President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, listens to a question during the third round of questioning on the third day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing,

1991 and Today: Latest in Kavanaugh Hearings

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 19, 2018

Kate Zernike, political reporter at The New York Times covering women in politics, speaks about the latest on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, and the extent to which Anita Hill's testimony at the 1991 confirmation hearings of Clarence Thomas are influencing Republicans and Democrats on the Judiciary Committee today.

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