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Sunday

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu applauds President Trump during a speech at the United Nations during the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption

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Netanyahu's Not-Quite-2-State Solution

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Matt Damon played Brett Kavanaugh on the 44th season opener of Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night Live via YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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Saturday

Justice Department attorneys are trying to stop Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and DOJ official John Gore from having to testify under oath for the lawsuits over the citizenship question Ross added to the 2020 census. Education Images/UIG via Getty Images hide caption

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Judge Brett Kavanaugh scowls as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill Thursday. Afterward, many observers felt he had revealed a partisan side never before seen from a Supreme Court nominee. Melina Mara/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein departs the U.S. Capitol through a basement corridor after House and Senate lawmakers from both parties met in a secure room for a classified briefing about the federal investigation into President Trump's 2016 campaign, in May. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Friday

Sen. Jeff Flake arrives back at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday following a break. After announcing Friday morning that he would vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Flake was confronted in an emotional scene by two women relaying their stories of sexual assault. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Del. Ariana Kelly stands outside the Maryland House of Delegates in Annapolis, Md. She introduced a new state law to require that consent be taught in sex ed classes. Brian Witte/AP hide caption

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Should We Teach About Consent In K-12? Brett Kavanaugh's Home State Says Yes

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Judge Brett Kavanaugh called sexual assault accusations "a calculated and orchestrated political hit" on Thursday. Erin Schaff/Getty Images hide caption

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Brett Kavanaugh Offers Fiery Defense In Hearing That Was A National Cultural Moment

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Thursday