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ABC News' \"Powerhouse Politics\" Podcast. On Wednesday's episode, ABC News' Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl sits down with Rep. Anna Eshoo, the Democrat from California and the only member of Congress to have spoken at length with Christine Blasey Ford about her allegations that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a party when they were teenagers. The episode will be released Wednesday afternoon. https://bit.ly/2w091jE

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Exclusive: Jailed American's desperate plea for help in letters to Trump, Pence. After five years in prison and facing 15 more, an American citizen jailed on trumped up charges in Egypt is pleading for his life to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. (Conor Finnegan) https://abcn.ws/2DayY5P

Trump directs release of declassified surveillance warrant on Russia probe. What happens now? Here's what you need to about FISA warrants, some of the most closely held secrets in the U.S. government. (Jack Date) https://abcn.ws/2xntQpQ

Kavanaugh accuser wants FBI investigation before testifying: Lawyer. The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault when both of them were in high school will not testify before the FBI investigates the matter, one of her lawyers, Lisa Banks, said Tuesday night. (Trish Turner) https://abcn.ws/2PLKnKN

Trump says he doesn't think FBI should be involved in investigating Kavanaugh allegation. President Trump on Tuesday said \"there shouldn't even be a little doubt\" about his embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh who has denied a sexual assault allegation and any concerns should be addressed through the confirmation process. (Alexander Mallin and Mariam Khan) https://abcn.ws/2xu1QzP

Senators united that Kavanaugh accuser should be heard; divided on how and where. Republicans assert that a Judiciary Committee hearing, scheduled for Monday, is the best venue, and some Democrats call for the FBI to open and complete a full investigation before the Senate proceeds. (Ali Rogin) https://abcn.ws/2OAtNgS

Cruz tries to start beef, says Democrats will 'ban barbecue' in Texas if elected. \"When I got here someone told me that even PETA was protesting and giving out barbecued tofu, so I got to say, they summed up the entire election: If Texas elects a Democrat, they're going to ban barbecue across the state of Texas,\" said Cruz, who is facing Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke in one of this cycle's most high-profile U.S. Senate races. (John Verhovek) https://abcn.ws/2DldKCD

Sen. Mazie Hirono's message to American men: 'Just shut up and step up.' \"Guess who's perpetuating all of these kinds of actions? It's the men in this country, and I just want to say to the men in this country: Just shut up and step up. Do the right thing, for a change,\" the Democratic senator from Hawaii said. (Cheyenne Haslett) https://abcn.ws/2QFdCAn

Trump 'dossier' stuck in New York, didn't trigger Russia investigation, sources say. President Donald Trump and his allies have long insisted that what he calls the \"fake dirty dossier\" was wholly \"responsible for starting the totally and discredited witch hunt\" by special counsel Robert Mueller. (Mike Levine) https://abcn.ws/2OBy5ES

The polls point to a blue wave in the House, but Democrats are also at risk of losing seats in the Senate. Will Democratic Senators lose despite the wave? FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver reports. https://53eig.ht/2xuULz6

Anita Hill's testimony that Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her – and the treatment she received on the stand from male senators – precipitated the \"Year of the Woman\" in 1992. This year, with another hearing posed and the context of the #MeToo movement, history could repeat itself, the Washington Post reports. https://wapo.st/2D8fvmb

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