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What is the significance of the Brett Kavanaugh hearing?

 · Washington CNN — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee announced Tuesday night that panel Republicans have hired outside counsel Rachel Mitchell to question Supreme Court nominee Brett...

What did Amy Klobuchar say about Brett Kavanaugh?

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Will Hirono vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh?

 · September 25, 2018 / 1:47 PM / CBS San Francisco (CNN) -- The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmed Tuesday that the panel has hired an outside counsel to question Supreme Court...

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 · The Washington Post, which led the 2018 Democrat effort to destroy Brett Kavanaugh’s life by falsely accusing him of serial gang rape, now claims asking Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson questions ...

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 · Rachel Mitchell, head of a sex crimes unit in Arizona, has worked to make prosecutions less harrowing for victims. She'll be asking questions to Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford. Sex Crimes Prosecutor Picked For Kavanaugh Hearing Brings Decades Of Experience

Wait, so what did they ask?

Well, they asked him about slang in his school's yearbook, including a baffling exchange between Kavanaugh and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse in which the senator inquired about the meaning of the word "boofed" (you probably don't want to Google that one).

All about the FBI

Senator after senator grilled Kavanaugh about the FBI. Would you submit to an FBI investigation? Why haven't you requested one? Are you scared of what the FBI might find? Why don't you turn to White House counsel Don McGahn right now and tell him to go to President Donald Trump to open an FBI investigation?

Who is the prosecutor who is expected to question Kavanaugh?

Republicans are expected to yield their time to Rachel Mitchell, a prosecutor from Arizona, to question Ford. (MORE: Rachel Mitchell named as prosecutor set to question Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford)

Who voted for Kavanaugh in the confirmation hearing?

According to OpenCongress, Hatch has voted the least often with Sen. Susan Collins, who is seen as a key swing vote in the confirmation of Kavanaugh.

When was Dianne Feinstein's hearing?

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) testifies during a hearing before the Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security Subcommittee on July 24, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Who recommended Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Bill Clinton?

Hatch was an ardent critic of President Barack Obama's nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. He was also the person who recommended Ruth Bader Ginsburg to President Bill Clinton for the court in 1993.

When did Anita Hill serve on the Supreme Court?

All three served on the committee in 1991 when Anita Hill was questioned about then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas and sexual misconduct allegations. Here's what you need to know about key members of the committee.

Who is the senior senator from Utah?

Jacquelyn Martin/AP. Sen. Orrin Hatch returns after a break in the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sept. 4, 2018, in Washington. Sen. Orrin Hatch is the senior senator from Utah and the longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history.

Did Grassley question Hill during the confirmation hearing?

Grassley questioned Hill during Thomas’ confirmation hearing when he served on the all-male Judiciary Committee. Although he has accommodated some of Ford's requests, he has continued to push forward with Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing. Grassley has been vocal in supporting whistle-blowers, even writing the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989.