Brett Kavanaugh is pissed. He’s pissed because he thought he’d be on the Supreme Court now—and to be honest, so did I—he’s pissed because accusations of sexual abuse have come back to haunt him. And most of all, he’s pissed because these accusations are being taken seriously.

But how seriously? A small group of Senators who either love attention or are just looking for an excuse to vote for Kavanaugh have gotten the White House to approve a reopening of Brett Kavanaugh’s background check.

But what the hell does that mean?

Is this a real investigation or just a sample of what will happen with the Mueller probe after Rod Rosenstein is gone and the White House is calling the shots?

And speaking of that, what’s happening with Rod Rosenstein? Is he about to fired and what will it mean if he is?

We, like you, have way more questions and opinions than we have answers. That’s why we wanted to talk to someone who actually knows something.

Ryan Goodman is a Chaired Professor at NYU Law. He was a Special Counsel at the Dept of Defense (2015-16) and a founding co-editor-in-chief of Just Security. He knows stuff. Listen.

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Natasha Bertrand at The Atlantic: A Supreme Court Case Could Liberate Trump to Pardon His Associates

Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns at The New York Times: Kavanaugh Could Help G.O.P. in Senate Midterms. But Not in House Races.

The Good -- Cracks are appearing in the Republican edifice
Melissa Nann Burke at The Detroit News: Super PAC aligned with GOP leaders axes funding for Bishop

Emily Lawler at MLive: Some Republicans uniting behind Democrat Gretchen Whitmer for governor

The Collegian's endorsement of Gretchen Whitmer is HERE.

Ashraf Khalil at The Washington Post: Jesuits, legal institutions back away from Kavanaugh vote

The Bad -- The inhumanity of the Trump administration
Caitlin Dickerson at The New York Times: Migrant Children Moved Under Cover of Darkness to a Texas Tent City

Melissa Jeltsen at The Huffington Post: