Senator Collins backs Kavanaugh, paving way for confirmation
(WorldNews Politics)

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine declared Friday she will vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh`s Supreme Court nomination, all but ensuring that a deeply riven Senate will elevate the conservative jurist to the nation`s highest court despite allegations that he sexually assaulted women decades ago. The dramatic Senate floor announcement by perhaps the chamber`s most moderate Republican ended the suspense over a tortuous, election-season battle that had left Kavanaugh`s fate in doubt...