If confirmed by the senate, i will keep an open mind in every case and i will always strive to preserve the constitution of the United States and the american rule of law. So kavanaugh is a graduate of Yale Law School and clerked for Justice Kennedy. In 1993 he met ken starr during a Justice Department fellowship and became a key staff member when starr was the independent counsel investigating the white water and clinton lieu ensky scandals. Kavanaugh helped write the final report to congress that laid out 11 possible grounds for impeaching president bill clinton. He served as george w. Bushs white House Counsel and Staff Secretary before he was nominated to be a federal judge in 2006. He was confirmed at that time by a vote of 5736. Now, Brett Kavanaughs nomination sets up an extremely
consequential confirmation battle. Within minutes of trumps announcement, several Top Democrats voicing their intention to vote against him. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer put out a saying that b
locked in the eu system. johnson s decision follows the resignation of brexit secretary david davis and junior brexit minister steve baker just hours earlier. may has named house secretary jeremy hunt, a pro eu figure as the new foreign secretary and dominic robb as new brexit secretary. the uk is due to leave the eu at the end of next march, but the two sides have yet to agree how trade will work after the separations. joining me live from london, nbc news international correspondent cal perry for us. good morning, cal. reporter: good morning. this is huge news to see that boris johnson was stepping down and so many others before him. first of all, what does it mean for theresa may and her standing? reporter: look, this is the first sort of serious political challenge we have seen on her leadership since brexit began. part of this is a lot of just standard internal politics here