Democrats said the 15-year-old document, which was made public on Thursday during Kavanaugh's third day of confirmation hearings, confirmed their fears that Trump's nominee would vote to overturn abortion rights given the chance.
Earlier in the day, Senator Kennedy reacted angrily to comments by Senator John Kyl, Republican of Arizona, that on Tuesday, in the first day of confirmation hearings, he had misrepresented Mr. Ashcroft's record in opposing school desegregation efforts in St . Louis
RH Reality Check's Kay Steiger offers a first hand account of Sebelius's first day of confirmation hearings.
The winning city has seven years from the day of confirmation to prepare for the event.
Cover image: Protesters of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, protest while wearing costumes from the show "The Handmaid's Tale," during his confirmation hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, during the second day of the confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Lynch spent much of the first day of her confirmation hearings telling Republican senators that she was not Holder.
Still, for all of the buildup, the second day of her confirmation hearings produced few of the anticipated fireworks as senators moved from opening statements to questions and answers.
Pressed about waterboarding by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island, on the second day of his confirmation hearing, Mr. Mukasey replied, "I don't know what is involved in the technique".
On the first day of his confirmation hearings, Mr. Mukasey said he would resign if directed by the White House to take any action he believed was illegal or violated the Constitution, winning Democratic praise.
A1 John Ashcroft told the Senate Judiciary Committee on the second day of his confirmation hearings that as attorney general he would not seek opportunities to challenge the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision.
In 1993, while he awaited Senate confirmation for the top military job, historical documents were uncovered showing that his deceased father, Dmitri Shalikashvili, had served in a German army unit commanded by the Waffen SS. "To me, he was a kind and gentle man, and I loved him very much," the general told the Senate panel on the day of his confirmation hearing.
