WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans abruptly laid plans Monday for a Senate committee hearing at which Brett Kavanaugh and the woman alleging he sexually assaulted her decades ago will testify publicly, as GOP leaders grudgingly opted for a dramatic showdown they hoped would prevent the accusation from sinking his Supreme Court nomination. With GOP support eroding for plunging ahead without openly examining the allegations, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said his panel would hold a hearing next Monday with both Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford.