Judge Beryl Alaine Howell, the chief US district judge for the District of Columbia, issued the federal order on Friday upon a request by the Justice Department, Reuters reported. . She has appeared twice before a US district judge in Washington and has been appointed a..…

REUTERS/Jim Bourg . . Reuters / Friday, December 14, 2018 . Christine Blasey Ford closes her eyes as she is sworn in before testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill, September 27, 2018...…