2. The charges of sexual misconduct against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court nominee, have fired up both sides of the political divide. Above, the judge defending himself Monday night on Fox News.

Senator Lisa Murkowski, a key swing vote, said the debate had shifted beyond whether Judge Kavanaugh was qualified, saying, “It is about whether or not a woman who has been a victim at some point in her life is to be believed.”

In Opinion: Padma Lakshmi, the author, actress and model, writes that she was raped when she was 16 — and she explains why she didn’t speak out about it until now.