in the #MeToo era —questioning a woman alleging being the victim of a sexual attack

Ford’s requests to allow just one TV camera to be in the hearing room and to limit news media access,

His confirmation could shift the ideological makeup of the nation’s highest court for decades.

President Trump weighed in Friday, tweeting, “If the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents.”In response, tens of thousands of Americans began using the hashtag #WhyIDidntReport to describe their own experiences with assault.

Other Republicans on the committee expressed frustration at the latest communication, with some dismissing it as a delaying tactic for partisan purposes less than two months before the midterm election

Christine Blasey Ford, the California woman who alleges Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school, is willing to “provide her firsthand knowledge” to the Senate Judiciary Committee this week,

"the United States threw itself into reconstruction with haste and hubris, with untested assumptions and unrealistic expectations,

ran Khan, sworn in two weeks ago, could be a game changer. Khan, an ethnic Pashtun like most Taliban, is a fierce critic of the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan and has long advocated for negotiating with the Pakistani Taliban, e

but that such negotiations must involve pressure and input from powerful neighbors, including India, China, Russia, Iran, and most of all, Pakistan.

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