The crowd laughs as the president attacks the Senate testimony of Christine Blasey Ford.
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Lawyers for Kavanaugh’s accusers question thoroughness of FBI investigation
One says agents haven’t talked to Christine Blasey Ford, who testified in public last week, as Senate leader Mitch McConnell says he’s certain there will be a confirmation vote this week.
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Kathleen Parker: Truth at the center of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s outburst
The Senate hearings were driven by a partisan quest for power without regard for the human collateral damage.
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Sen. Collins calls for FBI to investigate 3rd woman’s accusation in broader Kavanaugh probe
The Maine Republican says FBI investigators should start with the 4 witnesses named in Thursday’s hearing but pursue ‘appropriate’ leads.
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Kavanaugh inquiry may expand somewhat, but confirmation vote likely this week
Agents will be allowed to question more witnesses with information on sexual misconduct allegations, but even the broadened probe appears to have limits that might fuel the partisan controversy.
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Flake says Kavanaugh wouldn’t be confirmed if he lied to Senate
In an interview with ’60 Minutes’ Sunday, the Arizona senator also said he would not have pushed to pause the nomination process if he were up for re-election.
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‘Look at me’: Women confront Sen. Flake on Kavanaugh vote
After the encounter, the swing-vote Republican says he’ll back the nomination in committee only if the FBI is given a week to investigate Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations.
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Sexual assault survivors ask senators: Locate your humanity and hear us now
Elevating Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court would place our rights in the hands of a credibly accused perpetrator.
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Our View: Brett Kavanaugh has shown he doesn’t belong on the Supreme Court
The man who testified Thursday can’t control his temper, he is overtly partisan and he doesn’t always tell the truth.
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Sen. Collins says she supports delay in Kavanaugh vote to allow time for investigation
The Maine Republican, whose website and phone system buckled under the load of constituent contacts, tweeted that she backed the ‘sensible agreement’ shortly after a meeting with several sexual assault victims in her office.