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'I'm not a drinker and I can honestly say I never had a beer in my life -- it's one of my only good traits,' Trump joked at a long, rambling press conference. (Photo: AP)

Never had beer in my life, says Trump; asks world to imagine him drunk

Trump poked fun at himself while responding to questions about his SC nominee Brett Kavanaugh and again defended the conservative judge.

02 Oct 2018 1:50 PM

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Brett Kavanaugh, his Supreme Court nominee. (Photo: AP)

Brett Kavanaugh had 'bit of difficulty' with alcohol, says Trump

Trump called Kavanaugh's treatment unfair, days after FBI opened Senate-requested probe into allegations by women.

02 Oct 2018 10:44 AM

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his wife Ashley Estes Kavanaugh depart after testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 27, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Brett Kavanaugh hearing: Can you be 'very, very certain' -- and wrong?

Brett and Ford, woman who says he sexually assaulted her decades ago, both say they are convinced their recollections of past are correct.

29 Sep 2018 3:06 PM

Kavanaugh strongly denied the allegation. (Photo: File)

'Look at me:' Women confront Flake on Kavanaugh support

Two women cornered Flake as he got on an elevator Friday, pleading for him to reconsider his support for Kavanaugh.

29 Sep 2018 12:01 PM

Fain said he 'absolutely' denies the allegation and called for an investigation. (Photo: AP)

Woman says US state lawmaker Joe Fain raped her in 2007

In a tweet, Candace Faber said Sen. Joe Fain sexually assaulted her in 2007, night she graduated from Georgetown University in Washington.

29 Sep 2018 11:34 AM

Bowing to intense pressure from inside and outside Congress, committee chair Chuck Grassley announced he was asking Trump to order the new background review that 'must be completed no later than one week from today.' Trump, who repeatedly blasted Democratic opposition to Kavanaugh as a political 'con-job', agreed. (Photo: File)

Trump orders FBI probe of SC nominee Kavanaugh as Senate delays final vote

After a day-long hearing, Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday approved Brett Kavanaugh's nomination in preliminary vote along party lines.

29 Sep 2018 9:11 AM

Republicans have blocked Democratic efforts to subpoena a high school friend of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh who's been described as witness to alleged assault involving Kavanaugh about 30 years ago. (Photo: File | AFP)

Democrats walk out after Senate committee sets vote on Brett Kavanaugh

Kamala Harris, Mazie Hirono, Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse left after GOP chairman set vote on nomination for 1:30 pm on Friday.

28 Sep 2018 9:13 PM

In a passionate defense, the 53-year-old conservative judge insisted before the Senate Judiciary Committee that it never happened, accused Democrats of destroying his reputation and condemned his confirmation battle as a 'national disgrace' and a 'circus'. (Photo: AFP)

Kavanaugh showed why I nominated him: Trump backs SC pick after hearing

Judiciary Committee is set to vote on its recommendation Friday before nomination goes to full Senate, where Republicans hold a slim edge.

28 Sep 2018 10:13 AM

Blasey Ford claims Kavanaugh tried to rape her at a party in 1982 when he was a 17-year-old high school student and she was 15. (Photo: File | AFP)

'Absolutely’ sure Brett Kavanaugh, assaulted me, says accuser

Blasey Ford told Senate Judiciary Committee it was 'absolutely not' possible that she had mistakenly identified Kavanaugh as her attacker.

27 Sep 2018 9:11 PM

The New York Times said the information concerned 'possible sexual misconduct' dating to the 1980s, when the 53-year-old Kavanaugh was in high school. (Photo: AP)

Key events around sexual assault accusations against Brett Kavanaugh

Kavanaugh's nomination to US Supreme Court appeared all-but-certain but sexual assault allegations from 1980 now threaten to derail process.

27 Sep 2018 3:52 PM

'I can always be convinced,' Trump said on the eve of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing featuring one of Kavanaugh’s accusers. (Photo: AFP)

Will change mind if allegations against Kavanaugh credible: Trump

In prepared testimony released, 51-yr-old Blasey Ford said she feared Kavanaugh would rape her during attack, which occurred in 1982.

27 Sep 2018 2:19 PM

This image released by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018 in Washington, shows Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh's calendar, from the Summer of 1982. (Photo: AP)

A look at Brett Kavanugh's 1982 calendar: sports, movies, parties

Ford is scheduled to testify Thursday morning before the Judiciary Committee, with Kavanaugh testifying separately, after she is finished.

27 Sep 2018 11:44 AM

The bombshell new claims come after two women came forward to accuse the judge of assaulting them in the 1980s. (Photo: AP)

'Drunk' Kavanaugh used to behave inappropriately with girls: New accuser

Swetnick said in a statement released by her lawyer that events took place at parties she attended while high school student in Maryland.

27 Sep 2018 11:05 AM

In the piece, the 'Top Chef' host mentioned that she was 7 years old when she was assaulted for the first time and 16 years old when she was raped. (Photo: File)

Was 7 when assaulted, raped at 16, kept silent: Padma Lakshmi

In reference to sexual assault accusations against Kavanaugh that went unreported for decades, Lakshmi wrote Op-Ed for The New York Times.

26 Sep 2018 8:35 AM

In a break from convention, the outside lawyer, whose name was not released, will question Ford and Kavanaugh on behalf of the committee's Republican senators, 11 white men. (Photo: File)

'Con Game': Trump trashes sex assault allegations against Kavanaugh

The Senate, led by Trump's fellow Republicans, plans to move forward quickly with a confirmation vote.

26 Sep 2018 8:26 AM

Justice Kavanaugh is the second judge to be nominated by Trump on the nine-member US Supreme Court. (Photo: File)

Kavanaugh breaks his silence, wants fair process to defend himself

Kavanaugh and his wife Ashley appeared on Fox News in the Supreme Court nominee's first interview after allegations against him surfaced.

25 Sep 2018 3:34 PM

'As I told the Committee during my hearing, a federal judge must be independent, not swayed by public or political pressure. That is the kind of judge I will always be. I will not be intimidated into withdrawing from this process,' Kavanaugh said in the letter. (Photo: File)

Kavanaugh, facing new allegations, vows he will not withdraw

Judge Kavanaugh, in a letter said that series of sexual assault allegations against him is a 'coordinated effort' to destroy his good name.

25 Sep 2018 11:47 AM

Kavanaugh's accusers have claimed he sexually assaulted them, but did not make allegations of rape or consensual sexual intercourse. (Photo: File)

Trump's nominee Kavanaugh says he was virgin in high school, 'never' assaulted anyone

The first woman accuser claimed a drunken Kavanaugh tried to undress her and that she had feared for her life during a high school party.

25 Sep 2018 10:38 AM

Justice Kavanaugh already faces a separate allegation of sexual assault made by Christine Blasey Ford, a professor at Palo Alto University, who claims Kavanaugh attempted to sexually assault her at a drunken high school party in the early 1980s. (Photo: File)

Trump's SC nominee Kavanaugh faces another sexual assault allegations

The latest sexual assault allegation dated back to 1983-84 academic school year, when Justice Kavanaugh was a freshman at Yale University.

24 Sep 2018 4:12 PM

After several days of maintaining a relatively neutral posture, Trump had, on Friday, declared that Ford was lying. (Photo: File | AFP)

Will testify in Senate next week: Woman accusing Trump's SC nominee of sex assault

Ford 'accepts committee's request to provide her first-hand knowledge of Brett Kavanaugh's sexual misconduct next week,' US media reported.

23 Sep 2018 1:49 PM

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