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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., with Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, left, joined by former students from Holton Arms School, speaks to reporters in support of professor Christine Blasey Ford, who is accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a decades-old sexual attack, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kirsten Gillibrand tells women to watch GOP handling of Kavanaugh accuser

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 6, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, for the third day of his confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers has come forward to The Washington Post. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Christine Blasey Ford’s family publishes letter of support

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks to members of the media outside her office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. Collins says if Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has lied about the sexual assault allegation against him from high school, it would be “disqualifying.” (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Rep. Eric Swalwell brushes off threats to Sen. Collins’ staff: ‘Boo hoo hoo’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 6, 2018 photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh reacts as he testifies after questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Official Washington is scrambling Monday to assess and manage Kavanaugh’s prospects after his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, revealed her identity to The Washington Post and described an encounter she believes was attempted rape. Kavanaugh reported to the White House amid the upheaval, but there was no immediate word on why or whether he had been summoned. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Trump says Kavanaugh delay has gone on too long

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In this July 25, 2012, file photo, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, speaks during a water project protest at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

John Garamendi, white lawmaker, calls on female House mates to protest ‘white men senators’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Both parties are grappling with tremendous political risks in the midst of an increasingly messy Supreme Court fight. Republicans risked alienating women, particularly in the nation’s suburbs, by embracing President Trump’s hand-picked nominee even after allegations surfaced of decades-old sexual misconduct. Democrats, who want to delay the high-stakes nomination, risked energizing complacent Republican voters should they play politics with the sensitive allegations.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Women supporting Kavanaugh find themselves in storm’s center

By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley speaks during a candidate forum at the annual Missouri Press Association convention Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in Maryland Heights, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Republicans blast Democrats’ ‘ambush’ on Brett Kavanaugh

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Illustration on tactics delaying the Kavanaugh appointment by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Democrats’ delay tactics

By Cal Thomas

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, in Washington. Christine Blasey Ford wants the FBI to investigate her allegation that she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before she testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing next week. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Christine Blasey Ford must attend hearing or lose opportunity, Chuck Grassley says

By Alex Swoyer and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

What is the FBI’s role in the Kavanaugh allegations?

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Both parties are grappling with tremendous political risks in the midst of an increasingly messy Supreme Court fight. Republicans risked alienating women, particularly in the nation’s suburbs, by embracing President Trump’s hand-picked nominee even after allegations surfaced of decades-old sexual misconduct. Democrats, who want to delay the high-stakes nomination, risked energizing complacent Republican voters should they play politics with the sensitive allegations.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

How 65 women came to Kavanaugh’s defense in matter of hours

By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press

In this Sept. 6, 2018 photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh reacts as he testifies after questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Official Washington is scrambling Monday to assess and manage Kavanaugh’s prospects after his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, revealed her identity to The Washington Post and described an encounter she believes was attempted rape. Kavanaugh reported to the White House amid the upheaval, but there was no immediate word on why or whether he had been summoned. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Online campaigns collect $135,000 to pay Kavanaugh accuser’s security fees

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, in Washington. Christine Blasey Ford wants the FBI to investigate her allegation that she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before she testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing next week. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Grassley sticks by plans for Monday hearing for Kavanaugh accuser

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, walks past members of the media as he heads to the Senate Chamber floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Trump says ‘hard to imagine’ Kavanaugh guilty of allegation

By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, right, reacts to a question from a reporter on the Senate subway, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, as she responds to questions about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senators grapple with accusation against Kavanaugh, denial

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

In this Sept. 6, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, for the third day of his confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers has come forward to The Washington Post. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Patrick Smyth, former Kavanaugh classmate, denies party in Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, left, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah,, right, listen as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., as President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh answers a question as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, for the third day of his confirmation to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Republicans on Senate panel ready to vote if Christine Blasey Ford doesn’t testify

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Brett M. Kavanaugh, Supreme Court nominee, and a fellow Georgetown Preparatory School student, "corralled" Christine Blasey Ford in a bedroom at a party in the early 1980s and tried to sexually assault her, she told The Washington Post. (Associated Press/File)

The Latest: McCaskill says she’ll vote no on Kavanaugh

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In this Sept. 6, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh waits to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the third day of his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The #MeToo movement faces a dramatic test of its impact and staying power as U.S. senators assess sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Kavanaugh accuser hasn’t accepted invite to testify; Dems complain about hearing plans

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times