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ADDS NAME OF WOMAN - Sylvia Kiep, of Springfield, Va., kisses the hand of Attorney General Jeff Sessions as he arrives at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle for the 66th Red Mass before the U.S. Supreme Court's new term opens in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. The Court's session opens Monday, Oct. 1. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

3 justices at annual Mass ahead of Supreme Court’s new term

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Congressional reporters line the hallway outside the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., as he meets with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and other leaders where they agreed to delay a final vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to allow time for an investigation by the FBI of the sexual misconduct allegations against him, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Yale friend says Kavanaugh was a heavy drinker

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This undated photo of Julie Swetnick was released by her attorney Michael Avenatti via Twitter, Wednesday, Sept. 26. 2018. Swetnick is one of the women who has publicly accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. (Michael Avenatti via AP) ** FILE **

3rd Kavanaugh accuser has history of legal disputes

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and MICHAEL BIESECKER and MARTHA MENDOZA - Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh is likely to be confirmed barring any major new revelations from an FBI investigation. (Associated Press/File)

Brett Kavanaugh witnesses stick to denials as FBI investigates

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Jeff Flake, R- Ariz., is questioned by reporters about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Friday Sept. 28, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. After a flurry of last-minute negotiations, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Brett Kavanaugh's nomination for the Supreme Court after agreeing to a late call from Sen. Flake for a one week investigation into sexual assault allegation against the high court nominee. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

How Sen. Flake brought the Senate back from the brink

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and THOMAS BEAUMONT - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Chilean president Sebastian Pinera, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump urges supporters to vote in wake of Kavanaugh hearing

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Emily Phonelath blows bubbles while in the crowd of the Women's March on Washington in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. (Aileen Devlin/The Daily Press via AP) ** FILE **

Women’s March announces 2019 rally in wake of Kavanaugh allegations

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump waves as he leaves after speaking to reporters at the White House in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, for a trip to Wheeling, W.Va. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: Trump cites Kavanaugh to rally voters

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference about the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Nancy Pelosi slams ‘hysterical’ Brett Kavanaugh, discusses potential impeachment proceedings

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, and his wife Ashley Kavanaugh, hold hands as they arrive for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Nominee’s attack on Democrats poses risk to Supreme Court

By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press

In this Sept. 21, 2018, photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. On Monday, the court will begin its new term with the crack of the marshal’s gavel and not a camera in sight. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Quiet start to Supreme Court term amid tumult over Kavanaugh

By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa chairs a meeting of the committee, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump bows to pressure, agrees to FBI probe of Kavanaugh

By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Supporters of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gather inside the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. The Senate Judiciary Committee is hearing from Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who says Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Many women line up in support of Kavanaugh

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press

In this Sept. 21, 2018, photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. rett Kavanaugh's fate remains uncertain, but some on the front-lines of the Republican Party's midterm battlefield fear the GOP may have already lost. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans fear political fallout from Kavanaugh turmoil

By STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., speaks during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about an investigation, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. After a flurry of last-minute negotiations, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Brett Kavanaugh's nomination for the Supreme Court after agreeing to a late call from Sen. Flake for a one week investigation into sexual assault allegation against the high court nominee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Flake gets a firsthand look at rage about Kavanaugh

By COLLEEN LONG and LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Chilean president Sebastian Pinera, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump calls Ford testimony ‘compelling;’ backs Kavanaugh

By CATHERINE LUCEY and JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference about the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Nancy Pelosi: Trump trying to ‘break the #MeToo movement’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Trump agrees to FBI probe of Kavanaugh, bows to Flake, Dems

By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his wife Ashley Estes Kavanaugh depart after testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jesuits, legal institutions back away from Kavanaugh vote

By ASHRAF KHALIL - Associated Press

Democratic Party candidate Ned Lamont, right, gestures toward Republican Party candidate Bob Stefanowski during a gubernatorial debate at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn., Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Lamont steps up criticism of GOP opponent over Kavanaugh

By SUSAN HAIGH - Associated Press