Kavanaugh SCOTUS Nomination
10.02.18 | 11:20 am
The Kavanaugh Countdown

Mitch McConnell says he wants a Kavanaugh vote “this week.” Since the Flake agreement was for an FBI investigation lasting no more than one week (from last Friday) and the “this week” ends this Friday, this seems to require a vote almost literally as soon as the report is released. Tierney Sneed walks us through the procedural nuts and bolts (Prime access) of what’s involved here and how it’s likely to work. (Hint: McConnell is hoping the investigation is done tomorrow.)

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) Supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
at Boston City Hall Plaza on October 1, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. at Boston City Hall Plaza on October 1, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts.