Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein "There shouldn't even be a little doubt," President Donald Trump declared Tuesday, referencing the allegation that has enveloped his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Good luck with that. The uncomfortable truth around the Kavanaugh nomination is that no one can know how things will turn out. Senators have left Washington without even agreeing on how Christine Blasey Ford should talk publicly about what she says happened, and Tuesday night her lawyers sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Charles Grassley saying she wouldn't testify at the hearing he had scheduled for Monday -- and not at all before the FBI investigates the matter. If the goal is eliminating doubt, an entity like the Senate remains the wrong place to make that happen. But as the president has made clear, an FBI investigation won't happen – not that it can be fully expected to settle on irrefutable facts, anyway. In this partisan environment, this is an uncomfortable moment for elements of both parties. There are few prospects for a clean resolution. The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks The public discourse in the country and makeup of the Senate have changed dramatically in the last 30 years. This isn't the era of Clarence Thomas or Bill Clinton; it is the era of Harvey Weinstein and there are new leading voices in the Senate like Kamala Harris. But while the Senate might look different, is it acting any differently? In 1991, the Senate held pu... Link to the full article to read more