In this Sept. 6, 2018 photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh…

Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, appears at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill. Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, appears at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.

BREAKING. You Aren’t Going to Believe What the Senate GOP Just DidOr Maybe You Will

Shortly before Senator Chuck Grassley's "arbitrary" 2:30 p.m. deadline for a response expired, the legal team of Christine Ford, the California professor who is accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of groping her 37 years ago at an unknown time at an unknown place responded. The response was less of an acceptance than a demand for more negotiations.

The Latest: White House skeptical of Ford’s offer to speak

The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman accusing him of sexually assaulting her decades ago : The White House is casting doubt on the willingness of a college professor to speak publicly about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford told the Senate Judiciary Committee she would be willing to appear next week.

Grassley Gives Christine Blasey Ford 2:30 PM Deadline

As TGP's Kristinn Taylor reported , Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley announced late Friday night via Twitter that he has caved on his 10 p.m. EDT deadline for Christine Ford to decide on testifying before the committee about her uncorroborated charges accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting decades ago at a drunken high school pool party. The counteroffer given by the Senate Republicans to hold the hearing next Wednesday still stands-Ford must respond to the Judiciary Committee with her prepared testimony and biography Saturday at 2:30 PM.

Kavanaugh accuser Ford agrees to testify

Christine Blasey Ford agreed to testify about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh shortly before a 2:30 p.m. Saturday deadline. Attorneys for Ford, who accuses Kavanaugh of sexual assaulting her at a party in Maryland 36 years ago, wrote in an email Saturday afternoon she "accepts the committee's request to provide her firsthand knowledge of Brett Kavanaugh's sexual misconduct next week."

Christine Ford Will Testify – But No Commitment to Time or Format

Christine Ford has agreed to testify after Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley gave her a 2:30 PM deadline Saturday-but no commitment to a time or formata . As TGP's Kristinn Taylor reported , Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley announced late Friday night via Twitter that he has caved on his 10 p.m. EDT deadline for Christine Ford to decide on testifying before the committee about her uncorroborated charges accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting decades ago at a drunken high school pool party.

Standoff has Kavanaugh accusera s Senate appearance in limbo

The high-stakes confrontation over whether Brett Kavanaugh's accuser will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee grinded into Saturday as Republican Chairman Chuck Grassley gave Christine Blasey Ford more time to decide whether to tell her story to his panel and a riveted nation. Grassley had set a Friday night deadline for the 51-year-old California psychology professor to agree to the latest offer setting terms for her appearance.

Aide to Sen. Chuck Grassley resigns amid reports he had been accused of sexual harassment

WASHINGTON An aide to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley resigned Friday night after NBC News learned he had been accused of sexual harassment at a previous job, according to media reports. Garrett Ventry served as a communications adviser to Grassley, helping the Senate Judiciary Committee with the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who has himself been accused of sexual assault.

GOP to Kavanaugh accuser: Reach deal or panel votes Monday The Senate …

The Senate Judiciary Chairman on Friday rejected key conditions that Brett Kavanaugh's accuser wants if she is to testify about her claim of sexual assault, and said his panel would vote Monday on Kavanaugh's S GOP to Kavanaugh accuser: Reach deal or panel votes Monday The Senate Judiciary Chairman on Friday rejected key conditions that Brett Kavanaugh's accuser wants if she is to testify about her claim of sexual assault, and said his panel would vote Monday on Kavanaugh's S Check out this story on yorkdispatch.com: Demonstrators hold signs outside Saint Anselm College, Friday, Sept.

Kavanaugh accuser given more time to make decision about testifying

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley said late Friday that Christine Blasey Ford will have one more day to decide if she will testify before the Committee. An attorney for Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, requested the extra day in a letter sent shortly Grassley's 10 p.m. deadline.

GOP, Kavanaugh accuser in standoff over her Senate testimony

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., with Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, left, joined by former students from Holton Arms School, speaks to reporters in support of professor Christine Blasey Ford, who is accusing Supreme Court... . Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, walks through a tunnel towards the Dirksen Senate Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept.

Grassley extends deadline, but Kavanaugh accuser’s testimony still a question

And whether Christine Blasey Ford will tell her story to the Senate Judiciary Committee is still up in the air. As senators march closer to a scheduled vote Monday on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Ford and her attorneys are still negotiating whether she will appear before the panel to testify about the alleged sexual assault by Kavanaugh.