Members of Congress are digging through the record of Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, who President Donald Trump nominated to the Supreme Court Monday night. Kavanaugh has spoken about his approach to cases dealing with abortion rights and privacy from government surveillance, issues that will likely come up during election-year confirmation hearings that promise to be contentious as Congress weighs confirming a judge who could tip the high court to the right for a generation. [The Hill]
Topping the news: The man who was once Utah’s top federal prosecutor is now working to change the system he once was a part of.