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Lawyers for Kavanaugh accuser say she accepts Senate committee’s request to testify
Republicans said they would accommodate several of Ford’s requests, including ensuring that she had adequate security at the Capitol and that Kavanaugh would not be in the room when she speaks.
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Maine Voices: Kavanaugh has misled the Senate in his testimony under oath
The question now is whether the reasonable mind of Sen. Susan Collins will guide her vote.
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Sen. Collins says attorneys for Kavanaugh and his accuser should be allowed to ask questions
Maine’s senior senator is still undecided on whether she will support President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee as sexual assault allegations against him have disrupted the process
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Kavanaugh’s accuser calls for FBI investigation before she testifies
In a letter by her lawyers to the Senate Judiciary Committee, lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford did not explicitly say she would not testify Monday if there is no FBI probe, and several senior Republicans said they intend to press on with the nominee’s Supreme Court confirmation.
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Collins among handful of Republican senators calling for hearing on accusations against Kavanaugh
The hearing is announced just hours after she and several colleagues said the Supreme Court nominee and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, should testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Commentary: Kavanaugh’s duplicity, troubling record on civil rights should disqualify him from court
His testimony at his confirmation hearing also raises serious questions about his honesty and integrity.
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Woman accusing Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct comes forward
While his friend watched, she says, a teenage Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed on her back and groped her over her clothes.
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Maine Voices: Kavanaugh nomination also threatens constitutional right to birth control
The right to privacy, which protects contraception and abortion access, will be at risk if he’s confirmed.
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Sen. Collins blasts vulgar messages, threats, insults over Kavanaugh nomination
The Maine senator, feeling the heat in the intense battle over Brett Kavanaugh’s U.S. Supreme Court nomination, calls out callers who resort to obscenity.