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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left, accompanied by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member, right, speaks 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)

Kavanaugh denies allegation of sexual misconduct in school

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

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

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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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

Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the second day of his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Brett Kavanaugh written questions focus on personal finances

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, to begin his confirmation to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kavanaugh did not shake his hand. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Brett Kavanaugh thought Fred Guttenberg, Parkland father, was a protester

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks with Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh at her office, before a private meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. A campaign urgingCollins to vote against Kavanaugh has generated more than $1 million in pledges, money that would go to her opponent in 2020 if she decides to support the judge. The senator and her Republican colleagues are decrying the effort as attempted bribery, as attention shifts from Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings to the question of how lawmakers will vote on his nomination. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Susan Collins Crowdpac campaign tops $1 million; senator decries campaign as attempted bribery

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

FILE- In this Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks with Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh at her office, before a private meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. A campaign urgingCollins to vote against Kavanaugh has generated more than $1 million in pledges, money that would go to her opponent in 2020 if she decides to support the judge. The senator and her Republican colleagues are decrying the effort as attempted bribery, as attention shifts from Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings to the question of how lawmakers will vote on his nomination. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

$1 million pledged against Collins if she backs Kavanaugh

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Second lawsuit filed challenging Arkansas casino measure

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Plea to be heard for benefits of worker illegally in country

By RANDALL CHASE - Associated Press

This combination of photos shows West Virginia state Supreme Court justices, from left, Robin Davis on Oct. 3, 2012, Allen Loughry on Oct. 3, 2012, Beth Walker on March 16, 2016 and Margaret Workman on Dec. 29, 2008. The state Senate meets Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, where the four impeached justices or their lawyers will make initial appearances in Charleston, W.Va. (Courtesy of the Charleston Gazette-Mail and The Daily Mail via AP, File)

The Latest: Impeachment trial set for retired W.Va. justice

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Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, speaks with Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh at her office, before a private meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. The end of contentious confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh is shifting the focus to potential swing votes like Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski hit by anti-Kavanaugh ad blitz

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

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)

Kavanaugh confirmation fight rallies Democrats to resistance

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

In this Sept. 5, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump responds to a reporters question during an event with sheriffs in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s not-so-strong Medicare, economy myths

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

The Latest: Sen. Hassan opposes Kavanaugh’s nomination

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Audit: West Virginia Supreme Court skirted pay law

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Senate Minority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois said he believes a revamped criminal justice bill can pass both houses of Congress. (Associated Press)

Robert Mueller key issue in Brett Kavanaugh nomination, Richard Durbin says

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

At issue are thousands of memos a GOP staffer was able to access on the Democratic side of a computer served shared by the Judiciary Committee. (Associated Press)

Democrats’ memos about delay of GOP judicial pick for affirmative action case resurface

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 5, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump responds to a reporters question during an event with sheriffs in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s wrong on economy and treason

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press