McConnell: Democrats are Aiming ‘Mud and Muck’ at Kavanaugh  

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Democrats on Tuesday of opening “the flood gates of mud and muck” against Brett Kavanaugh as Republicans sought to portray efforts to derail the Supreme Court nominee over accusations of sexual assault in the 1980s as “the politics of personal destruction.” The Kentucky Republican’s combative remarks…

Flake Vows To Vote ‘No’ If Supreme Court Nominee Lied

By STEVE PEOPLES , Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Republican senator who suddenly sits at the center of the explosive Supreme Court debate promised Monday to oppose President Donald Trump’s nominee should an ongoing federal investigation determine he lied under oath. Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, who holds extraordinary leverage in the confirmation process,…