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US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's future hangs in balance over sexual assault allegation; he arrives at White House as storm spirals

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said Monday he was willing to speak to a Senate panel to "refute" an allegation he sexually assaulted a woman while in high school, after his accuser said via her attorney that she was ready to testify in public.

Donald Trump nominates Indian-American professor Aditya Bamzai as legal expert to agency on privacy and civil liberties

US president Donald Trump nominated a prominent Indian-American law professor Aditya Bamzai to be a member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

Donald Trump choice of Brett Kavanaugh for US Supreme Court justice set to spark most turbulent confirmation fight in years

To hear Republicans tell it, Brett Kavanaugh is a skilled and well-respected judge who reveres the Constitution. To Democrats, he's a threat to women's reproductive rights and the Obama health care program. It's likely to become the most turbulent confirmation fight for a Supreme Court justice in years, with Kavanaugh already being cast as a hero or villain.

Donald Trump savours prime time reality show type of reveal for Supreme Court choice at 9pm

US President Donald Trump is going down to the wire as he makes his choice on a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, but he says with his final four options "you can't go wrong." Trump wants to keep the decision under wraps until a 9 pm Monday.

Indian American Amul Thapar finds a spot in Donald Trump's longlist for crucial US Supreme Court pick

US President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nomination is expected on Monday, with three federal judges leading the pack and one Indian American finding a spot in the longlist. Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge are considered the top contenders.