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September 27, 2018

Kavanaugh abandons script to deliver blistering opening statement on assault accusation

A visibly emotional Judge Brett Kavanaugh abandoned his prepared script and delivered a blistering opening statement denying the allegations of sexual assault leveled against him by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, calling it a “calculated and orchestrated political hit.”

September 27, 2018

Grassley quotes Anita Hill-era Biden to shoot down call for new FBI probe

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley quoted former Vice President Joe Biden Thursday in an effort to shoot down calls for a new FBI probe into the allegations brought against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

September 27, 2018

Sen. Hirono's campaign apologizes for fundraising email sent during Ford testimony

A Democratic senator’s campaign apologized Thursday for sending out an email seeking donations in response to the allegations leveled against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh while one of his accusers, Christine Blasey Ford, testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

September 27, 2018

Kavanaugh chokes up while discussing family's response to sexual assault allegations

In his opening remarks during a hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, an angry and emotive Brett Kavanaugh became emotional describing how his daughter suggested they should pray for the woman who has accused him of sexual assault.

September 27, 2018

Kavanaugh, Ford hearing: In an awful process Democrats gain the advantage as Republicans walk on eggshells

Democrats understood they were in a hearing, not taking a deposition. Each of them was prepared to make two or three points in their five-minute rounds, and they led the witness right where they want her to go.

September 27, 2018

Kavanaugh, Ford hearing marked with hundreds of protesters around Capitol Hill

As the dramatic hearing with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused him of sexual assault, got underway, hundreds of protesters clashed on Capitol Hill.

September 27, 2018

Kavanaugh accuser Christine Ford says Feinstein's office helped her find law firm

Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, said one of the lawyers was referred to her by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s office.

September 27, 2018

Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers say they paid for polygraph test

The lawyers representing Christine Blasey Ford clarified Thursday that they paid for the polygraph test she took regarding her allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh -- after she initially testified she wasn't sure who did.

September 27, 2018

Kavanaugh accuser's fear of flying comes under scrutiny at hearing

Christine Blasey Ford, who testified Thursday about an alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, came under scrutiny over her alleged fear of flying after it emerged she is a frequent jetsetter.

September 27, 2018

Kavanaugh fight takes every raw divide in American society today -- and rolls them all into one

The ramifications of this mess will live on for years to come, regardless of its outcome.