Senate panel heads to vote on Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh

Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to a lifetime seat on the U.S. Supreme Court hung in the balance on Friday after a jarring and raucous hearing into sexual misconduct allegations against him.

With anger and tears, Kavanaugh denies sex assault allegation

Fighting to salvage his U.S. Supreme Court nomination, Brett Kavanaugh angrily denied on Thursday a university professor's accusation that he sexually assaulted her 36 years ago in a day of dramatic testimony that gripped the country.

Kavanaugh's fellow Yalies transfixed by Senate hearing

In a crowded lounge at Yale Law School, cheers erupted when the middle-aged woman on the TV screen told a Senate panel that she had no doubt that Brett Kavanaugh, the Yale graduate nominated to the Supreme Court, had sexually assaulted her when they were teens.

Bar Association asks judiciary committee to delay Kavanaugh vote: media

The American Bar Association has called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to delay the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh so that the FBI can investigate the sexual assault accusations against him, the Washington Post reported.

Hillary Clinton jokes about email in 'Murphy Brown' return to TV

Hillary Clinton made a surprise appearance on the revival of television comedy "Murphy Brown" on Thursday, joking about her experience with emails in an episode that took jabs at President Donald Trump and the media.

Outside attorney walks difficult line at Senate's Kavanaugh hearing

Rachel Mitchell had a difficult mission as the lawyer hired by Republican senators to question the woman accusing U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault: test her memory, but treat her respectfully.

In #MeToo era, Ford lauded on left and right as honest and brave

Christine Blasey Ford began her testimony in front of a Senate committee by saying she was “terrified,” and at times she looked it.

Factbox: Kavanaugh's Supreme Court bid hinges on handful of senators

President Donald Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court went before a Senate committee on Thursday, with dramatic testimony over almost nine hours from Kavanaugh and from a woman who has accused him of sexually assaulting her when they were high school students in Maryland in 1982.

Trump calls Kavanaugh testimony powerful, calls for Senate vote

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday reiterated his full backing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday, praising as powerful his testimony in a Senate hearing denying a university professor's accusation that he sexually assaulted her 36 years ago.

Exclusive: Puerto Rico open for tourists despite 'mixed-bag' recovery - governor

Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello flew to New York this week on a mission: persuade potential tourists that the hurricane-ravaged island was ready for their return.

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