How one Republican senator stopped the vote on Brett Kavanaugh — for now

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Subscribe to TIME magazine WHAT TO KNOW NOW How One Republican Senator Stopped the Vote on Brett Kavanaugh — For Now The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the full Senate — but only after Republican Sen. Jeff Flake requested a weeklong delay to allow for an FBI investigation into an allegation against Trump's pick These Women Confronted Sen. Flake. Then He Shifted His Position Sen. Flake moved for a weeklong delay in Brett Kavanaugh's nomination a few hours after he was confronted by sexual assault survivors in an elevator Facebook Says a Security Breach Affected Nearly 50 Million Accounts Facebook says it recently discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts, but it doesn't yet know who is behind the attack What to Know About Murphy Brown‘s History of Making Real-World News Twenty years after signing off air, CBS's groundbreaking show Murphy Brown returned to TV on Thursday night, with Candice Bergen again at the helm Christine Blasey Ford Received More Than $190,000 in Donations During Her Testimony 'Why the Carolina Panthers Aren't Heroes for Signing Eric Reid' Elon Musk Is Having a Very Bad Week. So Are Tesla Investors Powerful Tsunami Sweeps Away Houses in Indonesia After Earthquakes Shake Island To Unsubscribe You have received this e-mail because you are subscribed to this newsletter from TIME.com. Unsubscribe here. Update Email Click here to update your email address. Privacy Policy Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://timeinc.net/subs/privacy/td/policy.html TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice. For questions about your print or digital magazine subscription, please contact: TIME Customer Service 3000 University Center Drive Tampa, FL 33612-6408 subsvcs@time.customersvc.com For feedback about this newsletter: Please contact thebrief@time.com Connect with TIME