BREAKING: Susan Collins backs Kavanaugh, setting the stage for his SCOTUS confirmation

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) announced Friday that she would vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, in spite of sexual assault allegations that put Kavanaugh’s confirmation in jeopardy in recent weeks.

“[Kavanaugh] has been an exemplary public servant, judge, teacher, coach, husband, and father… My fervent hope is that Brett Kavanaugh will work to lessen the divisions in the Supreme Court,” Collins said in a long, meandering speech justifyin...