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Article snippet: Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee and a woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault are struggling to reach an agreement on when and how she should testify at a high-stakes congressional hearing next week. Committee Chairman MORE (R-Iowa) had given Christine Blasey Ford, who claims that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her 36 years ago when the two were in high school, a deadline of 5 p.m. on Friday to accept the Senate panel’s latest counteroffer. After that deadline passed without a deal, he extended it to 10 p.m. The GOP has invited Ford to testify on Wednesday, instead of Monday as initially scheduled, and agreed to limit television coverage to one camera, in addition to keeping Kavanaugh out of the room while she testified. Republicans did not agree to Ford’s request to bring in outside witnesses, such as Kavanaugh’s high school friend Mark Judge, who she says witnessed the alleged assault, or to have senators ask questions instead of outside counsel. In the absence of a deal, the Judiciary panel will move forward with Kavanaugh’s confirmation next week. “I’m providing a notice of a vote to occur Monday in the event that Dr. Ford’s attorneys don’t respond or Dr. Ford decides not to testify,” Grassley announced in his statement Friday. “In the event that we can come to a reasonable resolution as I’ve been seeking all week, then I will postpone the committee vote to accommodate her testimony. We cannot continue to del... Link to the full article to read more