Judge Brett Kavanaugh br Confirmed to US Supreme Court A deeply divided Senate br confirmed the controversial br judge late Saturday afternoon,br by a vote of 50-48. The vote — conducted by br Vice President Mike Pence — The vote was almost br completely along party lines. Protests marked br the day all over the U.S. Kavanaugh's confirmation follows br a weeklong FBI investigation into br multiple accusations of sexual br assault levied against him. In September, Dr. Christine Blasey br Ford had come forward, Two more accusations of br sexual assault against br Kavanaugh followed. After several days of negotiations, br Dr. Blasey testified before the br Senate Judiciary Committee. Her poised testimony was br followed by a wildly emotional br testimony from Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh's appointment br to the Supreme Court is br considered a triumph He is expected to sway the Supreme Court's br ideological balance to the right. Justice Kavanaugh, 53, could br potentially serve on the br Supreme Court for decades.