Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski were among the 300 people arrested in Washington on Thursday night as they protested Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

The Senate is poised to take a crucial vote Friday on whether to advance Mr Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court as key Republican senators remain undecided amid allegations of sexual misconduct and intense protests that have divided the nation.

Schumer, a comedian and a distant relative of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, raised her fist in defiance to photographers as she was led away from by police.

Ratajkowski, a model and actor, tweeted that she had also been arrested outside the Supreme Court.