A lack of blockbuster cases offers the justices a chance to bridge ideological divides that have flared in the confirmation process of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.
Chad Ludington, who in a statement said he frequently socialized with Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, said he often saw him “staggering from alcohol consumption.”
The F.B.I. will interview four witnesses about accusations of sexual assault against President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee as part of a background check.
The Republican senator, confronted by angry women and frustrated Democrats, got a one-week delay for the F.B.I. to investigate sexual misconduct accusations.
Mr. Flake, a Republican of Arizona, said he would “no longer be complicit or silent” in the face of the president’s “reckless, outrageous and undignified” behavior.