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PHOTOS: Kavanaugh, Ford testify on Capitol Hill

Christine Blasey Ford takes a break in her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lawyers seated...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee is hearing testimony Thursday from Christine Blasey Ford, and will hear testimony from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, on an alleged sexual assault from decades ago.

The hearing could bring to a close days of high-stakes brinkmanship that roiled Washington ahead of midterm elections and threaten to jeopardize Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the court.

See photos below.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)
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Women demonstrate in support of Christine Blasey Ford outside of the Supreme Court in D.C. on Thursday, September 28, 2018. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
Women demonstrate in support of Christine Blasey Ford outside of the Supreme Court in D.C. on Thursday, September 28, 2018. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
Women demonstrate in support of Christine Blasey Ford outside of the Supreme Court in D.C. on Thursday, September 28, 2018. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
Anita Hill wipes her eye after speaking at the University of Utah on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in Salt Lake City. Hill has been back in the spotlight since Christine Blasey Ford accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when the two were in high school. Hill's 1991 testimony against Clarence Thomas riveted the nation. Thomas was confirmed anyway, but the hearing ushered in a new awareness of sexual harassment. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Phoenix prosecutor Rachel Mitchell questions Christine Blasey Ford as Senators, from left, Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, listen during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool Image via AP)
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., cries as Christine Blasey Ford testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

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