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Trump directs release of declassified surveillance warrant on Russia probe. Additionally, Trump ordered the “Department of Justice (including the FBI) to publicly release all text messages relating to the Russia investigation, without redaction, of James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, and Bruce Ohr,” according to the White House press release. (Mike Levine) https://abcn.ws/2NiKh0H

The political stakes and risks in the Kavanaugh controversy: ANALYSIS. A senior White House official on Monday said the bombshell accusation of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was a political attempt to “torpedo” the judge’s confirmation. (MaryAlice Parks) https://abcn.ws/2QCu701

Kavanaugh, accuser set to testify at public hearing Monday. The expectation is that both the Supreme Court nominee and professor Christine Blasey Ford would appear on the same day but not side-by-side on the same panel. The development effectively delays a planned committee vote on Kavanaugh's nomination that had been set for this Thursday. (Jordyn Phelps) https://abcn.ws/2QwnmNj

Democrats, Republican committee members spar over handling of Kavanaugh sexual misconduct allegation. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took to the floor on Monday afternoon to criticize Democrats for holding on to the accusation until \"11th hour\" and saying \"it's not fair to either of them the way this was handled.\" (John Parkinson and Mariam Khan) https://abcn.ws/2D4nPDt

Outside groups dig in as allegation roils Kavanaugh nomination. Following the initial firestorm over the allegation, leading groups on the left and right tell ABC News they are readying major advertising buys to push key Senators to either move forward on or put a stop to Kavanaugh's confirmation. (John Verhovek) https://abcn.ws/2QG5tvg

The sometimes rocky road to the Supreme Court. Recent history shows the road to getting on the nation's highest court can be treacherous. (Luke Barr) https://abcn.ws/2MKjAfW

DeVos: Americans should stop ‘hiding behind screens and Twitter handles.’ Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ statement on truth also comes less than a week after Trump’s insisted that an independent estimate of nearly 3,000 deaths in Puerto Rico resulting from last year’s Hurricane Maria was an attempt by Democrats to make him look bad. (Anne Flaherty) https://abcn.ws/2NVCci0

Flynn ready to be sentenced in Russia probe, his lawyer and special counsel tell court. Friends and relatives have said the former Defense Intelligence Agency director and confidant of Trump, who at 2016 campaign rallies led chants of \"Lock her up!\" about Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, is eager to face the judge and accept his fate following his dramatic guilty plea on Dec. 1. (James Gordon Meek) https://abcn.ws/2xr11rz

Congressional investigators ask FEMA head to detail use of government vehicles for personal trips. The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Trey Gowdy, has sent a letter to FEMA requesting documents and records pertaining to administrator Brock Long's use of government vehicles and staff to travel to and from North Carolina. (Stephanie Ebbs and Benjamin Siegel) https://abcn.ws/2MBenHr

Trump admin sets lowest cap ever for refugee admissions amid historic global need. The Trump administration is setting a cap of 30,000 refugee admissions in the 2019 fiscal year, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo – marking the lowest cap ever set in the refugee admissions program's 43-year history. (Conor Finnegan) https://abcn.ws/2QBoDmd

Americans didn’t believe Anita Hill. How will they respond to Kavanaugh’s accuser? While the cases stem from very different contexts and eras in American history, FiveThirtyEight takes a look at what Americans thought during Anita Hill’s testimony against then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, and what might be different this time around. https://53eig.ht/2NPqFAI

Female candidates in Michigan are determined to recapture union voters in 2018 – taking a key bloc from President Donald Trump, reports the New York Times. https://nyti.ms/2QDUNgP

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