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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)

Win or lose, Kavanaugh confirmation fight defines Democrats

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

State high court censures judge over traffic stop behavior

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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh smiles as he is visited by young student athletes he coaches over the years, as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the third day of his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Republican slams John Dean over Watergate role

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Philippine opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, left, is interviewed by the media inside his office where he remains holed up Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 in the Philippine Senate in suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines. Trillanes took refuge in the legislature to avoid an arrest order by President Rodrigo Duterte four days ago and has asked the Supreme Court to declare the move illegal. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Duterte: Defiant senator won’t be arrested without warrant

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Philippine opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV gestures during a news conference as he continues to be holed up in the Philippine Senate Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, in suburban Pasay city south of Manila, Philippines. Senator Trillanes, who is the president's fiercest critic in Congress has remained holed up in the Senate to avoid what he considers an illegal arrest after the president voided his amnesty as a rebel military officer. Also on Wednesday, Trillanes IV told reporters his lawyers would file a petition to the Supreme Court to challenge the legality of President Rodrigo Duterte's proclamation voiding his 2011 amnesty for taking part in failed coup attempts years ago. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Senator asks court to declare Duterte arrest order illegal

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

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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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) **FILE**

Brett Kavanaugh, and the sham which has become the Democratic Party

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

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

This cover image released by Crown shows &quot;The Most Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme Court’s Assault on the Constitution,&quot; by David A. Kaplan. (Crown via AP)

‘The Most Dangerous Branch’ looks at the Supreme Court

By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH - Associated Press

Fred Guttenberg, the father of Jamie Guttenberg who was killing 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, a federal appeals court judge, 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)

Progressive PAC fundraises by accusing Brett Kavanaugh of snubbing Parkland father

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

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

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh leaves the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room during a break on the second day of his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Treading carefully, Kavanaugh dodges confirmation minefields

By JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., right, and other Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee appeal to Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, to delay 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)

Q&A: Why all the fighting about Kavanaugh’s records?

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a fundraising event for Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Boston. Clinton was presented with the organization's Believe in Girls award during the event. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) ** FILE **

Hillary Clinton fights Brett Kavanaugh confirmation on Twitter

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, for the second day of his confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Brett Kavanaugh declines to recuse himself from Trump cases

By Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, gestures as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, on the second day of his confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

As Democrats flail, Kavanaugh sailing to court

By Matt Mackowiak

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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A poster depicting a 2017 quote on the Second Amendment by President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, is held up behind Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, right, as she questions Kavanaugh 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. Also pictured is Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Feinstein, Kavanaugh trade shots over Second Amendment, semi-automatic rifles

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh 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)

Kavanaugh defends ruling against illegal immigrant teen seeking abortion

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times