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President Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to fill retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy's seat on the US Supreme Court.

The National Republican Congressional Committee has pulled its support for a New Jersey Republican congressional nominee who has said diversity leads to Muslims killing Christians.

CNN's Brian Todd reports on the diplomatic disconnect, following US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's meeting with North Koreans in Pyongyang.

The remnants of the storm Beryl brought heavy rain and wind to Puerto Rico, creating flash flood warnings on the island and exacerbating power outage issues that have remained since last year's devastating hurricane season.

Rep. Louie Gohmert on Monday defended his Republican colleague, Jim Jordan of Ohio, arguing the former wrestlers who say Jordan knew about abuse allegations and did nothing about it were adults when the alleged abuse happened to them and that the accusers have not said that they specifically reported abuse to Jordan at the time.

○ The chill of detention

A list provided by the government suggests that less than half the migrant children aged under 5 years old who have been forcibly separated from their parents will be reunited with their families by Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said.

When President Donald Trump unveils his second Supreme Court pick Monday night with the prime-time flourish of a reality show star, he will lay a momentous marker in modern political history.