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Written by Olivia Paschal (@oliviacpaschal), Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey), and Madeleine Carlisle (@maddiecarlisle2) Today in 5 Lines Speaking at The Atlantic Festival in Washington, D.C., Senator Jeff Flake criticized Brett Kavanaugh for his recent appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, calling his interactions with lawmakers “sharp and partisan.” “We can’t have that on the Court,” he said. Four members of a militant white-supremacist group were arrested in connection with last year’s Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Jason Kander, a rising star within the Democratic Party, announced that he’s dropping out of the Kansas City mayor’s race to seek treatment for PTSD. Despite that, Wittes writes, “If I were a senator, I would vote against Kavanaugh’s confirmation.” The Power of Women’s Anger: In her new book, Rebecca Traister argues that women's anger can lend itself to political change. However, in Laura Kipnis’ opinion, such a tactic is short sighted. Why Did No One Save Gabriel? : Los Angeles authorities knew that eight-year-old Gabriel Fernandez was suffering brutal abuse at home. But they didn’t act until it was too late. But, The Wall Street Journal reports, Trump appears to have personally directed his son, Eric Trump, and his former lawyer Michael Cohen to coordinate legal action against Daniels. Does the organization have a popularity problem?