WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman accusing him of sexually assaulting her decades ago (all times local):

2:50 p.m.

Lawyers for the woman who’s accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a sexual assault decades ago when they were teenagers say they’ve accepted the Senate Judiciary Committee’s request for her to tell her story.

But attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford say in a letter to the committee’s Republican majority that they want to set up a time later Saturday to keep discussing terms of Ford’s appearance.

The letter says Ford “accepts” the committee’s request that in the coming week she would “provide her first-hand knowledge of Brett Kavanaugh’s sexual misconduct.”

The lawyers say they are “hopeful that we can reach agreement on details” of Ford’s appearance.

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12:10 p.m.

Vice President Mike Pence calls Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh “a man of integrity with impeccable credentials.”

Pence tells a gathering of evangelical activists in Washington that the appeals court judge’s record and career deserve “the respect of every member of the United States Senate.”

The vice president says the way that some Democrats have conducted themselves during the confirmation process “is a disgrace and a disservice to the Senate and the American people.”

Pence also says that he and President Donald Trump are confident that Republicans will handle that process “with the utmost respect for all concerned.” Pence says he believes Kavanaugh will soon join the high court.

Pence made no reference to Christine Blasey Ford, whose accusations about Kavanaugh’s behavior 35 years ago have roiled the confirmation.