Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • NPR

    Democrats Want FBI To Investigate Kavanaugh Allegations. It Likely Won't

    The Justice Department says, "The allegation does not involve any potential federal crime." That's ahead of high-stakes testimony scheduled Monday from Kavanaugh and his accuser.
    by Tamara Keith Sep 18, 2018 5 minutes
    Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Patrick Leahy (seated) with Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley.

    When Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, announced a hearing for next Monday to air a decades-old sexual-assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, it didn't end the debate over how the Senate should handle the charges.

    It intensified it.

    Democrats are calling for a full FBI investigation of the allegation before a hearing, saying Monday is too soon.

    "I'd have the professionals go in there, seek corroborating evidence, talk to the people involved, certainly talk to the third person who they claimed was there and that hasn't been done," Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, a long-time member of the Judiciary Committee and a former chairman . "This might take a week or two to get all of this together, but what difference does one

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from NPR

    NPR2 min read
    A Hidden Danger In Gaza; A Haitian Gang Leader Speaks Up
    Even if Israel and Gaza agree to a cease-fire, unexploded ordnance could continue to kill and maim Palestinians in Gaza for years. A Haitian gang leader says he's ready for a long fight.
    NPR2 min read
    Flash Floods Have Killed More Than 300 People In Afghanistan
    Floods from heavy seasonal rains have destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said. A U.N. official said the floods are a reminder of Afghanistan's vulnerability to the climate crisis.
    NPR2 min readCrime & Violence
    Federal Prosecutors Request 40-year Sentence For Man Who Attacked Pelosi's Husband
    Prosecutors are asking a judge to impose a 40-year prison sentence for the man who broke into ex-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home seeking to hold her hostage and attacked her husband.

    Related Books & Audiobooks