Judge Brett Kavanaugh <br />Confirmed to US Supreme Court A deeply divided Senate <br />confirmed the controversial <br />judge late Saturday afternoon,<br />by a vote of 50-48. The vote — conducted by <br />Vice President Mike Pence — The vote was almost <br />completely along party lines. Protests marked <br />the day all over the U.S. Kavanaugh's confirmation follows <br />a weeklong FBI investigation into <br />multiple accusations of sexual <br />assault levied against him. In September, Dr. Christine Blasey <br />Ford had come forward, Two more accusations of <br />sexual assault against <br />Kavanaugh followed. After several days of negotiations, <br />Dr. Blasey testified before the <br />Senate Judiciary Committee. Her poised testimony was <br />followed by a wildly emotional <br />testimony from Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh's appointment <br />to the Supreme Court is <br />considered a triumph He is expected to sway the Supreme Court's <br />ideological balance to the right. Justice Kavanaugh, 53, could <br />potentially serve on the <br />Supreme Court for decades.
