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The Latest: Flake wants Kavanaugh nomination delayed a week

Anita Hill speaks at the University of Utah the day before a senate judiciary committee hearing on sexual misconduct allegations against supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Hill became prominent after she accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment before he was confirmed to the Supreme Court in 1991. (Lexie Flickinger)

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein leaves his home on Thursday, Sept. 27 in Bethesda, Maryland. President Donald Trump's meeting with the deputy attorney general may or may not happen Thursday as originally planned, but Trump says he'd prefer not to fire Rosenstein regardless (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 27 on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who says he sexually assaulted her. (Michael Reynolds/Pool Image via AP)

Ford tells her Kavanaugh story, choking back tears

In this Sept. 6, photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh reacts as he testifies after questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Official Washington is scrambling Monday to assess and manage Kavanaugh’s prospects after his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, revealed her identity to The Washington Post and described an encounter she believes was attempted rape. Kavanaugh reported to the White House amid the upheaval, but there was no immediate word on why or whether he had been summoned. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

In this Sept. 6 file photo, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, for the third day of his confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers has come forward to The Washington Post. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)