Good Thursday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today.

• Three of the Republican senators who could decide Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation condemned comments by President Trump that mocked Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Judge Kavanaugh of sexual assault. [Read the story and President Trump’s remarks]

• After weeks of not directly attacking Dr. Blasey, Mr. Trump and his Republican allies have embarked on a more aggressive effort to raise questions of her credibility. [Read the story]

• Senate Republicans have challenged Dr. Blasey’s testimony from last week with a sworn statement from a former boyfriend who contradicted her assertions about her experience with polygraph tests. [Read the story]

• When Senator Mitch McConnell arrived in Washington this week to resume the battle over the Supreme Court nomination, he was confronted by a group of female protesters. His response was to stare straight ahead and keep walking. “We will not be intimidated by these people,” he said on Wednesday. [Read the story]