(CNN) — Protesters opposed to Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the US Supreme Court swarmed over Washington on Saturday – massing at the Capitol, disrupting the confirmation vote in the Senate and banging on the Supreme Court building doors when Kavanaugh arrived to be sworn in. About 5:45 p.m. ET Saturday, a large crowd of protesters surged onto the front steps of the Supreme Court, chanting, “Hey hey, ho ho, Kavanaugh has got to go.” After police pushed them back from the doors, the demonstrators held signs and chanted, “No justice, no peace,” and “We believe Anita Hill,” a reference to the woman who accused Justice Clarence Thomas of misconduct. It’s not known if Kavanaugh heard the protesters. Police cleared the steps of the court about 6:15 p.m. and set up barriers. CNN Protesters showed theire disapproval on the Supreme Court steps after Kavanaugh was confirmed. Earlier, Capitol Police said 14 people were arrested for protests in the Senate Gallery, 13 during the successful vote to confirm Kavanaugh and one a short time earlier. Protesters stood one by one in different sections of the gallery, most with their fists raised, and yelled “I will not consent.” “The sergeant-at-arms will restore order in the gallery,” the presiding officer, Vice President Mike Pence, said several times. Police forcibly removed the protesters, with one person dragged out by their arms and legs. They kept screaming as they were pulled into the hallway. Crowds started forming around 9 a.m. ET outside the Capitol building and the Supreme Court building and grew through the morning. Protesters occupied the Rotunda Steps on the East Front of the US Capitol early Saturday afternoon, with about 150 of them being arrested, Capitol Police said in a news release. Video showed them lined up, with wrists cuffed behind their backs on the Capitol lawn. Police cleared the steps and the Capitol Plaza, and the protesters headed back to the Supreme Court. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Capitol Police arrest protesters Saturday after they occupied the center steps of the east front of the US Capitol. All the protesters taken into custody Saturday were charged with a violation of the Washington code against crowding, obstructing or incommoding. They were processed off-site. More than 300 have been arrested in anti-Kavanaugh protests this week in the nation’s capital. Demonstrators arrested Saturday who were arrested earlier – and paid a fine and were released – will not be allowed to pay a fine and go free again, Capitol Police told CNN. Instead, they will be taken to central booking, where they will remain until Tuesday, because Monday is a federal holiday. This policy also would apply to those who disturb the Senate floor from the gallery. Anyone arrested Saturday for the first time can pay a fine and be on their way, police said. Kavanaugh’s confirmation beame a sure thing after Republican Sens. Jeff Flake of Arizona and Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced they would support him. Demonstrators held signs calling Kavanaugh a bad nominee because of sexual assault allegations against him and saying the selection process seemed to be biased against women. One woman displayed a sign saying “Predators Club” with pictures of Kavanaugh, Justice Clarence Thomas and President Donald Trump. JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS A protester screams while being arrested Saturday at the US Capitol. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Demonstrators from Washington-area law schools turn out Saturday at the Capitol. Protesters deny Trump claim: We weren’t paid Chris Kleponis/AFP/Getty Images Activists show up Saturday at the US Supreme Court in Washington. A demonstration scheduled for Saturday outside Collins’ office in Portland, Maine, was canceled. A group gathered there Friday and fell silent when she announced her decision, CNN affiliate WGME reported. “It’s just this feeling of being utterly ignored,” Jenny O’Connell of Portland told WGME on Friday. “Susan Collins just made a huge choice to ignore her constituents and survivors (of sexual assault).” The senator was elected in 1996 and would be on the ballot in 2020 if she decides to seek re-election. In New York, about 25 people protested at midday around Washington Square Park but left after half an hour. Groups also assembled in Seattle, downtown Cleveland and Burlington, Vermont. According to postings on Facebook, protests also were scheduled Saturday in at least 10 other cities, including New Orleans and Tucson, Arizona. CNN’s Jeremy Herb, Steve Brusk, Sarah Jorgensen, Polo Sandoval, Tony Marco, Kristin Wilson and Tom Foreman contributed to this report.<doc-sep>Brett Kavanaugh’s path toward the Supreme Court has been repeatedly dogged by protesters against his nomination, some of whom showed up Saturday at the Senate’s vote to confirm him. In a 50-48 vote, mostly along party lines, the Senate ultimately confirmed Kavanaugh to serve on the nation's highest court. The first bout of shouting from the gallery came moments after Vice President Pence, while presiding over the Senate, reminded those in attendance that “expressions of approval or disapproval” were not allowed. He responded by calling for order to be restored in the gallery. The at-times muffled protests continued to echo through the chamber as Pence attempted to get the vote underway and continually requested a restoration of order. Chants of “shame on you, shame on you” also erupted from the gallery, prompting Pence to temporarily halt the vote. KAVANAUGH CONFIRMED TO SUPREME COURT AFTER BITTER FIGHT, SECURING RIGHTWARD SHIFT Outbursts also erupted as Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., cast their votes in support of Kavanaugh. The previously undecided lawmakers seemingly sealed the embattled nominee’s fate as a future Supreme Court justice. Just before Flake cast his “aye” vote, someone from above shouted, “You’re a coward, Flake. You’re a total coward.” And “Shame! Shame! Shame!” emanated through the Senate just after Manchin’s vote. The Women’s March on Twitter said their members were among those “disrupting the Senate from the gallery.” “We took the Capitol. We sat the streets outside SCOTUS. We disrupted the Senate proceedings,” a follow-up tweet said. “We want to be able to tell the next generation we did everything we could. #CancelKanavaugh.” TRUMP CONGRATULATES ‘GREAT NOMINEE’ BRETT KAVANAUGH Anti-Kavanaugh protests have been present throughout the nomination process, but appeared to intensify Friday with some aimed at particular lawmakers, such as Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Demonstrators arrived to McConnell’s home in Washington D.C. and held a so-called “confirmation kegger.” On Saturday, protesters gathered outside the Supreme Court, with activists chanting “Get up, get down, women we run this town” and “we are the majority, the majority dissents.” Approximately 1,000 protesters marched to the Capitol steps chanting “November is coming” and “we believe survivors.” Soon, Capitol Hill police started arresting some protesters. Fox News' Lauren Lee contributed to this story Fox News’ Adam Shaw contributed to this report.<doc-sep>President Trump and Senate Republicans appeared to be on the cusp of a major political victory Saturday, as Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh looked set to be narrowly confirmed by the Senate later in the day -- after a grueling and often ugly confirmation fight that has both gripped and divided the nation. Statements by previously undecided Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., in favor of Kavanaugh on Friday appeared to give the embattled nominee the votes in the chamber needed to be confirmed, where Republicans hold a slim majority. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said she would vote no, but later said she will vote “present” in order to pair with Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., who is a “yes” but will not be able to vote as he is attending his daughter’s wedding in Montana. It appeared that Kavanaugh would likely be confirmed in a 50-48 vote Saturday afternoon, a day after the Senate voted to end debate 51-49. Anti-Kavanaugh protests appeared to intensify Friday and Saturday with Manchin being dogged by protesters screaming "shame, shame, shame” at him as he announced his intention to vote for Kavanaugh on Friday -- likely the only Democrat to do so. COLLINS, MANCHIN SAY 'AYE,' APPEARING TO CEMENT KAVANAUGH CONFIRMATION The protests also spilled over to the home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in Washington, D.C., with demonstrators holding a so-called “confirmation kegger.” On Saturday, protesters gathered outside the Supreme Court, with activists chanting “Get up, get down, women we run this town” and “we are the majority, the majority dissents.” Approximately 1,000 protesters marched to the Capitol steps chanting “November is coming” and “we believe survivors.” Soon, Capitol Hill police started arresting some protesters. Kavanaugh’s nomination had been imperiled after a number of sexual assault allegations were made against him -- particularly a claim by Christine Blasey Ford that Kavanaugh assaulted her at a high school party in the 1980s. ACTIVISTS TARGET SUSAN COLLINS AFTER SHE SEALS KAVANAUGH VOTE, CALL FOR HARASSMENT Both Ford and Kavanaugh testified at a hearing last week, with the saga gripping the nation and sending protesters flooding to Congress. Democrats furiously opposed Kavanaugh’s nomination, at first due to his judicial record as a conservative and concerns he would overturn Roe v Wade. But in recent weeks they cited not only the assault claims, but also concerns that Kavanaugh had lied about his drinking and references in his high school yearbook in his testimony. A number of senators also objected to Kavanaugh’s aggressive criticism of their handling of the assault claims against him, where he had been visibly angry at the claims, that included being present at gang rapes. “Beyond the issue of credibility, Judge Kavanaugh presented to the Senate the bitterest partisan testimony I have ever heard from a candidate seeking the Senate’s approval. Whether they be for the bench or the executive branch,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, said Friday. Both sides recognized that the scenes had been ugly, but blamed one another for the spectacle. In her speech, Collins said the confirmation had resembled a “caricature of a gutter-level political campaign.” In the face of calls by Democrats and left-wing activists that the allegations were enough to either withdraw or delay the nomination altogether, Republicans had pushed back. After Kavanaugh’s fierce defense of himself at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Republicans rallied to his side, pointing to the lack of corroboration in the accusations and accusing Democrats of overturning the principle of "innocent until proven guilty." The most prominent was Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who issued his own broadside against Democrats, furiously accusing them of running the “most unethical sham since I’ve been in politics.” “Boy y’all want power, God I hope you never get it, I hope the American people can see through this sham,” he yelled. The White House also rallied to Kavanaugh’s side, refusing to give any indication it was wavering on his nomination and Trump issuing both defenses of Kavanaugh, as well as attacks on Ford -- who he mocked for an alleged lack of detail in her testimony. "How did you get home? 'I don't remember,'" Trump said, imitating a back-and-forth with Ford. "How did you get there? 'I don't remember,' Where is the place? 'I don't remember,' How many years ago was it? 'I don't know. I don't know.' "What neighborhood was it in? I don't know. Where's the house? I don't know. Upstairs, downstairs -- where was it? I don't know -- but I had one beer. That's the only thing I remember.'" Republicans conceded to a demand for a limited FBI investigation by Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., last week. Democrats had been demanding such an investigation into the assault claims, but criticized this one as not being thorough enough even before it had finished earlier this week. On the Senate floor Saturday, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said the investigation was not comprehensive, and was "a sham, a fig lead for the Republicans to hide behind." Deborah Ramirez, who accused Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her at a college party, accused the Senate Saturday of “looking the other way” when it comes to her accusation. “Only this time instead of drunk college kids, it is US Senators who are deliberately ignoring his behavior. This is how victims are isolated and silenced,” she said in a statement. But even amid the protests and furious cries from Democrats, Republicans felt that they had ultimately won the fight for Kavanaugh’s confirmation, and gained momentum in the race for the midterms -- feeling that Democrats had overreached and fired up the Republican base in the process. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said on Fox News’ “Cavuto Live” that she believed that Republicans will now pick up seats in the Senate. “Yes absolutely, and I do believe that we will pick up seats in the United States Senate. We will be stronger through this exercise and I think we can gain momentum in the House.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., meanwhile, told The Washington Post that the Democratic and left-wing opposition was a "great political gift for us." “I want to thank the mob, because they’ve done the one thing we were having trouble doing, which was energizing our base,” he said. Fox News’ Lauren Lee, Chad Pergram, Lukas Mikelionis and Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.<doc-sep>
A throng of protesters pushed past a police line, storming up steps to pound on the doors of the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday after the Senate confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh. "Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Kavanaugh has got to go," the protesters chanted as they flooded the steps of the court, many with fists raised in the air, others with arms linked. Police eventually were able to form a line between the door and the group of protesters and later shepherded them back down the steps before erecting a barricade. The protest at the Supreme Court came shortly after Vice President Mike Pence walked down the steps of the U.S. Senate to chants of "shame" after the vote to confirm Kavanaugh. Droves of protesters pressed up against metal barricades outside the Capitol Building to shout at Pence, who was forced to face their chants as he left. Protesters storm the steps and doors of the U.S. Supreme Court building as Judge Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in as an Associate Justice of the court inside on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 6, 2018. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The vote itself, which ultimately confirmed the embattled judge who faced multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, was periodically interrupted with the shouts of protesters in the gallery. Pence called on the sergeant-at-arms a number of times to restore order during the vote. Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona was called a coward by one protester. When Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia cast his "yes" vote, a woman's voice could be heard shouting, "We won’t forget." Other protesters shouted "I do not consent" and "shame" as the votes were called. Kavanaugh was confirmed 50-48 on the Senate floor. Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana was absent for the vote due to his daughter's wedding, prompting Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska to vote "present" as part of a practice called a "pair between senators." Murkowski opposed Kavanaugh, but withdrew her vote as part of the practice, which keeps voting margins the same, indifferent of Daines' absence. Following Kavanaugh's confirmation, protesters began singing, "We Shall Not Be Moved," an African-American spiritual, outside the capitol. Around 6 p.m. on Saturday, Kavanaugh was sworn in as the 114th Supreme Court justice in private ceremony. Earlier in the day, protester Alethea Shapiro traveled from Long Island, New York, to Washington, D.C., for the second weekend in a row to protest Kavanaugh. Hours ahead of the Senate's vote, Shapiro joined the hundreds of women and men protesting on Capitol Hill. "I’m really very worried about women’s reproductive right," Shapiro said, as chants decrying Kavanaugh echoed around her. She added before the Senate vote that Kavanaugh's impending confirmation made her sad, "but I'm really hopeful because I feel like this is a revolution. People won't understand the power and passion unless you’re here." Across the Capitol, women held signs condemning Kavanaugh, who has faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct in the weeks leading up to the confirmation vote. Kavanaugh staunchly denied all allegations against him.