The allegations have disrupted Kavanaugh’s all-but-assured nomination to the Supreme Court and the Republicans' chance to shift the judiciary to the right for decades to come. Flake had initially planned to endorse Kavanaugh, but he changed course after huddling with Coons and other senators. He voted to send the nomination out of the committee but made his support for a Senate floor vote contingent on an FBI investigation. Eyes were focused on Flake, a key swing vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination and a fierce critic of President Trump. Christine Blasey Ford’s sisters-in-law say Kavanaugh’s testimony was confusing and ‘belligerent’

Source: Washington Post October 01, 2018 15:19 UTC