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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
National
Bryan Lowry

Progressives impatient with McCaskill's 'hedging' on Kavanaugh nomination

WASHINGTON _ The same week that other Democrats relentlessly grilled Judge Brett Kavanaugh and progressive activists occupied Senate offices, Sen. Claire McCaskill complimented the federal judge's intelligence.

But in the next sentence, the Missouri Democrat listed reasons she has doubts about whether he should become a Supreme Court justice.

Progressive Democrats are getting impatient with McCaskill as she refuses to say how she plans to vote on President Donald Trump's nominee or even comment on his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee. She's waiting until after Kavanaugh submits additional answers to the committee next week.

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