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FILE – In this Dec. 8, 2017, file photo Anita Hill speaks at a discussion about sexual harassment and how to create lasting change from the scandal roiling Hollywood at United Talent Agency in Beverly Hills, Calif. Hill brought the concept of sexual harassment to national consciousness when she testified during Clarence Thomas’ Supreme Court confirmation hearings. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File) NYJK108 NYJK108

September 17, 2018 at 10:01 pm

Echoes of Anita Hill in #MeToo allegation against Kavanaugh

WASHINGTON — The sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh recall Anita Hill's accusations against Clarence Thomas in 1991, but there are important...

September 17, 2018 at 1:39 pm

As Senate weighs Kavanaugh, Thomas example offers cautions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh recall Anita Hill's accusations against Clarence Thomas in 1991, but there are...

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) questions Judge Brett Kavanaugh during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 5, 2018. For Democratic Sens. Booker and Kamala Harris of California — and to a lesser extent, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who is less given to high drama — the hearings have been something like a 2020 presidential campaign audition. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The New York Times) XNYT58 XNYT58

September 5, 2018 at 9:30 pm

Democrats make final attempt to block Kavanaugh confirmation WATCH

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats mounted a last, ferocious attempt Thursday to paint Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as a foe of abortion rights and...

September 4, 2018 at 9:16 pm

Kavanaugh’s lips sealed on White House subpoenas, pardons WATCH

Barring a surprise, Republicans appear on track to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, perhaps in time for the first day of the new...

Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, at the start of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 4, 2018. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) XNYT3 XNYT3

September 3, 2018 at 9:43 pm

Rancorous, partisan start for Kavanaugh high court hearing WATCH

The first of at least four days of hearings by the Senate Judiciary Committee began with partisan quarreling among senators and persistent protests from the...

August 10, 2018 at 9:16 pm

Memo shows Kavanaugh resisted indicting a sitting president

WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly released documents from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's time on the Kenneth Starr team investigating Bill Clinton reveal his resistance to...

August 10, 2018 at 1:09 pm

Kavanaugh in memo argued against indicting sitting president

WASHINGTON (AP) — Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will begin the day after Labor Day, Republicans said, sparking Democratic objections that they...

August 9, 2018 at 9:44 am

Kavanaugh’s Bush White House role emerges in new documents

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first documents from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's time in George W. Bush's White House were released Thursday as the Senate...

July 21, 2018 at 9:35 pm

Kavanaugh: Once questioned Watergate tapes decision

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh suggested several years ago that the unanimous high court ruling in 1974 that forced President Richard Nixon...

July 21, 2018 at 11:05 am

Kavanaugh: Watergate tapes decision may have been wrong

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh suggested several years ago that the unanimous high court ruling in 1974 that forced President Richard Nixon...