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Alabama Democrats see Tuesday's special Senate election as a chance to renounce a history littered with politicians whose race-baiting, bombast and other baggage have long soiled the state's reputation beyond its borders. Many Republicans see the vote as chance to ratify their conservative values and protect President Donald Trump's agenda ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
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.
Former professional basketball star Charles Barkley says Alabama voters must send Democrat Doug Jones to the Senate to assure the rest of the nation "we're not a bunch of damn idiots." An Alabama native, Barkley says Republican Roy Moore would continue to embarrass a state that has a history of politicians garnering negative attention.
Two Democratic senators called for President Donald Trump's resignation over the weekend, citing the multiple accusations from women of sexual harassment and assault against him. In an interview with Vice after a campaign rally for Democratic Alabama Senate candidate Doug Jones, Booker said, "I just watched Sen. Al Franken do the honorable thing and resign from his office.
Alabama's high-stakes Senate election Tuesday perfectly encapsulates how the age of Donald Trump has turned political logic on its head: Republicans may lose by winning and Democrats can win by losing. Republican Roy Moore denies accusations of child molestation, but he's riding the President's endorsement.
A brass band played, fighter jets streaked the clear blue sky and a red carpet adorned the airport tarmac on the day in May 2016 when Vladimir Putin came to Athens for a visit. "Mr. President, welcome to Greece," the Greek defense minister, Panos Kammenos, said in Russian as he smiled broadly and greeted a stone-faced Putin at the base of the stairs from the plane.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and two of his Democratic colleagues have suggested that President Donald Trump should consider resigning, after a run of sexual harassment scandals that has driven out some members of Congress. Sen. Al Franken "felt it proper for him to resign," Sanders said in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday morning, referring to the Democrat from Minnesota.
Cory Booker has called on President Donald Trump to resign, saying that Al Franken did 'the honorable thing' by stepping down from the senate. Booker, the Democrat senator from New Jersey, made the remarks on Saturday at an event in Montgomery, Alabama, where he is campaigning against Republican senate candidate Roy Moore.
Donald Trump, Roy Moore, and the Degradation of the G.O.P. - In less than a year, the President, with help from the Alabama Senate candidate, has so damaged the Party that it may never recover. - When Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House spokeswoman, was explaining last week Alabama Sen. Shelby: 'I couldn't vote for Roy Moore' - STORY HIGHLIGHTS - Washington Sen. Richard Shelby says he wants a Republican elected to the Senate on Tuesday to represent Alabama, but that he didn't vote for GOP candidate Roy Moore in the special election.
Donald Trump, Roy Moore, and the Degradation of the G.O.P. - In less than a year, the President, with help from the Alabama Senate candidate, has so damaged the Party that it may never recover. - When Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House spokeswoman, was explaining last week Alabama Sen. Shelby: 'I couldn't vote for Roy Moore' - STORY HIGHLIGHTS - Washington Sen. Richard Shelby says he wants a Republican elected to the Senate on Tuesday to represent Alabama, but that he didn't vote for GOP candidate Roy Moore in the special election.
GOP split on Alabama judge's candidacy persists, however; state's senior senator, Republican Richard Shelby, says it 'deserves better' WASHINGTON-A top political adviser to U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore said Tuesday's special election in Alabama would serve as a referendum on President Donald Trump after the president repeated his support for the Republican candidate during a rally on Friday in Florida. "This is Donald Trump on trial in Alabama," said Dean Young, the top political adviser to Mr. Moore.
But his tour of the new Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and adjacent Museum of Mississippi in Jackson drew protests Saturday. At issue is a debate over his commitment to the legacy of the civil rights movement.
After calls for Trump to skip his planned appearance at the new Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, protesters greeted him wearing Confederate flags over their mouths. As civil rights activists and African-American leaders including Rep. John Lewis boycotted President Donald Trump's visit to Mississippi's brand-new Civil Rights Museum in Jackson on Saturday, hundreds of protesters greeted the president to condemn his record on race relations and civil rights.
A recent controversy over birth certificates in Arkansas demonstrates that these slips of paper are imbued with political and social meaning. In 2015, a married couple, Marisa and Terrah Pavan, had their first child , who was conceived through sperm donation.
Toward the final months of his presidency Barack Obama infamously said the following regarding jobs that had left America - including millions during his eights years as President: "a some of those jobs of the past are just not going to come back." And when commenting on then-candidate Donald Trump's promise to bring jobs back, Mr. Obama said this: "a Well, how exactly are you going to negotiate that? What magic wand do you have?" No magic want was needed by POTUS Trump.
The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to Mississippi for the opening of museums dedicated to the state's history and its role in the civil rights movement : And on Saturday, about 25 people, black and white, stood silently during the opening ceremony for two museums in Mississippi with Confederate battle flag stickers covering their mouths. The flag protest was led by a local actress who said having the Confederate emblem on the flag is "insulting to the people they claim they're honoring" in the civil rights museum.
The White House believes it is weathering the storm wrought by Michael Flynn's guilty plea and staff remains optimistic Donald John Trump House Democrat slams Donald Trump Jr. for 'serious case of amnesia' after testimony Skier Lindsey Vonn: I don't want to represent Trump at Olympics Poll: 4 in 10 Republicans think senior Trump advisers had improper dealings with Russia MORE will survive the Russia investigation that has clouded his first year in office.
The expanding federal investigation into Russian interference in last year's US presidential election is shining new light on the central role played by one member of US President Donald Trump's inner circle - his son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner - in reaching out to Moscow. The latest disclosure - that even before Trump took office, Kushner directed campaign foreign policy adviser Michael Flynn to try to persuade Russia to quash a United Nations resolution - is one example of numerous Kushner contacts with Moscow and meetings with Russian intermediaries now under scrutiny by investigators for special counsel Robert Mueller.
When two members of the Congressional Black Caucus, longtime Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson and civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis , heard that President Donald Trump planned to attend the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum dedication ceremony, they both announced that they would forego the event. On December 7, White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, "We think it's unfortunate that these members of Congress wouldn't join the president in honoring the incredible sacrifice civil rights leaders made to right the injustices in our history.