Article snippet: Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination is hanging in the balance on Thursday after he and Christine Blasey Ford offered testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ford alleges that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a party the two attended as high schoolers in the early 1980s, a charge the nominee has adamantly rejected as false. With a handful of senators undecided on Kavanaugh's confirmation, MORE's second pick for the Supreme Court faces a difficult path. His road to the court will likely be determined by how the undecided senators view the testimony from he and Ford. The Hill will be providing live coverage all day of the hearing and its aftermath. Read more about Thursday's hearings here. Senate vote on Kavanaugh still planned for Friday 8:30 p.m. Republicans emerged from a closed-door caucus meeting on Thursday night planning to move forward with an initial vote on Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination on Friday. GOP Sen. MORE (Texas) told reporters that the plan is for the Judiciary Committee to hold a vote on Kavanaugh on Friday, followed by an initial procedural vote in the full Senate on Monday and a final vote on his nomination on Tuesday. "I'm optimistic, yeah. I don't see any reason why he wouldn't be voted out positively," Cornyn told reporters as he left the Capitol for the night. Sen. MORE (R-Ky.) to file cloture on Saturday, which would tee up the two additional votes early next week. Republicans are moving forward even as they ackn... Link to the full article to read more