Fellow Conservative:

Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. We've got a Supreme Court confirmation, the first presidential debate (after nearly one million people have already voted), and a government funding deadline in two days. Also last week, Sen. Ron Johnson's (R-Wis.) committee revealed the bombshell that Hunter Biden received a $3.5 million wire transfer from Elena Baturina, the wife of the former mayor of Moscow -- in addition to millions of dollars from other foreign nationals with questionable backgrounds.

A day later, Sen. Lindsay Graham's (R-SC) committee declassified documents demonstrating that the Steele dossier, which played a "central and essential role" in the FBI's decision to seek a FISA warrant against Trump national security advisor Carter Page -- on suspicion that he was cavorting with the Kremlin -- was based primarily on information provided to the FBI by someone the FBI had reason to believe was a Russian spy himself. And apparently, there's more where that came from.

In other words, there are a ton of things happening. Hang on for the ride.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsay Graham (R-SC) has announced that hearings for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, will begin on Monday, October 12. They will proceed apace through Thursday, where the committee will then plan on voting. Democrats have already signaled their intent to muck up the committee process, dragging it out as long as possible.

The Conservative Partnership Institute has launched the Supreme Court War Room to provide rapid response to the liberal attacks against Judge Barrett and give our allies the resources to fight back!

Most of what they are proposing requires a physical stamina and commitment that Senate Democrats, beyond a few of their younger all-stars, possess. But Democrats will, undoubtedly, still engage in procedural brick throwing that will result in days-long delays.

Democrats have also shown their willingness to engage in the blatant and baseless character assassination that characterized their effort against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh just two years ago. Over the weekend, the much-feted critical race theorist Ibram Kendi openly speculated that Barrett's adoption of two black children from Haiti made her a racist.

One Democratic operative suggested that the Senate review the process of her adoptions. Another "journalist" suggested that Barrett was using her two African American children, as well as her Down syndrome son, to "score political points." Not to be left out, the feminists moved on from decrying Barrett as the literal manifestation of The Handmaid's Tale to questioning her fitness as a mother.

Democratic senators, of course, previously attacked Barrett over her Catholic faith, suggesting her religious affiliation would impair her neutrality as a judge. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has sent a letter to Democrat leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) emphasizing that such anti-religious bigotry will not be tolerated at the upcoming hearings. Over 100 conservative leaders recently signed a memo stating the same.

Also in case you missed it last week, President Trump announced he would be signing an executive order clarifying that babies born alive after botched abortions - or those born prematurely, with disabilities - should be given medical care.

Somehow, this basic notion of humanity is still debatable in Democrat circles. More from me on the executive order, the Democrat's opposition, and the president's pro-life record here.

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One More Thing...

Catch me talking SCOTUS, social conservatism, TikTok and more on The Realignment podcast. I also recently presented on "Liberty, the Free Market, and Big Tech" at Young America's Foundation -- you can watch here.

Sincerely,

Rachel Bovard

Director for Policy

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