US President Donald Trump’s nominee Brett Kavanaugh – the alleged sex offender – has cleared a key hurdle as Senate Republicans aim to confirm him to the Supreme Court this weekend.
After a bitter partisan fight that gripped the United States, senators on Friday voted to end the debate on Kavanaugh’s nomination, setting up a final confirmation vote for Saturday afternoon, despite accusations of sexual misconduct against the judge. Senators backed Kavanaugh by 51 to 49 in a procedural vote.
Four undecided senators — Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) — declined to announce their positions even minutes before the vote, giving jitters to the judge.
During the last minutes, Flake, Manchin and Collins decided to vote in favor of Kavanaugh’s nomination. Manchin was the only Democrat to vote “yes.”
Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women,…