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Kavanaugh confirmed as 114th US Supreme Court justice

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The U.S. Senate on Saturday confirmed Brett Kavanaugh as the 114th justice of the Supreme Court.

At 50-48, the vote was the slimmest margin since 1881, according to Quartz.

Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, was the only Republican senator who voted outside party lines on Kavanaugh, who has been accused of sexual assault.

Missouri Sens. Roy Blunt, a Republican, and Claire McCaskill, a Democrat, voted along party lines in their respective "yea" and "nay" votes.

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