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. Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo](/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=780/media/12241040/100418chuckgrassley-p.jpg)
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.
Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo
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.