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Watch Live: Senate Judiciary Committee Prepares to Vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on whether to advance the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.
With a Key Vote Secured, Senators Will Advance Kavanaugh’s Nomination
Shortly before the Senate Judiciary Committee was set to convene on Friday to decide whether to advance the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the…
A Terrible Day for the Supreme Court
It looks ever more like another raw partisan institution.
The Blasey-Kavanaugh Hearing
In an extraordinary day of testimony, Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh came to embody a fractured nation.
Bonfire of Republican Vanities
Their bargain with Trump was simple: They would get tax cuts for the well-connected and a right-wing majority on the Supreme Court. Oh, but the…
Right and Left React to the Kavanaugh-Blasey Hearing
Writers from across the spectrum on the Senate testimonies of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court nominee, and Christine Blasey Ford, who accused him…
Watching Her Speak for Us All
On Thursday, Christine Blasey Ford was the voice for those of us who are still haunted by decades-old assaults — including me.
Why Brett Kavanaugh Wasn’t Believable
And why Christine Blasey Ford was.
A Nation Transfixed as Emotional Testimony in Kavanaugh Hearing Unfolds
As Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh gave their accounts in eight hours of tears, anger and exasperation, it seemed the country could…
With Caffeine and Determination, Christine Blasey Ford Relives Her Trauma
Surrounded by her lawyers, publicists and a sisterhood of friends who had convened to support her and zealously protect her privacy, Dr. Blasey said her…