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Kavanaugh Appointment a Step Closer

06/10/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Kavanaugh Appointment a Step Closer

Key Senators commit to vote to approve Brett Kavanaugh

Key Senators commit to vote to approve Brett Kavanaugh.

President Trump's nominee for the US Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, seems certain to win approval from the Senate after key lawmakers said they would vote to approve him.

Also in the programme: Hitting the high notes on the High Line; and the new Nobel Peace Prize winners.

(Image: Senator Susan Collins walks out of the carriage entrance of the U.S. Capitol after announcing that she would vote yes on the nomination of Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court on 5th October 2018 in Washington, DC. Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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