Directions: Read the summary below first, then watch the video and answer the discussion questions. To help students follow along, use the transcript. 

Summary: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faces a crucial vote Friday as a Senate panel will decide whether or not to move his nomination to the full Senate on Saturday with a full vote as early as next week. This comes a day after Kavanaugh adamantly denied sexually assaulting Christine Blasey Ford, who insisted she’s “100 percent” certain he did. High drama played out in a day-long hearing on the allegations against Kavanaugh. Ford offered her much-awaited testimony about the summer day in 1982 that she remembers being assaulted, while Kavanaugh defiantly called it a “political hit.”

For classroom resources since the start of the Supreme Court hearings, explore NewsHour Extra’s study guide on the confirmation hearing to date and its connection to the #MeToo movement. 

September 28, 2018 videos and resources from PBS NewsHour.

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