Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed 50-48 after Christine Blasey Ford's testimony

The Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on October 6, 2018, by a 50-48 vote, the second-narrowest confirmation in modern history after Clarence Thomas. Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her at a high school party in 1982; Kavanaugh denied the allegations in an angry rebuttal. Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) secured a one-week FBI investigation as a condition of his vote before ultimately voting to confirm.