Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said there was plenty of time to brief members before the vote.
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Dana Milbank: Nominee’s hedging on his Yale drinking history doesn’t pass straight-face test
That Brett Kavanaugh majored in beer isn’t the issue – it’s that he’s trying so hard to convince us that he joined a notorious frat for its studious atmosphere.
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Leonard Pitts: When we perceive men as victims, that’s male privilege
Accused perpetrators of sexual assault aren’t helpless – they can build credibility by living a life of decency.
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Commentary: To fix judge confirmation process, draw from objective entities like the CBO
The Congressional Budget Office’s nonpartisan model could help improve the way court nominees are vetted.
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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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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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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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Kavanaugh confirmation process takes another dramatic turn with order to reopen FBI probe
Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, seen as a Republican swing vote, successfully called for a week delay in the Senate vote to allow an investigation into sexual assault allegations against the nominee.
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Republicans disclose questioning of 2 men who claim to have assaulted Ford
The release of the investigative materials by Republicans on the Judiciary Committee came the night before Thursday’s hearing, and Democrats said they were ambushed by the information.