Chuck Schumer is demanding the tax bill be put on hold until Alabama’s new Democrat is seated in the Senate

Alex Wong/Getty Images Democrats want to pause the tax reform process until Alabama’s Senator-elect Doug Jones is seated. Top Republicans do not seem likely to alter the schedule as the year comes to an end. WASHINGTON — Democrats are rolling out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s old quotes about delaying major policy votes in an […]

Alabama’s largest newspapers used Sunday’s front page to tell voters, ‘Stand for decency, reject Roy Moore’

Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Alabama’s most influential newspapers denounced Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore and threw their support behind Democrat Doug Jones in a scathing editorial on Sunday. The joint editorial board said the seriousness of the sexual misconduct allegations against Moore “cannot be overstated” and called the state’s upcoming election a “turning point” for women […]

A poll shows Roy Moore losing his lead in Alabama’s senate race following allegations of sexual misconduct

Roy Moore is now losing to Doug Jones in the first major poll following the publication of harassment allegations. Moore has pledged to stay in the race, and denies the accusations. Roy Moore’s lead in Alabama’s senate race evaporated following a Washington Post report that he engaged in sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old and dated […]

Trump says Alabama’s Roy Moore will ‘do the right thing’ and step down if sexual misconduct allegations are true

Thomson Reuters The White House says President Donald Trump believes Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore “will do the right thing and step aside” if sexual misconduct allegations against him are true. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters traveling with Trump in Asia that the president believes a “mere allegation” — especially one from many […]

Alabama’s controversial Senate candidate says he has spoken to McConnell about the tough race ahead

Butch Dill/AP WASHINGTON — Roy Moore, the former Alabama State Supreme Court justice who is now the Republican nominee for Senate in the state’s special election this December, said he spoke to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after defeating the incumbent senator in the primary last month. At the Values Voter Summit on Friday, Moore said he has spoken […]