1/ The White House is “fully confident� that Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed by the Senate after receiving the FBI report. The White House said it found no evidence in the FBI report corroborating Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations of sexual assault against Kavanaugh. Mitch McConnell scheduled a procedural vote for Friday. If the motion passes, senators will have 30 hours to debate Kavanaugh’s confirmation before making the final decision. (Washington Post / NBC News / Wall Street Journal)

More than 1,700 law professors signed onto a letter opposing Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. The letter to the Senate says “the unprecedented and unfathomable demeanor of Judge Kavanaugh� during his hearing last week displayed a lack of judicial restraint and should disqualify him from serving on the nation’s highest court. (Politico / Washington Post)

A group of 100,000 Christian churches called for Kavanaugh’s nomination to be withdrawn, saying he “exhibited extreme partisan bias and disrespect towards certain members of the committee and thereby demonstrated that he possesses neither the temperament nor the character essential for a member of the highest court in our nation.� The National Council of Churches represents 45 million churchgoers in the U.S. (Fortune)

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens doesn’t think Kavanaugh belongs on the Supreme Court, saying his performance during the Senate confirmation hearing suggests he lacks the temperament for the job. (Palm Beach Post)

A former Kavanaugh classmate at Yale said the Supreme Court nominee lied under oath about his drinking and the meaning of his yearbook entries. “Brett Kavanaugh stood up under oath and lied about his drinking and about the meaning of words in his yearbook,� writes James Roche. “He did so baldly, without hesitation or reservation.� Roche said there is “zero chance� that Deborah Ramirez made up her accusation that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a party. He also said Kavanaugh lied about never blacking out from drinking, and about the definition of the word “boofing.� (CNN)

2/ Sens. Susan Collins and Jeff Flake called the FBI report “reassuring� and “thorough,� adding that they see “no additional corroborating information� to back up Ford’s allegations. Democrats called the report “incomplete,� saying the FBI – at the White House’s direction – limited the investigation to protect Kavanaugh. The two Republican senators said they are still undecided about how to vote, but a “yes� vote from both would secure Kavanaugh’s seat on the Supreme Court. (