UPDATE: Senator Maria Cantwell Will Vote Against Brett Kavanaugh

Until today, Senator Cantwell hadn't moved forward from her July 9 expression of "grave concerns" about the nominee.by Eli SandersWashington State Senator Maria Cantwell long ago announced she had "grave concerns" about Brett Kavanaugh, but had not yet said which way she'd vote on his nomination. CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES
UPDATE 1:15 pm An hour after this post originally went up, The Stranger received an e-mail from Cantwell spokesperson Bryan Watt saying: "Sorry for the delay here. She op