2. 12:16What it was like to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan in the late 1970?
    3. 22:39Is ‘Old Man & The Gun’ the right way to go out for Robert Redford?
    4. 36:22Documenting Alex Honnold free soloing El Capitan
    5. 48:56Press Play special: Kavanaugh and this moment in politicsYou’re reading this
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