The Senate is poised to take a crucial vote Friday on whether to advance Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court as key Republican senators remain undecided amid allegations of sexual misconduct and intense protests that have divided the nation. 

The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote Friday afternoon on advancing the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the full Senate. 

Judge Brett Kavanaugh is next in the hot seat where he will be questioned by lawmakers on allegations of sexual assault immediately after his accuser faced an emotionally grueling morning session before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

President Donald Trump denounced Democratic efforts to block Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation as a cynical “con job” on Tuesday and launched a dismissive attack on a second woman accusing the nominee of sexual misconduct in the 1980s, asserting she “has nothing.” 

A second allegation of sexual misconduct has emerged against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, a development that has further imperiled his nomination to the Supreme Court, forced the White House and Senate Republicans onto the defensive and fueled calls from Democrats to postpone further action on his confirmation.