Republicans won the key committee vote, bringing Kavanaugh to the brink of becoming a supreme court justice.
Kavanaugh’s nomination to the nation’s highest court now advances to the full Senate.
There is an informal potential roadblock, however, which is that Flake has asked for the vote to be delayed for a week, though this is not something the committee can decide.
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell schedules the vote, and is not on the judiciary committee.
Flake is saying he will vote no unless an FBI investigation takes place, which would give McConnell reason to delay the vote.
There is still some confusion on whether Flake’s call for an investigation is being weighed.
Either way, the committee voted 11-10 to advance Kavanaugh’s nomination.