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Will Kavanaugh be confirmed? It’s up to these five senators and the FBI

Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in before testifying the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building at the Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., September 27, 2018. Win McNamee/Pool via REUTERS      TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1F30B69AF0

Senior Fellow Elaine Kamarck explains the Senate Judiciary Committee’s decision to move Brett Kavanaugh forward in the Supreme Court confirmation process, the FBI investigation that will follow, which senators could make or break Kavanaugh’s chances of being confirmed, and the role that Mark Judge could play.

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