1. Christine Blasey Ford, who accused President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual assault, has not yet agreed to testify at a public hearing planned for Monday.

The hearing, which was scheduled under pressure from lawmakers who said they wanted to hear from Dr. Blasey, promises to become a riveting public spectacle — and one with potentially grave implications for Judge Kavanaugh, who until last week was considered to be on a glide path to confirmation.

For many, the case recalls the 1991 confirmation hearings for Justice Clarence Thomas, who was accused of sexual harassment by the law professor Anita Hill.