The Aftermath of the Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing

We talk to John Nichols for more analysis of the Brett Kavanaugh hearing at the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. Also the latest political issues in the White House and the meaning of the anonymous op-ed in the New York Times for the upcoming primaries.

Guest: John Nichols is the Washington Correspondent for the Nation Magazine. His latest pieces in the Nation are:

Cory Booker Rips Open the Web of Secrecy Republicans Have Woven Around Brett Kavanaugh: The Democrat says he willingly violated Senate rules in order to expose e-mails that reveal the nominee’s views on racial discrimination.” (September 6, 2018)

And,

“Actually, Invoking the 25th Amendment Makes a Lot of Sense:Trump’s anonymous lieutenant was wrong to reject a constitutional remedy for an erratic and amoral presidency.” (September 7, 2018)