Brett Kavanaugh, the embattled US Supreme Court nominee put forward by President Donald Trump, has won Senate confirmation amid mass protests against him across the country. Kavanaugh, widely seen as a conservative choice for the highest court in the land, has had to weather sexual misconduct allegations and attacks on his character and temperament. After weeks of intense debate that has gripped the nation, the conservative appeals court judge on Friday won vows of support from two centrist senators, leaving no clear path in the Senate for Kavanaugh's opponents to block him. Earlier on Friday, he barely survived a procedural test, when senators voted 51-49 to advance his nomination to a final vote.

Source: Daily Mirror October 06, 2018 17:19 UTC