The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Oh My Rod

Deputy Attorney General Rod RosensteinAndrew Harnik / AP

Written by Olivia Paschal (@oliviacpaschal)

Today in 5 Lines

  • Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein suggested secretly recording President Trump and invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office, according to a report in The New York Times. Rosenstein denied the story in a statement.

  • The Senate Judiciary Committee said they would push next week’s hearing on Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual-assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh to Wednesday. Chairman Chuck Grassley has given Ford until the end of the day to work out the terms of her committee appearance.

  • In a pair of tweets, President Trump questioned both the timing and substance of Christine Blasey Ford’s claims.

  • Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke, who is challenging incumbent Texas Senator Ted Cruz, raised over $9 million online in August.

  • Trump will hold a rally in Springfield, Missouri, in support of Republican Josh Hawley, who is challenging Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. CT.

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