WASHINGTON (AP) — Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET.

That’s the new and latest deadline in the high-stakes confrontation over whether Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations and the standoff over the terms of her appearance have left Kavanaugh’s confirmation in limbo.

The committee chairman, GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, is shrugging off responsibility for the extension onto the Senate’s Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer.

Here’s what Grassley says in a tweet: “I feel like I’m playing 2nd trombone in the judiciary orchestra and Schumer is the conductor.”

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