Oct 04 WATCH: Senate Democrats say FBI’s Kavanaugh report ‘very limited’ By Associated Press Senate Democrats are criticizing the White House for what they say is a limited FBI investigation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Continue reading
Oct 04 Grassley: Secret FBI report ‘found no hint’ of Kavanaugh misconduct By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press A top Senate Republican said Thursday the confidential FBI report on charges that Brett Kavanaugh sexually abused women three decades ago "found no hint of misconduct" by the Supreme Court nominee. Continue reading
Oct 04 Some senators may not see FBI report on Kavanaugh until Friday By Associated Press A Democratic senator says lawmakers are being told that time slots for reading the report are getting full. Continue reading
Oct 04 Senators start reading crucial new FBI file on Kavanaugh By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Even before the FBI delivered the summaries of interviews on claims that Kavanaugh sexually abused women, Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell set Friday as the first vote for his polarized chamber in an election-season battle over power and who to… Continue reading
Oct 03 McConnell sets Friday test vote on Kavanaugh nomination By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press McConnell announced that sometime during the evening, the FBI would deliver to an anxious Senate the potentially fateful document on claims that Kavanaugh sexually abused women. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 10:47 Kavanaugh battle may energize Republicans ahead of 2018 Three key Republican senators joined Democrats in condemning President Trump’s attacks on Christine Blasey Ford during a rally in Mississippi Tuesday night, placing Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation further in doubt. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff to discuss the… Continue watching
Oct 03 McConnell nixes Democrats’ request for FBI briefing on Kavanaugh probe By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a letter Wednesday to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that he believes Democrats would only use such a briefing to delay Kavanaugh's confirmation. Continue reading
Oct 03 More Americans believe Ford than Kavanaugh, according to new poll By Daniel Bush The partisan gap among Ford and Kavanaugh supporters has gone up since last week's Senate hearing, a sign of the growing divisions among Republicans and Democrats on the issue. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: White House defends Trump’s ridicule of Kavanaugh accuser By Associated Press Sanders told reporters Wednesday at a rare White House briefing that: "The president was stating the facts" at a Mississippi rally Tuesday night. Continue reading
Oct 03 Flake says Trump’s mocking of Christine Blasey Ford ‘kind of appalling’ By Associated Press But Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake isn't saying whether he'll vote to confirm Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Continue reading