California professor Christine Blasey Ford has agreed to testify before a U.S. Senate panel on Thursday morning about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, her lawyers said on Sunday. U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley had set several deadlines for Ford to decide whether and how she will testify before the panel. Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, has denied the allegations and said he would be willing to testify. Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 6. A Democratic senator on the Judiciary Committee, Mazie Hirono, said she wanted to hear from Kavanaugh about the drinking and partying environment in high school.

Source: CBC News September 23, 2018 18:00 UTC