Alabama Candidates Launch Last-Minute Blitz to Turn Out Voters

Democrats hope for a rare pickup in the South with Doug Jones; GOP tries to preserve its Senate majority with Roy Moore MONTGOMERY, Ala.-Alabama's Senate special election comes to a high-stakes conclusion on Tuesday, after dueling endorsements from the president and his predecessor in the Oval Office and $40 million in campaign spending. For Democrats, the race to fill the seat of Republican Attorney General Jeff Sessions is a rare opportunity to win in the Deep South and gain another vote in the Senate, where GOP leaders already struggle to muster legislative majorities.

White House Opposes Push by Trump Accusers for Sexual-Misconduct Probe

The White House on Monday opposed fresh calls for Congress to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct by President Donald Trump and demands from some Democratic lawmakers that he resign, saying any questions about Mr. Trump's behavior were answered by last year's election. During the 2016 campaign, more than a dozen women publicly alleged sexual misconduct by Mr. Trump.

Wife of demoted DOJ official worked for Fusion GPS

Remember that senior Justice Department official demoted last week for concealing his meetings with the men behind the anti-Trump dossier? It turns out that the man's wife worked for Fusion GPS during the 2016 election. Contacted by Fox News, investigators for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence confirmed that Nellie H. Ohr, wife of the demoted official, Bruce G. Ohr, worked for the opposition research firm last year.

Judge Rules Transgender People Can Enlist in Military

A federal judge denied a renewed bid by the Trump administration to prevent transgender people from joining the U.S. military, ordering Monday that such recruits be allowed to join beginning Jan. 1. The military announced it would begin admitting transgender recruits in light of the latest order by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, which upholds an earlier ruling.

Trump Calls for Overhaul of Immigration System After NYC Attack

President Donald Trump said Monday's attempted terrorist attack is more evidence that the country's immigration system needs a total overhaul to end immigration based on family relationships. "Today's terror suspect entered our country through extended-family chain migration, which is incompatible with national security," Mr. Trump said in a statement.

A Late 2017 Tax Plan Could Spell Trouble for Your 2018 Paycheck

If Congress passes a tax bill before year end, employers and workers will have only few days to sort out withholding for next year The largest payroll group in America is raising a big concern about the new tax plan: There simply isn't enough time to figure out withholding for 2018. In a letter sent Friday, the American Payroll Association, or APA, issued a warning to lawmakers in both the House of Representatives and Senate working on a final tax bill.

Amid North Korea Tensions, a Narrow Diplomatic Window Opens

The pace of nuclear and missile tests has slowed considerably in recent weeks and history suggests it will remain low in the coming weeks It isn't clear how many more windows of opportunity there will be to resolve the confrontation over North Korea's nuclear weapons program peacefully, but one is opening right now. Whether North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is interested in taking advantage of this chance to avoid disaster is, of course, a different question entirely.

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A Brooklyn man has been arrested after allegedly detonating a homemade pipe bomb inside the Port Authority https://t.co/JdHgIez0Fe pic.twitter.com/QuNAxQRGv8 Rather than ask questions on the NEW YORK CITY MONDAY MORNING TERROR ATTACK the Fake News Media peppered Sarah Huckabee Sanders with questions on Trump accusers from 2016! After an ISIS attack in New York City Liberal hacks pepper White House Spokesman Sarah Huckabee Sanders about year-old accusations against President Trump. Several of the women who relaunched their allegations on Monday.

U.S. Judge Chides Manafort for Helping to Write an Editorial Ahead of Trial

Ex-Trump campaign manager, who faces money-laundering charges, edited an editorial that appeared to violate a prohibition on public statements A federal judge on Monday lightly chastised Paul Manafort, the former chairman of the Trump campaign facing money-laundering charges, for helping to craft an editorial that prosecutors said violated a gag order prohibiting public statements by prosecutors and the defense before trial. U.S. District Judge Amy Jackson, however, declined to penalize Mr. Manafort for participating in the editing of the essay, which later was published in a Ukrainian English-language newspaper.

FDA Plans New Medical-Device Approval Processes

The Food and Drug Administration plans new medical-device approval processes to speed products' entry to the U.S. market, mirroring the desires of industry and President Donald Trump to clear barriers to new business. FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who has long espoused speedier steps to promote innovation, in an interview called for "progressive," or stepped, approvals of certain devices that would allow them to go to market with initial approvals, with further evidence to assess performance coming later.

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Roy Moore in 2011: Getting rid of amendments after 10th would 'eliminate many problems' - STORY HIGHLIGHTS - Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore appeared on a conspiracy-driven radio show twice in 2011, where he told the hosts in an interview that getting rid Did Roy Moore spend the final weekend of the campaign in Philly? - MOBILE, Ala. - In the last weekend of Alabama's wild special Senate election, Doug Jones barnstormed the state with A-list Democrats in a bid to turn out black voters he desperately needs to win in the deep-red state.

18 crucial days: What did the president know and when did he know it?

Roy Moore in 2011: Getting rid of amendments after 10th would 'eliminate many problems' - STORY HIGHLIGHTS - Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore appeared on a conspiracy-driven radio show twice in 2011, where he told the hosts in an interview that getting rid Did Roy Moore spend the final weekend of the campaign in Philly? - MOBILE, Ala. - In the last weekend of Alabama's wild special Senate election, Doug Jones barnstormed the state with A-list Democrats in a bid to turn out black voters he desperately needs to win in the deep-red state.

Man Won’t Pay Taxes To Protest Government Funding Abortions

A Christian man refused to pay his taxes because some of his tax dollars go to fund abortions, claiming that to do so violates his religious principles. "I don't believe I have broken any laws as I have a duty to protect my conscience and to 'practice' religion freely," Michael Bowman wrote in a declaration filed in court, according to Oregon Live .

U.N. Secretary General: Trump’s Vision Of America First ‘Isn’t True’ [VIDEO]

Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres said that President Trump's view of America First "isn't true" in an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria on Sunday. "He has seemed to take a very negative view of international institutions, multilateralism, global agreements, he's pulled out of the Paris accords, he's pulled out of U.S. funding of UNESCO.