1. Brett Kavanaugh’s prospects of being confirmed to the Supreme Court appeared to be on the upswing through the afternoon, after senators had a chance to look at the F.B.I. investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

Two Republican senators who could hold the deciding votes, Jeff Flake of Arizona, above, and Susan Collins of Maine, sounded positive after a closed-door meeting in which they were told that no witnesses had corroborated the accounts of Judge Kavanaugh’s main accusers.

Senate Democrats were critical of the report, saying it left out many key witnesses. We gathered comments from senators on the left and right.