Good Tuesday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today.
• Rick Gates, a top Trump campaign official, requested proposals in 2016 from an Israeli company to create fake online identities designed to dissuade Republican delegates from backing President Trump’s primary race opponents and to gather intelligence on Hillary Clinton. Read the story.
• “It was a disgraceful situation brought about by people who are evil.” Mr. Trump called the sexual misconduct accusations against Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh “unfair” and a “hoax.” Read the story.
• On Monday, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein traveled with Mr. Trump on Air Force One, with his fate at the Justice Department hanging in the balance. After the flight, he still had a job.
• Two women in a Mississippi restaurant have the easy rapport that comes from working together for 23 years. But their politics are sharply different. Read how they coexist and reflect a divided country.
• A major United Nations report says that by 2040, the world could face worsening food shortages, wildfires and a mass die-off of coral reefs. In other words, the climate crisis is…
