“Destroying Brett Kavanaugh: This is what Democrats do when they think Roe v. Wade is at stake.” Columnist William McGurn will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Also in Tuesday’s edition of that newspaper, David B. Rivkin Jr. and Kristi Remington will have an op-ed titled “Kavanaugh’s Foes Politicize the FBI: Their demands amount to a criminal probe; That would destroy the judicial confirmation process.”

“A New Front in the Kavanaugh Wars: Temperament and Honesty.” Sheryl Gay Stolberg will have this front page article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Trump promised a comprehensive investigation on Kavanaugh. We can’t settle for a fig leaf.” This editorial appears online at The Washington Post.

Also online there, columnist Hugh Hewitt has an essay titled “The Kavanaugh hearings were another rumbling of the volcano. And the left can’t hear it.”

And law professor Andrew Manuel Crespo has an essay titled “Brett Kavanaugh, take a polygraph.”

“Experts question GOP prosecutor’s memo on Christine Blasey Ford”: Emma Brown and Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post have this report.

“White House agrees to expand Kavanaugh probe slightly as McConnell signals vote is imminent”: Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey, Seung Min Kim, and Matt Zapotosky of The Washington Post have this report.

In Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Natalie Andrews, Peter Nicholas, and Kristina Peterson will have an article headlined “GOP Leaders Pledge to Give FBI Latitude in Kavanaugh Probe; Trump wants ‘comprehensive,’ speedy investigation; McConnell plans vote on Supreme Court nominee by week’s end.” And Jennifer Levitz of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Jeff Flake Wants ‘Real Investigation’ Into Kavanaugh Allegations; Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faces allegations of sexual assault, which he has denied.”

And Peter Baker and Michael S. Schmidt of The New York Times report that “White House Tells F.B.I. to Interview Anyone Necessary for Kavanaugh Inquiry.”

“McConnell tweaks strategy for Kavanaugh confirmation; The Senate majority leader is aiming his message at three undecided Republicans”: John Bresnahan and Burgess Everett of Politico have this report.

“Vice President Joe Biden Recognized With Award For Exemplary Service to The Third Circuit”: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued this news release today.

“Live From Austin: An all-star legal panel on Kavanaugh, the coming SCOTUS term, and the future of the court.” Slate has posted online this new installment of its “Amicus” podcast featuring Dahlia Lithwick with guests Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Cristina Rodríguez, Stephen Vladeck, and Adam J. White.

“Kavanaugh Will Not Return to Teach at Harvard Law School”: The Harvard Crimson has this report.

And Susan Svrluga of The Washington Post reports that “Kavanaugh withdraws from teaching at Harvard Law this winter, as graduates gather signatures objecting to his role.”

“Kavanaugh Was Questioned by Police After Bar Fight in 1985”: Emily Bazelon and Ben Protess will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Can Alabama execute Vernon Madison? U.S. Supreme Court will decide.” Brian Lyman of The Montgomery Advertiser has this report.

“Archived videos give a view of Brett Kavanaugh’s friend Mark Judge”: Elizabeth Landers of CNN has this report.

“With Kavanaugh confirmation battle, the Supreme Court’s legitimacy is in question”: Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this essay online at The Sacramento Bee.

“An empty space and an idle microphone: The Supreme Court returns.” Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“The hapless dusky gopher frog divides the Supreme Court”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court opens its new term on a quiet note, amid the loud, partisan dispute over its future.”

Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal report that “Short-Handed Supreme Court Hears Endangered-Species Case; Ideological split is on display while lawmakers battle over Judge Kavanaugh.”

And on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Supreme Court Terms Begins With 8 Justices As Kavanaugh Nomination Battle Continues.”

“Sen. Collins wants FBI to investigate 3rd Kavanaugh accuser’s allegations; The Maine Republican said FBI investigators should start with the 4 witnesses named in the Kavanaugh hearing but pursue all leads”: Scott Thistle of The Portland (Me.) Press Herald has an article that begins, “Sen. Susan Collins wants the FBI to investigate the allegations brought by Julie Swetnick as part of the agency’s probe of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.”

And Quint Forgey of Politico has a report headlined “‘He was very aggressive’: Kavanaugh accuser describes his behavior at high school parties.”

“Democrats Ask That The FBI Include More Than 20 Witnesses In Its Expanded Kavanaugh Probe; The list includes everyone at a July 1, 1982, gathering Brett Kavanaugh had noted on his calendar, as well as classmates from Yale”: Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“FBI interviews Kavanaugh friend Mark Judge”: Marianne LeVine of Politico has this report.

“The Kavanaugh doppelgänger theory, explained: Could both Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford be telling the truth? Some on the right think so.” Jane Coaston of Vox has this report.

“Brett Kavanaugh Missed His Chance to Kill the Dusky Gopher Frog: The Supreme Court’s conservatives don’t have the votes to kneecap the Endangered Species Act. Yet.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Penn Law prof. Amy Wax on Brett Kavanaugh allegations: ‘It’s too late, Ms. Ford.'” Madeleine Ngo of The Daily Pennsylvanian has this report.

“McConnell unloads on Senate Dems amid Kavanaugh probe: ‘Their goalposts keep shifting, but their goal hasn’t moved an inch.'” Gregg Re of Fox News has this report.

“Poll: Kavanaugh opinion hardens along partisan lines; Women believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford by a wide margin.” Steven Shepard of Politico has a report that begins, “Public opinion surrounding Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination has turned more sharply partisan following last week’s historic Senate hearing — and what was once seen as a political winner for Republicans now looks like a modest liability in this fall’s midterm elections.”

“Text messages suggest Kavanaugh wanted to refute accuser’s claim before it became public; A former classmate of the Supreme Court nominee has reached out to the FBI but hasn’t received a response”: Heidi Przybyla and Leigh Ann Caldwell of NBC News have this report.

“All the Ways a Justice Kavanaugh Would Have to Recuse Himself: Given his blatant partisanship and personal animosity toward liberals, how could he be an effective member of the Supreme Court?” Law professor Laurence H. Tribe has this essay online at The New York Times.

“A ‘view’ from the courtroom: Opening with an empty spot on the bench.” Mark Walsh has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Brett Kavanaugh’s Comments In That Hearing Raise Ethics Questions That Will Likely Follow Him Whether Or Not He’s Confirmed”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“How to become a Trump judge”: Nancy Gertner has this essay online at The Boston Globe.

Also online there, Niall Ferguson has an essay titled “Christine Blasey Ford’s memories aren’t enough.”

“Judge Kavanaugh and the Failure of the Vetting Process”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

“With Brett Kavanaugh, as with Donald Trump, Conservatives Defend a Tainted Nominee”: Osita Nwanevu has this post online at The New Yorker.

Also online there, Emily Witt has a post titled “How the Protests Against Brett Kavanaugh Reached the National Stage.”

“Supreme Court begins new term short-handed, with a focus on frogs”: Bill Mears of Fox News has this report.

“Battle over Brett Kavanaugh leaves Supreme Court shorthanded as it opens term with a case about a frog”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

“With 1 seat vacant, justices appear divided in first case”: Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press have this report.

“Eclipsed by Kavanaugh fight, divided U.S. top court opens new term”: Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley of Reuters have this report.

“Supreme Court, in Harsh Spotlight, Returns to the Bench”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.