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Justice Kavanaugh: Senate confirms after historic battle

By Susan Ferrechio
Published October 6, 2018 8:01pm ET
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Justice Kavanaugh: Senate confirms after historic battle
In this July 19, 2018, photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh glances at reporters during a meeting with Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kavanaugh has a long record of judicial and executive branch service. It’s part of what recommends him as President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court. And it’s also part of the problem in getting him confirmed by the Senate. Democrats want to see the conservative appellate court judge’s lengthy paper trail before they even start casting their votes. The paper chase is turning the vetting process into a political strategy ahead of the November election. | (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

The Senate Saturday confirmed Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, ending one of the most contentious, tawdry, and partisan battles in history over a high court seat.

The vote was 50-48. One senator, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, voted present to accommodate absent Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., who was attending his daughter’s wedding. One embattled Democrat, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, up for re-election in a state that favored Trump by 42 points, voted for Kavanaugh.

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