Senate Invokes Cloture on Kavanaugh, Setting Up Likely Weekend Confirmation Vote
The Senate appeared to be headed toward narrow confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh over the weekend after Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Friday they would vote yes. Collins and Manchin were seen as two…
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potential swing votes. The Senate voted 51-49 Friday to invoke cloture, largely along party lines. Manchin and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, bucked their parties' majority position on Kavanaugh, with Manchin voting for cloture and Murkowski voting against it. Murkowski, also long seen as a swing vote, later told reporters she planned to vote no on Kavanaugh. A final vote was expected as soon as Saturday.