he Senate voted Saturday to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice, solidifying conservative control of the highest court in the land for years to come and ending a bitter battle over his nomination. Kavanaugh's confirmation was not just a chance for Republicans to shift the court to the right for what could be decades but was also a test of how public officials responded to the raw emotions unleashed by the allegations of sexual assault against Kavanaugh as part of the #MeToo movement.
That response will likely be scrutinized even further with the Nov. 6 midterm elections a month away, giving Democrats have a chance take control of one or more chambers of Congress.
Kavanaugh will be sworn in later on Saturday, the Supreme Court announced.
The confirmation was also a victory for President Donald Trump, who nominated Kavanaugh, told reporters ahead of the Senate vote that Kavanaugh would be a "great justice of the Supreme Court."
That response will likely be scrutinized even further with the Nov. 6 midterm elections a month away, giving Democrats have a chance take control of one or more chambers of Congress.
Kavanaugh will be sworn in later on Saturday, the Supreme Court announced.
The confirmation was also a victory for President Donald Trump, who nominated Kavanaugh, told reporters ahead of the Senate vote that Kavanaugh would be a "great justice of the Supreme Court."
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