What happens next with Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination
Sen. Jeff Flake called for a delay of the floor vote to confirm Kavanaugh unless an FBI investigation is conducted
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Sen. Jeff Flake called for a delay of the floor vote to confirm Kavanaugh unless an FBI investigation is conducted
Now, it's up to President Trump
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford has said that Judge was present when she was allegedly assaulted by Kavanaugh
A day after a bruising day-long hearing with testimony from Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, Judiciary Committee votes on advancing Kavanaugh's nomination to the full Senate
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, made a last-minute call for a one-week delay to the final vote on Brett Kavanaugh to allow for an FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations. Jeff Glor anchors with correspondents Nancy Cordes and Ed O'Keefe on Capitol Hill.
RAINN, the anti-sexual-violence group that runs the hotline, reports a 201 percent increase in calls Thursday
While senators testified inside the Judiciary Committee hearing, some Democrats left in protest and spoke to reporters outside
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar asked Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh during his Senate hearing if he had ever blacked out from too much alcohol. "I don't know, have you?" Kavanaugh responded. He went on to apologize later on. Christine Blasey Ford accuses Kavanaugh of sexual assault in high school. Klobuchar joins "CBS This Morning" from Washington to discuss the judge's temperament and the Republican senators' strategy.
Actress and Me Too supporter Alyssa Milano was a visible presence inside the committee room at the Senate hearing of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who accuses Kavanaugh of sexual assault in high school. Milano revealed last week that she didn't tell her parents for 30 years that she'd been sexually assaulted. CBS News spoke with Milano about the Me Too movement's role in the Kavanaugh showdown.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had a host of emotions on display Thursday, as he defended himself against accusations of sexual assault. CBS News' Jan Crawford, Bianna Golodryga and legal analyst Rikki Klieman discuss the historic hearing.
During testimony from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Democrats voiced their support for Ford. But some Republicans cast doubt on the handling of sexual assault accusations against Kavanaugh. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified Thursday that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh assaulted her at a party when they were teenagers. Kavanaugh denied the claims. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reports on a dramatic, emotional day on Capitol Hill.
In his opening statement, Judge Brett Kavanaugh accused Democrats of a conspiracy to sabotage his Supreme Court nomination. Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Trump, joins "CBS This Morning" from Washington to discuss whether Kavanaugh can be impartial after the partisan hearing, and why she thinks it may turn out that Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, are both right.
The 21 senators on the Judiciary Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. ET and likely vote along party lines to send Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate. What happens then is still uncertain. Key senators from both parties are undecided, and if Republicans lose more than one GOP vote, they will need help from Democrats. Ed O’Keefe reports.
After Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, announced plans to vote for Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court, he was stopped by protesters in a Capitol Hill elevator. "You're telling all women that they don't matter, that they should just stay quiet," one woman cried. "You're telling me that my assault doesn't matter ... and that you're going to let people who do these things into power."
Brett Kavanaugh has repeatedly said he was legally allowed to consume beer as a prep school senior in Maryland
A panel of current Chicago-area high school students discuss the relevance of these hearings for young people today
Minnesota senator says that Kavanaugh "didn't really answer the question" of whether he ever blacked out
Counselor to President Trump says she found Christine Blasey Ford's testimony "compelling" and "very sympathetic"
Mark Judge says he does "not recall the events described by Dr. Ford in her testimony before the US Senate Judiciary Committee"
Trump's Supreme Court nominee repeatedly cited the group's previous vetting of his past during heated testimony before senators -- now ABA says nomination should wait
The prepared remarks of Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford, appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday
The prepared remarks of Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford, appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday
"The fact that she is still, 27 years later, afraid to make an accusation that she really believes is just exactly the way that Anita Hill was," Braver said
White House officials say they're pleased with Brett Kavanaugh's tone during testimony Thursday. He denies accusations that he sexually assaulted Dr. Christine Blasey Ford when they were teenagers. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports.