Susan Collins, a key vote, says the options available for Kavanaugh’s accuser to testify are sufficient, and she urges Christine Blasey Ford to speak Monday.
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Trump says it’s ‘hard to imagine’ Kavanaugh is guilty of sex assault allegation
Republicans refuse the accuser’s request that the FBI investigate her allegation before she testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Leonard Pitts: ‘Fairness’ statute has not run out on allegations against Kavanaugh
If true, the Supreme Court nominee committed a crime in high school, and he has yet to be held accountable for it.
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Our View: Kavanaugh’s credibility blown by earlier evasions
Not telling the whole truth about his politics makes his sexual assault denial harder to believe.
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Former Maine judge: With court nominee’s credibility in question, why the rush to confirm?
Judge Kavanaugh’s testimony had raised concerns even before the sexual assault allegation.
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No women served on the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1991 when Anita Hill testified. That has changed.
The spectacle of Hill being peppered with insensitive questions by a panel of powerful men inspired many women to run for office.
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Sen. Collins says attorneys for Kavanaugh and his accuser should be allowed to ask questions
Maine’s senior senator is still undecided on whether she will support President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee as sexual assault allegations against him have disrupted the process
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Commentary: Sex abuse claim against Kavanaugh is no 11th-hour bombshell
This isn’t the 11th hour, because the clock isn’t running out; in fact, there is no clock.
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Collins among handful of Republican senators calling for hearing on accusations against Kavanaugh
The hearing is announced just hours after she and several colleagues said the Supreme Court nominee and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, should testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Maine Voices: Cape Elizabeth mother fears for transgender son’s rights, well-being if Kavanaugh confirmed
Jack and other children like him could lose crucial protections against discrimination.