WASHINGTON — Republicans are bullish on their chances of confirming Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, signaling the vote will come soon after the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday to feature testimony from both the nominee and the woman accusing him of sexual assault when they were both teenagers, Christine Blasey Ford. Senators…
“And we told them at the very beginning of this process this will be not fun sometimes,” she added. Dr. Blasey has said that she intended for her accusations to remain confidential, but after word of them began to leak, she shared her account of the episode with The Washington Post. In a letter sent…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBrett Kavanaugh: "I've never sexually assaulted anyone" US President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court says he will not pull out because of "false accusations". Brett Kavanaugh rejected allegations of sexual misconduct levelled against him by two women, telling Fox News he had "never sexually assaulted…
Washington flew into a frenzy on Monday morning following initial reports that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was expected to leave his job. But hours later, he was attending a scheduled meeting at the White House. Rosenstein's job was thrown into question after The New York Times reported on Friday that he had discussed wearing…
Dr. Blasey’s lawyers have also asked for outside witnesses, including two trauma experts and the former F.B.I. agent who administered a polygraph examination to Dr. Blasey, the person familiar with the call said. Republicans have denied those requests, but Democrats say they will find a way to publicize those witnesses’ views. Dr. Blasey “has agreed…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Judge Kavanaugh, who is awaiting confirmation, has denied both allegations A second woman has come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump's US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.Deborah Ramirez, a Yale university classmate of the judge, told the New Yorker that Mr Kavanaugh had exposed his genitals…
Amid a tentative agreement for Christine Blasey Ford to publicly testify later this week about her allegation of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, lawmakers expressed varied ideas about the role her accusation should have in coming hearings. Ford's allegation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her during a high school party in the 1980s…
Privately, Republican senators were working to resolve differences among themselves about how to proceed. Some favored cutting off negotiations over the hearing and moving swiftly to a vote, while others pushed to accommodate Dr. Blasey’s wishes. One of those who has favored accommodation, Senator Jeff Flake, Republican of Arizona, said on Twitter on Saturday afternoon…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe moment gunmen open fire on an Iranian military parade Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticised the US following a deadly attack on a military parade.Gunmen opened fire at Revolutionary Guard troops in the south-western city of Ahvaz on Saturday, in an attack claimed by both an…
IN HIS trade war with China, President Donald Trump appears to have the upper hand. The new tariffs his administration unveiled this week, which will raise the share of Chinese imports subject to levies to at least 44%, are unlikely to dampen America’s sizzling economy, or to boost inflation by much. Though some firms will…
