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Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh walks to meet with senators on Capitol Hill last month. He faces days of questioning from senators beginning Tuesday.

Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings To Focus On 6 Hot-Button Issues

Trump's Supreme Court nominee will face tough questioning from Democrats during his confirmation hearings this week on abortion, guns, investigating the president, national security and regulation

In this June 17, 2018 file photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who've been taken into custody on charges of illegal entry sit in cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas.

Detained Fathers Turn To Hunger Strike

Immigrant families held at the Karnes County Residential Center in Texas are striking to protest their imprisonment.

In "Trump's Showdown," FRONTLINE examines President Trump's (pictured) fight against the investigation of his campaign and whether he obstructed justice. With the threat of impeachment growing, the film chronicles Trump as he wages an unprecedented war against the Special Counsel, the FBI and even his own Attorney General.

FRONTLINE: Trump's Showdown

Airs Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, Oct. 6 at 11 a.m. on KPBS 2

53rd District Congressional Democratic candidate Sara Jacobs in an undated photo.

Democrat Sara Jacobs Wants To Change The Face Of Congress

Democrat Sara Jacobs is one of 16 candidates vying to replace Republican Darrell Issa in the 49th Congressional District. At 29, Jacobs could become the youngest woman elected to Congress.

President Trump, flanked by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (left) and Energy Secretary Rick Perry (right), announces the approval of a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline, in March 2017.

Native American Tribes File Lawsuit Seeking To Invalidate Keystone XL Pipeline Permit

The Fort Belknap Indian Community and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe contend there was no effort to study how the 1,200-mile pipeline project could affect their water systems and sacred lands.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.,) speaks during a weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, the same day as double headlines about Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen. McConnell declined to comment on their legal troubles.

Republicans Stick With Trump Despite Major Legal Trouble For Ex-Top Aides

Tuesday's headlines were widely seen a severe blow to Trump just months before the critical midterm elections. But Republicans on Capitol Hill downplayed the news or declined to comment entirely.

Members of the California National Guard Counterdrug Task Force receive training Aug. 5 at Camp San Luis Obispo.

California National Guard Troops Arrive In San Diego Ahead Of Border Duty

The California National Guard arrived at the Kearny Mesa Armory before deploying to work the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.

Donald Trump, with wife Melania, is sworn in as president on Jan. 20, 2017, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Trump Has Revealed Assumptions About Handling Presidential Wealth, Businesses

Trump has continued to own a business empire while serving as president — thus showing that expectations about handling presidential wealth, businesses and brands were about norms, not laws.

Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States on January 20, 2017, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Trump Has Revealed Assumptions About Handling Presidential Wealth, Businesses

Trump has continued to own a business empire while serving as president. That has revealed that expectations about handling presidential wealth, businesses and brands was about norms not laws.

Juan Orozco and his mother, Amparo, at their ranch house near Circle, Mont., in Aug. 2017. Juan's father, an undocumented immigrant, was assaulted and applied for a special visa for victims of crimes.

Undocumented Immigrants Face Growing Backlog Of Crime Victim Visas

Every year thousands of undocumented immigrants are allowed to stay in the U.S. because they've been victims of a crime. But an increasing number are denied visas because demand outstrips slots.

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