Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein President on his mind these days. In defending his choice for the Supreme Court, Trump issued what might have been a warning — to an unnamed Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee whom he said was "pretty aggressive" in questioning Brett Kavanaugh. "I've seen that person in very, very bad situations — somewhat compromising," Trump said. If 2020 felt far away for a moment, the fight over Kavanaugh took care of that. Trump wouldn't say which Democrat he was referring to, though at least three on the Judiciary Committee — Cory Booker, Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar — are possible presidential contenders. Trump also might be hearing footsteps from up in New Hampshire. Republican Sen. Jeff Flake — retiring from the Senate, though maybe not from politics — kept an engagement at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics Monday night. Then there’s Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who cited what she saw in the Kavanaugh hearing — "powerful men helping a powerful man make it to an even more powerful position" — to say for the first time that she will consider a presidential run after the midterms. "I watched that, and I thought: Time's up," Warren said. The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks With his signature, quiet tone, Sen. Jeff Flake faced raucous protesters on the street and a huge mass of cameras inside the room for a speech in New Hampshire Monday night. Not only has he been the man of the hour — actually, of the week ... Link to the full article to read more