The US Senate girded Friday for a critical, too-close-to-call vote on moving ahead with the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, as Republicans brushed aside complaints by Democrats that a new FBI probe of sexual assault allegations against him was rushed and incomplete.

US Senate braces for key vote on embattled court nominee

Kavanaugh: "I've been through hell and then some"

Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to a lifetime seat on the US Supreme Court hung in the balance on Friday after a jarring and raucous hearing into sexual misconduct allegations against him.

US Senate panel heads to vote on Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh

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US Senate braces for key vote on embattled court nominee

Kavanaugh: "I've been through hell and then some"

US Senate panel heads to vote on Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh