Standoff has Kavanaugh accuser’s Senate appearance in limbo

By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO | Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The high-stakes confrontation over whether Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee grinded into Saturday as Republican Chairman Chuck Grassley gave Christine Blasey Ford more time to decide whether to tell her story to his panel and a riveted nation.
Grassley had set a Friday night deadline for the 51-year-old California psychology professor to agree to the latest offer setting ter