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American Bar Association calls for FBI inquiry into allegations, delay in confirmation votes Analysis: Kavanaugh leans heavily on exonerations that aren't exactly exonerating The...

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Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on Supreme Court nominee today after emotional hearing After Christine Blasey Ford gave her account of an assault, an angry, tearful Brett M. Kavanaugh called the accusations "a calculated and orchestrated political hit." The Senate majority whip said the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on Kavanaugh's nomination on Friday, with a final confirmation vote by the full Senate planned for Tuesday. By Robert Barnes, Seung Min Kim and Elise Viebeck  •  Read more » American Bar Association calls for FBI inquiry into allegations, delay in confirmation votes Analysis: Kavanaugh leans heavily on exonerations that aren't exactly exonerating The only consensus is that the Senate — and the nation — have hit a new low Republicans' phone numbers, addresses added to Wikipedia during hearing Pride and anguish: For those connected to prep schools, this was personal Kavanaugh is pressed on the key July 1 entry in his calendar. But only to a point. The Take • Analysis The hearing devolved into a partisan brawl on steroids The process of determining Kavanaugh's fate is likely to leave a stain on Washington. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   For Trump and White House, Kavanaugh hearing was a suspenseful drama in two acts After dismay at Christine Blasey Ford's testimony, the president and his circle were buoyed by the high court nominee's "incredible" performance. By Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   A different Kavanaugh comes out swinging hard at 'search and destroy' Democrats The Supreme Court nominee aligned himself with President Trump in claiming that the sex assault allegations against him were orchestrated to derail his confirmation. By Michael Kranish, Emma Brown and Tom Hamburger  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Unlike Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford was a prosecutor's dream witness Christine Blasey Ford thrived during questioning by career prosecutor Rachel Mitchell on Thursday. Brett Kavanaugh did not. By Deanna Paul  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Fix • Analysis Brett Kavanaugh's modern-day 'high-tech lynching' speech, annotated Another "high-tech lynching," 27 years later. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Analysis Silent no more, Senate's angry Republican men roar to Kavanaugh's defense Mute for much of Ford's testimony, they abandoned that strategy after the Supreme Court nominee's defiant opening statement. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   The hearing that shut up Washington. And then . . . Eerie silence clocked much of the city before Senate Republicans found their (angry) voice. By Ben Terris  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Fix • Analysis 5 takeaways from the Kavanaugh hearing Ford cut a sympathetic, down-to-earth figure, and Kavanaugh came to fight. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   Silence on Wall Street. Tears in a retirement home. The country watches, transfixed, as Ford and Kavanaugh tell their stories. Christine Blasey Ford spoke before a Senate panel Thursday morning of an alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh. By Lori Rozsa, Brittney Martin and David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more »   'This is not a good process': A raw, emotional hearing exposes partisan divide The scene inside the more than eight hour hearing was unlike any congressional proceeding in recent history. By Seung Min Kim  •  Read more »   Behind Kavanaugh fight, a national struggle over trust, identity and sex roles The only consensus was that the Senate — and the nation — had hit a new low. By Marc Fisher  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Trailer newsletter News and insight on political campaigns around the country, from David Weigel. 435 districts. 50 states. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings. Sign Up  »

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