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The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Committee to look into second woman’s accusation

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FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2018, file photo, after more than an hour of delay over procedural questions, 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. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers has come forward to The Washington Post. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Christine Blasey Ford, Brett Kavanaugh accuser, reaches tentative deal to testify Thursday

By Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick and Jonathan Lemire - Associated Press

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, questions Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Mazie Hirono to question Brett Kavanaugh on high school environment

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, in Springfield, Mo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP source: Kavanaugh, Ford agree to testify on Thursday

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 1991, file photo, Anita Hill testifies in the Russell Caucus room on Capitol Hill in Washington where the Senate Judiciary Committee was hearing testimony on the nomination of Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Greg Gibson, File)

How it looks: Optics key in fight over Kavanaugh hearing

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Senate unlikely to grant Christine Blasey Ford’s request for Kavanaugh to testify first

By Alex Swoyer and 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: Senate committee agrees to give Ford more time

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, walks through a tunnel towards the Dirksen Senate Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Under right terms, Kavanaugh accuser may testify after all

By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO - 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)

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

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Protesters opposed to President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, demonstrate in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

Christine Blasey Ford says she will testify to Senate, but she has stipulations

By Alex Swoyer - 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) **FILE**

Judiciary Committee eyes independent lawyer to conduct Kavanaugh questioning

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**

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

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

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

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

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

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

Democrats’ delay tactics

By Cal Thomas

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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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

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

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2017, file photo, Anita Hill speaks at a discussion about sexual harassment in Beverly Hills, Calif. The sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh recall Hill's accusations against Clarence Thomas in 1991, but there are important differences as well as cautions for senators considering how to deal with the allegations. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Echoes of Anita Hill in #MeToo allegation against Kavanaugh

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press