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It was another dramatic day on Capitol Hill as Brett Kavanaugh advanced one step closer to taking a seat on the Supreme Court. During a nail biting hearing Friday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-10 to advance Kavanaugh’s nomination to a full floor vote. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about an investigation, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) It all came down to Arizona Senator Jeff Flake, who said he would vote ‘YES’ if the full floor vote could be delayed for a week pending an investigation. Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said he would consider it and immediately called for a vote. The vote came just hours after Kavanaugh and his accuser testified about accusations made from an incident more than 30-years ago. “Whatever happened, happened 40-years ago and that’s just a fact,” stated Senator John Kennedy (R-LA). “I don’t know what happened to Dr. Ford, I don’t know if we’...

The Senate has officially begun deliberations on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh and are preparing to hold a cloture vote. Senate lawmakers convened Friday morning and are set to hold a vote to end debate on the Supreme Court nominee’s nomination. The U. S. Supreme Court building stands quietly before dawn in Washington, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. The U.S. Senate will start the process of voting on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation as a Supreme Court Associate Justice today. (AP Photo/J. David Ake) This comes after Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans released an executive summary of the FBI’s report late Thursday. The bureau interviewed 10 people with “firsthand knowledge of the allegations.” After reviewing this information, GOP senators maintain there is no corroboration of the claims made by both Dr. Christine Ford and Debra Ramirez. “These allegations have not been corroborated, none of the allegations have been corroborated by the seventh FBI investigation, not in the new FBI inve...

FILE – In this Sept. 4, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is sworn-in before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh writes an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal to address some of the controversy surrounding him. In that editorial, which was published Thursday, Kavanaugh wrote that he was honored to stand at the White House alongside his family when he was picked by President Trump to serve on the nation’s highest court. He also commented on the allegations, saying he and his family have been subjected to vile threats adding his time in college has been ridiculously distorted. Kavanaugh went on to say moving forward the American people can count on him to be hardworking, open minded, independent and dedicated to the constitution.