Sep 27 How alcohol, time and trying to forget trauma can change what we remember By Nsikan Akpan Here’s what science says about how alcohol, age and memory interplay, and how trying to forget a memory can reinforce or corrode it. Continue reading
Sep 27 WATCH: Christine Blasey Ford says her strongest memory of attack is 'uproarious laughter' By Associated Press Christine Blasey Ford says her strongest memory of the time she alleges Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were teens is the laughter. Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH: Christine Blasey Ford testifies at Kavanaugh confirmation hearing By Corinne Segal The Senate Judiciary Committee — 11 Republicans, all men, and 10 Democrats — was to hear from just two witnesses on Thursday: Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge who has long been eyed for the Supreme Court, and Christine Blasey… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 11:48 New Kavanaugh accusation raises 'doubt' on eve of hearing It’s the day before a crucial Senate hearing on allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and there’s a new claim of misconduct. Julie Swetnick submitted a sworn affidavit to the Senate Judiciary Committee, in which she… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 7:21 What's the most important thing Kavanaugh should answer? What can we expect from the Senate Judiciary Committee’s questioning of Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford? Judy Woodruff talks with Julie Goldscheid of CUNY School of Law -- one of several law professors who wrote a letter urging the… Continue watching
Sep 26 Read Brett Kavanaugh's prepared testimony defending against allegations of sexual misconduct By Associated Press "I am innocent of this charge," Kavanaugh says. Continue reading
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 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 '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
Sep 23 Read emails about terms of testimony by woman who says Kavanaugh assaulted her By Kamala Kelkar Emails between lawyers for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who has said Kavanaugh assaulted her, show a standoff about the conditions for Ford's testimony. Continue reading