She said, he denied, America watched, the Senate committee votes today
Christine Blasey Ford testified under oath to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that she believed Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was going to rape her at a party in high school more than 30 years ago, charges that Kavanaugh then vehemently denied in his own sworn testimony. Republican senators sat quietly, ceding their question time to Arizona sex-crimes prosecutor Rachel Mitchell, while Democrats largely used their own allotted time to applaud Ford's courage. The Senate committee will vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation today. Meanwhile, the White House delayed a meeting between President Donald Trump and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein until next week , claiming that the meeting was delayed to avoid interfering with the Kavanaugh hearing. [ Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Nicholas Fandos / The New York Times ] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Tesla CE...