4 reasons why the Kavanaugh hearings have become a stalled tropical storm

All eyes — at least in Washington — are on the battle over confirming Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Sexual assault allegations against him have stalled his nomination in the Senate Judiciary Committee, where it waits like a stalled tropical storm, unable to reach the floor for a confirmation vote. …

How did we get to this point — and what does it mean going forward for the Senate and for the court? CONT.

Sarah Binder (GWU), Monkey Cage