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Philippine opposition Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV gestures during a hastily-called news conference at the Philippines Senate Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 in suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte voided an amnesty given to the former rebel military officer and ordered the arrest of the man who as a senator has been one of the president's fiercest critics. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Philippine senator defies Duterte’s arrest order in standoff

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, July 4, 2018 file photo, Palestinians surround a bulldozer to prevent demolition in the hamlet of Khan al-Ahmar, West Bank. Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal against the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar, ruling that its stay would expire in a week and the spartan encampment could then legally be torn down. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Israel’s top court says West Bank village can be demolished

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, takes notes as the Senate Judiciary Committee members make opening statements during his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kavanaugh must recuse from all Trump cases, legal scholars say

By Stephen Dinan - 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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President Trump shares a hearty handshake with Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, his Supreme Court nominee, in the White House on July 9, 2018. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Brett Kavanaugh’s coming, Democrats or no Democrats

By Cheryl K. Chumley - 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)

What to watch for as senators consider Kavanaugh nomination

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, center, listens to lawmaker speak during a Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump’s attacks on Justice Department unite lawmakers at Kavanaugh hearing

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

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)

Potential 2020 Democrats seize on Kavanaugh Senate hearings

By KEN THOMAS - Associated Press

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

Brett Kavanaugh to tell Senate that he would be a ‘team player’ on high court

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

White House counsel Don McGahn, second from right, watches as 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, 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)

Father of Parkland victim approaches Brett Kavanaugh during break from hearings

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

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: The Senate’s feud over Kavanaugh records

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 1, 2006 file photo, from left to right, President Bush, watches the swearing-in of Brett Kavanaugh as Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, far right, during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington. Holding the Bible is Kavanaugh's wife Ashley Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh has been a conservative team player, and the Supreme Court nominee has stepped up to make a play at key moments in politics, government and the law dating to the Bill Clinton era. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Stare decisis? Roe? A Supreme Court confirmation glossary

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 1, 2006 file photo, from left to right, President Bush, watches the swearing-in of Brett Kavanaugh as Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, far right, during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington. Holding the Bible is Kavanaugh's wife Ashley Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh has been a conservative team player, and the Supreme Court nominee has stepped up to make a play at key moments in politics, government and the law dating to the Bill Clinton era. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Kavanaugh’s life seems scripted for a Supreme Court role

By CALVIN WOODWARD - 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)

Stare decisis? Roe? A Supreme Court confirmation glossary

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh debated campaign finance law with colleagues while serving in the White House. (Associated Press/File)

Brett Kavanaugh has Democrats in ‘nuclear option’ regret

By Stephen Dinan and Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talks with reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 10,2017, after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Questions about Trump loom over Supreme Court hearings

By JESSICA GRESKO - 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)

Both sides prepare for marathon confirmation hearing

By ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor talks about her children's book, &quot;Turning Pages: My Life Story&quot;, during the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor out with 2 new books

By JESSICA GRESKO - 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