Oct 04 Watch 4:58 How does the FBI's Kavanaugh probe compare to the normal process? The FBI has finished its background investigation into Brett Kavanaugh and now the Senate must decide. Democrats have charged that the probe was “incomplete” and a “sham,” while lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford complained that she and other witnesses were… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 6:07 Sen. Rounds: 'No shocker' in FBI report on Kavanaugh Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., says the FBI report on its reopened background investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and claims of sexual misconduct "confirmed what we had already heard" in the hearings. Rounds joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 5:25 Sen. Murray: Confirming Kavanaugh will tell women to keep quiet Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., says she is frustrated and disappointed at the narrow scope of the FBI’s probe of Brett Kavanaugh, and that the decision to not interview Christine Blasey Ford or several other witnesses was an attempt to sweep… Continue watching
Oct 04 Failure to interview witnesses a 'stain' on American ideal of justice, Ford's lawyers write to FBI Director Chris Wray By Associated Press Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford have given FBI Director Chris Wray the names of people they say the FBI should contact to corroborate her account of having been sexually assaulted as a teenager by Brett Kavanaugh. Continue reading
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 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 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