BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/NOMINATION/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “It’s judgment day for Brett Kavanaugh and the three crucial Republicans who could send him to the Supreme Court or doom his hopes of being the swing vote who could change America. Kavanaugh’s fate will be on the line for the second straight Thursday [10-4-18], as senators begin reading the results of the supplemental background check compiled by the FBI a week after Christine Blasey Ford accused the nominee of sexual assault in the most politically charged hearing in decades. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley confirmed Thursday morning that the committee received the supplemental background check, and Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has set in motion a process designed to lead to a procedural vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination on Friday that would possibly lead to a final vote as early as the following day. The six days that have elapsed since the hearing have only made the confirmation showdown for President Donald Trump’s pick more divisive and deepened the cavern of mistrust between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill, just five weeks before midterm elections.”
–Stephen Collinson, “Kavanaugh awaits fate as senators read FBI report,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, October 3, 2018 7:24 am