Special Coverage: Initial Vote On Brett Kavanaugh Nomination
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa speaks at a news conference about the FBI investigation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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The Senate is bracing for a crucial initial vote Friday on Brett Kavanaugh's tottering Supreme Court nomination after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set his polarized chamber on a schedule to decide an election-season battle that has consumed the nation.
