Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in to testify at Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Actress and comedian Amy Schumer was one of many people arrested for protesting against the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Photo: Getty ImagesTwo other women also made accusations of sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh in the 1980s. But Democrats say women angered at the Kavanaugh accusations will turn out in large numbers to vote out Republicans. Senators had backed Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, in a procedural vote earlier on Friday that moved the Republican-controlled Senate toward a definitive decision.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 06, 2018 04:30 UTC