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High Tension on the Hill Leading Up to Kavanaugh Vote

By Thomas McKinless
Posted October 6, 2018 at 12:34am

By Thomas McKinless and Katherine Tully-McManus and Niels Lesniewski

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Roll Call reporters Niels Lesniewski and Katherine Tully-McManus break down the high-stress day on the Hill on Friday that surrounded the Senate vote to advance Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. The final vote is slated for Saturday.

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