US Senate Leans toward Kavanaugh

Republican Senators Susan Collins and Jeff Flake and also Democrat Joe Manchin, all indicated on Friday that they would back Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court. His confirmation would tilt America's highest court in favour of conservatives.

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(Image: Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination on 27th September 2018. Credit: Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images)