'The U.S. government nevertheless strongly condemned Saturday's attack and expressed its sympathy.'

'His attacks on the most crucial institutions of government, and on the professionals who serve within them, should make every American stand up and take notice.'

'The accusation has jarred the 53-year-old conservative jurist's prospects for winning confirmation, which until Ford's emergence last week had seemed all but certain.'

The Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that funds the military and some civilian agencies for the next year and provides a short-term fix to keep the government open through Dec. 7.

'It's very scary when it's just right there on your doorstep...'

Sessions recently punched back against Trump, saying he and his department 'will not be improperly influenced by political considerations.'

Facebook responded quickly, saying that there is no place for 'discrimination' on its platform and that it will defend its practices once it can review the complaint.

According to a release just published by CNN, below are the full contents of the letter that Christine Blasey Ford wrote to Sen. Dianne Feinstein in July...

'Industry are looking at lots of different ways of tackling this issue. There's been metal detectors purchased and tamper-proof packaging looked at.'

Even when the flooding ends, one problem might be just getting started.