Popsugar News Supreme Court Pictures From the Senate Hearing on Brett Kavanaugh The Most Powerful Photos From the Tense Senate Hearing on Brett Kavanaugh 27 September 2018 by Kelsey Garcia Image Source: Getty / Win McNamee On Sept. 27, just over a week after being nominated by President Donald Trump for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh faced the Senate Judiciary Committee for an additional confirmation hearing concerning the sexual assault allegations made by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. The psychology professor has alleged that Kavanaugh assaulted her at a party in 1982 when she was 15 and he was 17. The hearing was tense as committee members across the political aisle questioned both Ford and Kavanaugh following their respective opening remarks. Outside of Capitol Hill, the world watched in offices, college campuses, and bars and, as these things go, reacted online. Ahead, see some powerful pictures from the momentous political event. Related: Sexual Assault Survivors Share Heart-Wrenching Stories Live on C-SPAN During Kavanaugh Hearing Image Source: Getty / Tom Williams / Pool Ford sits before the Senate Judiciary Committee. 1 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Tom Williams / AFP 2 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Tom Williams / AFP 3 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Saul Loeb / Pool Ford is surrounded by her attorneys before testifying. 4 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Erin Schaff / Pool Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii awaits the start of the hearing. 5 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Win McNamee Ford is sworn in before testifying to the committee. 6 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Erin Schaff / Pool 7 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Win McNamee 8 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Saul Loeb / AFP Ford is questioned by prosecutor Rachel Mitchell. 9 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Tom Williams / AFP Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Senator Dianne Feinstein of California listen to Ford. 10 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Tom Williams / Pool Ford sits next to her attorneys Debra Katz and Michael Bromwich during her testimony. 11 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Win McNamee Ford testifies before the committee. 12 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Tom Williams / Pool Senator Kamala Harris of California listens to Ford's testimony. 13 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Tom Williams / Pool Representative Carolyn Maloney of New York cries during Ford's testimony. 14 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Jim Bourg / Pool Senator Ted Cruz of Texas listens to Ford's testimony. 15 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Saul Loeb / AFP Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Grassley listens to Ford's testimony. 16 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Win McNamee Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina listens to Ford's testimony. 17 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Andrew Harnik / Pool Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York cries during Ford's testimony. 18 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Gabriella Demczuk / Pool Ford is hugged by her attorney Katz following her testimony. 19 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Michael Reynolds / AFP Alyssa Milano speaks to the press at the hearing. 20 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Tom Williams / AFP Kavanaugh is sworn in before testifying. 21 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Win McNamee Kavanaugh delivers his opening remarks. 22 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Win McNamee 23 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Jim Bourg / Pool Kavanaugh's wife, Ashley Kavanaugh, watches as he testifies. 24 / 34 As the hearing went on, the world watched. Image Source: Getty / Frederic J. Brown / AFP Students at the University of Southern California watch the hearing. 25 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Frederic J. Brown / AFP 26 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Drew Angerer Supporters of Kavanaugh walk to the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. 27 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Scott Olson The hearing appears on TV at the Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago. 28 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Scott Olson 29 / 34 Couple listening to the #KavanaughHearings on the uptown 1 train @wnyc pic.twitter.com/yNiBtGr5zO— Amanda Aronczyk (@aronczyk) September 27, 2018 30 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Mario Tama The hearing appears on TVs on the street in Los Angeles. 31 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Mario Tama A man watches the hearing in Los Angeles. 32 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Yana Paskova Yale University Law School students pass a button that reads, "I believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford." 33 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Drew Angerer Protesters gather in Washington DC. 34 / 34 Supreme CourtSexual AssaultUS NewsPolitics