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
let s turn to business. u.s. markets had their best day in a month, jumping higher for a third straight session on monday as bank stocks rallied. joining us live from london with more, joman, i guess are invest shifting their focus away from trade? that s it. exactly what investors are doing. brushing aside trade concerns for now. stocks up for six out of the last seven sexes. yesterday was very good led by the banking sector. s&p up 4% with technology and consumer expression doing the best, and all eyes on q2 earnings. expectation from the street, second quarter earnings just as strong, if not stronger, than the first part of the year. so it s looking good from a microperspective. speaking of specific companies, jm smucker said it will be selling its baking business includes brands such as pillsbury, martha white and