Sep 25 Watch 3:44 Kavanaugh defends teenage self as Trump attacks accusers As Thursday’s hearing approaches, Senate Republicans are circling around Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh while he took the uncommon step of defending himself in a TV interview against two on-the-record sexual misconduct allegations. Meanwhile, President Trump accused Democrats of using… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 4:56 Sen. Coons: Republicans may be going for ‘prosecutorial’ tone in Kavanaugh hearing Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., says the Judiciary Committee should treat Thursday’s hearing with Judge Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford not as a trial but as a job interview. Coons joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the news that… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 5:55 Kavanaugh supporter: ‘We have all the information we need’ on Yale allegation Travis Lenkner, a former law clerk for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, says the Supreme Court nominee is expecting to go to the hearing into alleged sexual misconduct on Thursday to look the senators in the eye and clear his name. Lenkner… Continue watching
Sep 25 White House ‘open’ to testimony by second Kavanaugh accuser By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says "we would be open" to Deborah Ramirez, a second woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, testifying before the Senate Judiciary panel this week. Continue reading
Sep 24 ‘I’ve never sexually assaulted anyone,’ Kavanaugh tells Fox News By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh told Fox News in an interview broadcast Monday night that he has "always treated women with dignity and respect."… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 8:42 Republicans push back on new Kavanaugh allegation as Democrats call for delay Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his allies in the White House are pushing back against a new allegation of sexual misconduct. Kavanaugh’s former classmate at Yale University told the New Yorker that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her during their… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 5:24 Ronan Farrow: Yale classmate ‘extraordinarily careful’ in accusing Kavanaugh The New Yorker reported Sunday night that a woman who knew Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in college says that he exposed himself to her at a party freshman year. Kavanaugh has categorically denied this story, as well as the… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 8:24 Amy Walter and Tamara Keith on GOP support for Kavanaugh, Rod Rosenstein’s future Amy Walter from the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Tamara Keith join Judy Woodruff to discuss how the midterm elections are shaping up, how allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh impacts Republicans and questions swirling around Deputy Attorney General… Continue watching
Sep 24 McConnell accuses Democrats of ‘smear campaign’ against Kavanaugh By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Republicans launched an all-out campaign to save Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination Monday. Continue reading
Sep 24 ‘I will not be intimidated’: Read Brett Kavanaugh’s full letter defending against latest allegations By Associated Press Several Senate Republicans have called the allegations "smears" and urged a vote on Kavanaugh after Thursday's hearing. Continue reading