WASHINGTON — Senators will launch a final round of questioning of Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday, but after a marathon 12-hour session, President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court appears to have avoided any major missteps that could trip his confirmation. So far, Kavanaugh does not seem to have changed minds on the Judiciary Committee, which is split along partisan lines. The questioning of Kavanaugh has carried strong political overtones ahead of the November congressional elections. “You’re more than halfway done,” Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told Kavanaugh as he gaveled the hearing closed late Wednesday. Republicans hope to confirm Kavanaugh in time for the first day of the new Supreme Court term, Oct. 1.

Source: National Post September 06, 2018 04:31 UTC