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Democrats and demonstrators vented rage and resistance but the Senate rolled toward approving Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination Saturday as President Donald Trump and Republicans approached an election-season triumph in the most electrifying confirmation battle in years.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh will get a final Senate floor vote, after enough senators voted to advance his nomination Friday. The final vote was 51 to 49.
President Trump has ordered the FBI to conduct a "supplemental investigation" to update Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's file.
Like high court nominees before him, Judge Brett Kavanaugh stuck to the script during his testimony this week at the Senate Judiciary Committee. Still, Kavanaugh revealed a few things about himself, professionally and personally.
CIA Director Mike Pompeo has been approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to be secretary of state in a party line vote.
