BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones made their closing arguments to voters on Monday, a day before one of the most anticipated special elections in U.S. history.
Matt Glassman, a senior fellow with Georgetown University, explains to AM View host Alexis Simendinger why voter turnout is key in a contest that could have implications for 2018.
Alabama’s special election is headed for a dramatic finish Tuesday, as Republican Roy Moore seeks to keep the Senate seat in GOP hands amid allegations that he romantically and sexually pursued teenage girls.
A Jones win would put more pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to work with Democrats. Most significantly, it could scuttle efforts to replace ObamaCare and reform entitlement programs — a top priority for Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) in 2018.
Sen. Cory Booker (D) is generating headlines with his last-minute trip to Alabama on behalf of Democrat Doug Jones, an effort that could pay dividends if the New Jersey senator runs for the White House in 2020.
Republicans have a new public enemy No. 1: Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who was reassigned from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative team over allegedly anti-Trump text messages he sent during the presidential race.
The chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Monday demanded U.S nuclear regulators explain how a Russian-owned mining company was able to ship American uranium outside the country using a third-party export license.
Emails unearthed by The Hill show Disney’s leadership was frustrated and annoyed by an Obama administration official’s public statements suggesting it was considering using characters in the popular film “Frozen” to teach children about climate change.
The Democratic Women’s Working Group announced Monday night that 56 female lawmakers were officially requesting the House Oversight Committee probe the allegations against President Trump.
Nearly 60 Democratic female lawmakers are calling on the House Oversight Committee to open an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against President Trump.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders sparred heatedly with reporters Monday over errors made by media outlets in recent stories on President Trump.
OPINION | The outrage about the use of Facebook, Twitter, et al., to create and broadcast vote-swaying messages is, of course, because it was the Russians who did it.
By Sean Sullivan, David Weigel and Michael Scherer
President Trump and former president Barack Obama as well as a Hollywood actress and a retired NBA star were among those making last-minute pitches on Monday to woo voters in the high-stakes Alabama Senate race between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones, a contest likely to set the stage for the 2018 midterm elections.
A would-be suicide bomber’s rush-hour blast in the heart of the New York City subway system failed to cause the bloodshed he intended, authorities said, but it gave new fuel to President Donald Trump’s push to limit immigration.
A 27-year-old man detonated a pipe bomb in a corridor between two of Manhattan’s busiest subway stations, injuring only four but inciting chaos for thousands.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson holds a town hall with staff on Tuesday amid skepticism about his planned agency reorganization that has been aggravated by his recent inaccurate comments about the State Department, a dozen current and former officials said.
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