The Democrat Doug Jones’ upset victory in Alabama on Tuesday provided more reason for Republicans to worry about the 2018 midterm elections. Jones turned out a remarkable number of voters in an “off” year to squeeze out a victory over Roy Moore. Here’s the most remarkable statistic about Tuesday’s election […]

Josh Holmes, former chief of staff to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, said anyone out of the phone book could’ve won the Senate race in Alabama as a Republican candidate, aside from Roy Moore. “You could literally take any name out of a phone book except Roy Moore’s and win […]

Democrat Doug Jones won Tuesday’s special election in Alabama over Republican Roy Moore. Black voters, young people, and well-educated, affluent whites gave Jones the edge he needed. Jones is the first Democrat to hold a US Senate seat in Alabama since 1992. Alabama voters came out in droves on Tuesday […]

The Democrat Doug Jones’ win in the special election in Alabama will give the GOP an even narrower majority in the US Senate. Jones will not join the Senate for a few weeks, however. The Republican Party is likely to compromise on many issues so it can pass its final […]

President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that Roy Moore, the defeated Senate candidate from Alabama, had the deck stacked against him in Tuesday’s election. Trump added that he had backed a different candidate in the Republican primary because he knew Moore would lose. It’s unclear which doubts Trump had leading up […]

The Democrat Doug Jones was declared the winner in the Alabama Senate election on Tuesday night; when he’s sworn in, the Republican Senate majority will shrink to just one seat. The election upset could cause problems for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s legislative agenda in 2018. Democrats are […]

Several prominent Republicans who rejected Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore amid allegations of sexual misconduct celebrated the Republican loss on Tuesday night. “Decency wins,” Republican Sen. Jeff Flake tweeted. Several prominent Republicans who rejected Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore amid allegations that he engaged in sexual misconduct with teenagers celebrated […]

Roy Moore refused to concede the Alabama Senate race to Doug Jones on Tuesday night. Alabama’s secretary of state suggested a recount would be unlikely to change the result. Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore on Tuesday refused to concede the race to Democrat Doug Jones, suggesting he would wait […]

Charles Barkley, a former NBA star and Alabama native, hailed Democrat Doug Jones’ upset victory against GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore in Alabama on Tuesday night. Barkley said Jones’s win is a “wake-up call” for Democrats that they need to pay closer attention to black voters, who helped Jones win […]

The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued a statement saying Alabamians “deemed Roy Moore unfit to serve” following Democrat Doug Jones’ victory against the Republican candidate Moore in Alabama’s special election. The NRSC said it hoped Jones would choose “to vote with the Senate Republican Majority.” Following Democrat Doug Jones’ surprising […]

Senator-elect Doug Jones delivered an emotional victory speech on Tuesday night following his stunning defeat of Republican Roy Moore in Alabama’s special election. Jones quoted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and told his supporters that they “helped bend” the arc of the moral universe “a little closer toward justice.” Senator-elect […]

President Donald Trump congratulated Doug Jones on his Senate special-election victory in Alabama on Tuesday night. Trump had thrown his support behind Republican candidate Roy Moore in recent weeks, even as Moore’s campaign stumbled under the weight of a sexual misconduct scandal. President Donald Trump congratulated Doug Jones on Tuesday […]

Alabama voters elected Democrat Doug Jones, upsetting the Republican favourite, Roy Moore, to be the state’s next US senator on Tuesday. Jones’ election is a significant – and improbable – blow to the GOP, which will now have just a one seat advantage in the Senate. Alabama voters elected Democrat […]

Voters in Alabama are sending Democrat Doug Jones to the US Senate. Jones was projected to win the state’s special election Tuesday night. Jones will become the first Democrat elected to the Senate in the deep-red state in more than two decades. The race was close right up to Election […]

The result of Tuesday’s special Senate election in Alabama is far from predictable. Pollsters say the election will hinge on black voter turnout, young voters, and suburban whites – all of whom may support Democrat Doug Jones over Republican Roy Moore in larger-than-normal numbers. All eyes are on Alabama today […]

Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore’s spokesperson said Moore “probably” believes homosexual conduct should be illegal. Moore is running in a special election taking place Tuesday to fill the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Crockett argued that the US should return to “moral law,” and this is not […]

Voters in Alabama are deciding whether Republican Roy Moore or Democrat Doug Jones will take the open US Senate seat in their state Tuesday night. The race remained close right up to Election Day, despite a massive sexual-assault and harassment scandal that has rocked Moore’s campaign in recent weeks. President […]

The Republican US Senate candidate Roy Moore rode his horse to the ballot box during Tuesday’s special election in Alabama. He did the same in September’s primary election. The embattled Republican US Senate candidate Roy Moore showed up on horseback to cast his ballot in Tuesday’s major special election in […]

President Donald Trump’s allies came out in force in support of the embattled Republican US Senate candidate Roy Moore on Monday night. Moore’s Democratic opponent, Doug Jones, likewise made a final push for voters before Tuesday’s special election in Alabama. The special election has gained international attention since multiple sexual-misconduct […]

Two Monday polls showed wildly different projections in Alabama’s Senate race. One poll, from Fox News, showed Democratic candidate Doug Jones with a 10-point lead over Republican Roy Moore. The other, from Emerson, showed Moore with a 9-point lead over Jones. The differences could have a lot to do with […]

Roy Moore once said it would “eliminate many problems” if the US got rid of every constitutional amendment after the first 10. Those amendments include ones that abolished slavery and allowed black people and women to vote. The comments could give more ammunition to Moore’s Democratic opponent Doug Jones. Alabama […]

Fresh off a campaign rally in Pensacola, Florida, President Donald Trump tweeted support early Saturday for Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, the embattled Republican facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Trump also took aim at Moore’s challenger, Democrat Doug Jones. The president’s endorsement has boosted Moore in recent days – […]

CNN host Anderson Cooper and Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore’s spokesperson engaged in a heated exchange about the embattled Republican on Wednesday night. The spokesperson denied the veracity of accusations that Moore pursued teenage girls when he was in his 30s and refused to answer questions about several of his […]

Republican Sen. Jeff Flake sent a $US100 donation to Alabama’s Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones. He wrote that the purpose of the donation was “Country over Party.” Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, one of President Donald Trump’s top antagonists within the GOP, tweeted a photo Tuesday of his $US100 […]

Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore and Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones are neck and neck in Alabama ahead of the state’s special election on December 12. A poll this week found that 50% of likely voters support Jones, a former federal prosecutor, and 47% support Moore, a former judge who […]

A former top aide to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly plans to launch a write-in campaign for Alabama’s Senate seat. Lee Busby, a 60-year-old retired Marine colonel from Tuscaloosa, said that he saw a route for a centrist candidate. Busby believes both Doug Jones and Roy Moore are […]

President Donald Trump was irritated when his daughter, Ivanka Trump, condemned Senate candidate Roy Moore. Moore’s campaign has been mired in scandal after being battered by a string of sexual-misconduct allegations. Trump implicitly endorsed Moore last week, and was frustrated when his daughter spoke out against him and suggested he […]

Doug Jones, the Democratic opponent of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, released an ad using top Republicans’ statements against Moore. Moore faces sexual misconduct allegations by a number of women who said Moore pursued them when they were teenagers and he was in his 30s. Ivanka Trump is quoted in […]

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