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Republicans have been trying, with some success, not to blame the accuser in the high-stakes he-said-she-said roiling the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. They have calibrated their comments to avoid antagonizing Christine Blasey Ford — and by extension female voters ahead of the ...
GOP, Supreme Court nominee accuser Christine Ford in standoff over her testimony before Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman on Friday rejected key concessions sought by Brett Kavanaugh's accuser if she is to testify about her claim Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers, and threatened a Monday vote by his panel on Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination ...
Trump abandons restraint, calling out top court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's accuser in tweet
U.S. President Donald Trump challenged the woman accusing his Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault by name Friday, saying that if the alleged attack was that "bad" then she would have filed charges. Abandoning his previous restraint, Trump tweeted: "I have no doubt that, if ...
Kavanaugh hearing on alleged assault echoes 1991 showdown, but is U.S. set for replay?
In 1991, a visibly uncomfortable law professor named Anita Hill swore to tell the truth before an all-male panel as she leveled detailed allegations of workplace sexual harassment against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Nearly three decades later, the stage is set for another eerily ...
President Donald Trump on Wednesday bluntly questioned the allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a fellow high school student over 30 years ago, and Republicans warned the accuser the window was closing to tell her story before a confirmation vote. Trump's skepticism, ...
65 women came to Brett Kavanaugh's defense in matter of hours, raising questions
It started as a series of phone calls among old high-school friends and ended up embroiling 65 women in the firestorm over a sexual assault allegation that could shape the Supreme Court. In a matter of hours, they all signed onto a letter rallying behind ...
Gender war politics grip Senate over sexual assault accusation against Brett Kavanaugh
Nowhere is gender politics thicker in the election season air than in the mannerly U.S. Senate as it considers what President Donald Trump's choice for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, did or didn't do in high school. Christine Blasey Ford's accusation of sexual assault — ...
Trump feels 'terribly' for top court pick as Democrats seek FBI probe into alleged sexual misconduct
President Donald Trump showered sympathy Tuesday on Brett Kavanaugh, his embattled Supreme Court nominee who is accused of sexual assault, as Senate Republicans and Democrats fought determinedly over who should testify at a high-stakes hearing on the allegation just six weeks before major congressional ...
Democrats have been calling on the FBI to investigate a woman's claim that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school. What they're asking for, though, isn't a criminal investigation that could lead to charges. Instead, they want ...
Brett Kavanaugh's nomination poses risks for Democrats and Republicans alike
With the fate of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee suddenly uncertain, emboldened Democrats clashed with cautious Republicans on Monday as both parties grappled with an increasingly messy nomination fight weeks before the pivotal midterm elections. The political implications were still being sorted out. But ...
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's accuser willing to testify: lawyer
A woman who has accused President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual misconduct decades ago is willing to publicly testify before a Senate panel set to vote this week on his nomination, her lawyer said on Monday. California professor Christine Blasey ...
