NOMINATION/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski told CNN on Friday [9-21-18] she plans to wait until after Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault, testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee before deciding whether to back Kavanaugh’s nomination…Republicans can confirm Kavanaugh without any votes from Democrats but given that Republicans control 51 seats to Democrats’ 49, Kavanaugh’s supporters have barely any room for GOP ‘no’ votes. The Alaskan senator, who as a more moderate Republican is seen as a key swing vote, also said Trump’s tweet Friday morning claiming that Ford should have reported her allegation immediately after the alleged incident took place was not ‘helpful’…Murkowski was referencing a series of tweets Friday morning from Trump where he wrote that if the attack Ford alleges ‘was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities.'”
–Daniella Diaz, “Murkowski says she’s waiting until Ford testifies before she decides on Kavanaugh,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, September 21, 2018 8:01 pm