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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left, accompanied by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member, center, speaks with Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, during a Senate Judiciary Committee markup meeting on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, in Washington. The committee will vote next week on whether to recommend President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh for confirmation. Republicans hope to confirm him to the court by Oct. 1.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Dianne Feinstein refers information on Brett Kavanaugh to federal investigators

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, questions President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, for the second day of his confirmation to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats raise six subpoenas, protesting Kavanaugh vote

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left, accompanied by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member, center, speaks with Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, during a Senate Judiciary Committee markup meeting on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, in Washington. The committee will vote next week on whether to recommend President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh for confirmation. Republicans hope to confirm him to the court by Oct. 1.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: FBI confirms it received Kavanaugh information

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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks on behalf of Democrat Mike Espy, unseen, and his race in a special election to fill the final two years of a term started by Mississippi Republican Thad Cochran, in Jackson, Miss., Friday, July 20, 2018. Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith was appointed to temporarily succeed Cochran, and she is running for the seat. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) **FILE**

Cory Booker releases new Brett Kavanaugh committee confidential documents

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

In this Sept. 6, 2018, photo, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., left, and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., confer before questioning Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the third day of his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Spurred on by the left, Democrats brought fire and fury to the confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, but their aggressive tactics have put at least one senator at risk of an ethics investigation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Uphold our great republic in November by voting against Democrats

By Rebecca Hagelin

Justice Department official Bruce Ohr has emerged as a pivotal player in the FBI's counterintelligence investigation, beginning in July 31, 2016, into the Trump campaign on suspicion of collusion with Russia. (Associated Press/File) ** FILE **

Bruce Ohr notes contradict Glenn Simpson on Donald Trump, Russia collusion theory

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gestures while speaking on the third day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington, to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Trump calls Dems at Kavanaugh hearing ‘sick’

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President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, laughs as Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., makes closing remarks in the evening after the second day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington, to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Democrats make final attempt to block Kavanaugh confirmation

By MARK SHERMAN and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, with daughter Liza, departs his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. They are followed by his wife Ashley and older daughter Margaret. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Harris challenges Kavanaugh on Mueller probe

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President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, arrives before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, for the second day of his confirmation to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Kavanaugh’s lips sealed on White House subpoenas, pardons

By MARK SHERMAN and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

In this Aug. 7, 2018, photo. President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, officiates at the swearing-in of Judge Britt Grant to take a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta at the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington. America is about to get its first extended look at Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

What to watch for as senators consider Kavanaugh nomination

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., left, pause as protesters disrupt the confirmation hearing of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats move to adjourn Kavanaugh hearing, Grassley rejects motion

By Alex Swoyer and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 7, 2018, photo. President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, officiates at the swearing-in of Judge Britt Grant to take a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta at the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington. America is about to get its first extended look at Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Kavanaugh hearing begins with partisan rancor

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Differing Interpretations Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

What Judge Kavanaugh’s conservatism could mean for constitutional law

By Lawrence Friedman

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, left, stands with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. before the start of their meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Lindsey Graham predicts Judge Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed with at least 55 votes

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this July 26, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh visits Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Both sides prepare for marathon confirmation hearing

By ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

In this July 26, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh visits Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Kavanaugh, senators prep for marathon confirmation hearing

By ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh walks to meet with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., for a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Democrats demand information on redactions from Kavanaugh records

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this July 9, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump speaks as Judge Brett Kavanaugh his Supreme Court nominee, listens in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Trump made his second Supreme Court pick this week. Unless a justice dies, Trump has likely picked his last justice. Trump has speculated that he could appoint a majority of the nine-member court. But it has been three decades since a president has been able to name more than two justices to their life-tenured posts. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Dems officially request delay in Kavanaugh hearing

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this July 9, 2018, file photo, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee stands in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Kavanaugh suggested that attorneys preparing to question President Bill Clinton in 1998 seek graphic details about the president's sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky. The questions are part of a memo in which Kavanaugh advised Independent Counsel Ken Starr and others not to give the president &quot;any break&quot; during questioning. He suggested Clinton be asked whether he had phone sex with Lewinsky and whether he performed specific sexual acts. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Chuck Schumer: Judiciary Committee must share all confidential Kavanaugh records with Senate

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times