Moments before the Senate Judiciary Committee voted on moving forward with Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination, Sen. Jeff Flake (R., Ariz) asked to delay the confirmation hearing for an investigation into the current allegations. Photo: Associated PressWASHINGTON—Republican leaders on Friday delayed a vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh for as long as a week after one Republican senator, later joined by two others, asked to give the FBI time to investigate sexual-assault allegations about the judge. The announcement came shortly after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Mr. Kavanaugh’s nomination 11-10 along partisan lines. But in the latest unexpected turn for a turbulent nomination process, Sen. Jeff Flake (R., Ariz.) said before the vote he wouldn’t be comfortable...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 28, 2018 11:40 UTC