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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.

September 27, 2018

Trump not calling for FBI probe into Kavanaugh allegations is 'tantamount to a cover-up,' Dem senator says

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, lambasted President Trump for not calling for an investigation into the sexual assault allegations recently levied against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and accused the president of participating in a “cover-up.”

September 27, 2018

Kavanaugh confirmation vote should be delayed due to 'sickening' assault allegations, some GOP governors say

A few Republican governors have called on the Senate to delay or take the time to carefully investigate the multiple sexual assault allegations that have recently been levied against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

September 27, 2018

Ford: I'm '100 percent' certain Kavanaugh assaulted me

Christine Ford repeatedly named Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as her attacker at a party in the '80s, despite denials from the judge.

September 27, 2018

Grassley snaps at staffer at Kavanaugh hearing: 'Speak plainly with me, please'

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley sparked some confusion during the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford on Thursday when he snapped at a staffer interrupting him -- only to have Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., briefly think he was aiming his barbs at her.

September 27, 2018

Ford says breaking point to go public came after reporter appeared in her classroom

Christine Blasey Ford told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday that she decided to go public with her allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after a reporter appeared in a classroom where she was teaching.