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Kevin de Leon, California state Senate president pro tem and Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, looks over his speech before speaking at an election party Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Kevin de Leon, Dianne Feinstein challenger, seizes on her role in Brett Kavanaugh battle

By Kathleen Ronayne - 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**

Christine Blasey Ford wants FBI probe of Brett Kavanaugh accusation before she testifies: Report

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

In this image from video, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks on the flood of the U.S. Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. McConnell says Republicans will review the sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh “by the book” with bipartisan interviews on the Judiciary Committee. (Senate Television via AP)

The Latest: Grassley says no reason to further delay hearing

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, responds to reporters' questions on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh amid scrutiny of a woman's claim he sexually assaulted her at a party when they were in high school, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Dianne Feinstein on Christine Blasey Ford: ‘I can’t say that everything is truthful. I don’t know’

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is surrounded by reporters as she arrives for a vote, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Feinstein’s opponent seizes on her role in Kavanaugh fight

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

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**

Mark Judge, other man in room, won’t testify about Christine Blasey Ford’s Brett Kavanaugh claim

By Alex Swoyer - 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)

Kavanaugh’s accuser wants FBI probe before she testifies

By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

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

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)

As Senate weighs Kavanaugh, Thomas example offers cautions

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

In this Sept. 6, 2018, file 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)

Hearing sets up dramatic showdown between Kavanaugh, accuser

By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

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)

Christine Blasey Ford willing to testify about Brett Kavanaugh allegations, her lawyer says

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: DOJ: It’s not the FBI’s job to judge allegations

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left, listens to a procedural question from Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member, as 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, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

All Democrats on Senate Judiciary Committee send letter to delay Kavanaugh vote

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

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, Sept. 6, 2018. 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/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

GOP divided on how to handle Kavanaugh accusations

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks with reporters after the Democrats policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Chuck Schumer wants FBI probe of Christine Blasey Ford accusation against Brett Kavanaugh

Associated Press

In this Sept. 6, 2018, file 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)

Woman accusing Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct comes forward

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Lindsey Graham willing to hear Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh accuser

Associated Press

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: Feinstein rejects follow-up calls on Kavanaugh

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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kavanaugh is denying a sexual misconduct allegation from when he was in high school. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Christine Blasey Ford, Brett Kavanaugh accuser, details sexual assault allegation

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 file photo, Fred Guttenberg, the father of Jamie Guttenberg who was killed in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., left, attempts to shake hands with President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, right, as he leaves for a lunch break while appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington to begin his confirmation hearing. Kavanaugh did not shake his hand. Kavanaugh wrote in a response to questions from senators late Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, that he assumed the man had been a protester. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Senator gives federal investigators information on Kavanaugh

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press