Article snippet: Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and a growing number of Senate Democrats are calling for the Senate to postpone a vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after a woman accusing him of sexual assault spoke publicly about the allegation. "Senator Grassley must postpone the vote until, at a very minimum, these serious and credible allegations are thoroughly investigated. For too long, when woman have made serious allegations of abuse, they have been ignored. That cannot happen in this case," Schumer said in a statement on Sunday. Schumer added that Kavanaugh's credibility was already "seriously questioned" over concerns from Democrats that he misled senators about his work in the George W. Bush administration. "Now his credibility is even more suspect. To railroad a vote now would be an insult to the women of America and the integrity of the Supreme Court," Schumer added. Schumer's comments are the first time he's weighed in directly on the allegation since reports first surfaced of the alleged incident on Wednesday. It comes hours after The Washington Post published an interview where Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, described the alleged incident. Kavanaugh has denied wrongdoing. Though Democrats have largely sidestepped commenting on the sexual assault allegation since late last week, they've begun calling for the vote to be delayed so that the alleged incident can be investigated. In addition to Schumer, Sen. MORE (R.I.), ea... Link to the full article to read more