Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing date set

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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is about to be heard.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has set the first day of Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing for Sept. 4. The proceedings are expected to last three to four days, ABC News reports. Opening statements from the committee will begin Sept. 4, and questioning of Kavanaugh will start the next day.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.