Trump court nominee faces new sex claim
A second woman has come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump's US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Deborah Ramirez, a Yale university classmate of the judge, told the New Yorker that Kavanaugh had exposed his genitals at a dormitory party.
The judge has denied both allegations, labeling the latest "a smear". The make-up of the nine-judge Supreme Court is crucial, as it has the final say on often highly contentious laws.
Before Kavanaugh can take up the vacant seat, he has to be approved by the 21-strong Senate Judiciary Committee and then the whole Senate.
