Kavanaugh confirmation likely today as votes swing in his favor
Susan Collins?s decision makes it a near certainty that Brett Kavanaugh will win a Supreme Court seat in a vote Saturday and reshape the high court for decades to come.
Susan Collins?s decision makes it a near certainty that Brett Kavanaugh will win a Supreme Court seat in a vote Saturday and reshape the high court for decades to come.
?I feel gutted,? said Catherine Perreault, a 46-year-old Portland resident. ?I don?t know how she?s going to show her face in Maine.?
Screaming chants like ?Down with Kavanaugh, you are not above the law,? the protesters marched from Beacon Hill through the city around 8 p.m.
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In voting yes, Collins and her fellow Senate Republicans are on the brink of dealing a far-reaching setback to the Supreme Court?s standing in American life.
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