Trump endorses Strange; Brooks said president was misled
In this July 11, 2017 file photo, Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala. responds to questions during a TV news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Top Alabama Senate candidates talk immigration, border wall
Ever since Donald Trump hit the national stage as a serious presidential candidate, building the wall was a major part of his campaign pitch. The wall, meant to improve border security, has been the controversial focal point of the country's immigration debate.
Trump endorses Strange in Alabama’s GOP Senate primary
Trump writes on Twitter that Strange "has done a great job representing the people of the Great State of Alabama. He has my complete and total endorsement!" Strange was recently appointed to the Senate seat previously held by now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
GOP insurgents claim Trump mantle, spell trouble for party
Republicans face a problem as they try to defend a slim majority in the Senate and win races elsewhere: Insurgent primary candidates are trying to lay claim to President Donald Trump's mantle, and knock out the establishment's choices. The latest case is in Nevada, where endangered GOP incumbent Sen. Dean Heller drew a challenge Tuesday from businessman and repeat failed candidate Danny Tarkanian, who announced his bid in an early morning Fox News Channel appearance seemingly aimed at an audience of one: the president himself.
Disgraced Former Justice Roy Moore Leads Poll For GOP Senate Nomination In Alabama
Roy Moore, the former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court who was twice removed from the bench due to his willful failure to follow the orders of a Federal District Court, is leading in a new poll of the Republican primary for the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions: Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore leads the crowded Republican primary field in the state's Senate race, according to a new poll. Moore has 30 percent support in the JMC Analytics and Polling survey.
Photos: In Alabama Senate Special Election, Candidates Try to Stand Out
GOP candidate for U.S. Senate Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., speaks with workers at Jack's hamburger chain during his bus tour campaign stop in Munford, Ala., on Thursday, Aug. 3. The special elections are continuing in 2017. Up next is the special election to fill the Alabama Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions .
A vote for Strange is a vote for Bentley and McConnell
I don't care who y'all vote for in Senate Special Election Gooberfest 2017. I'm gonna have plenty to draw regardless of who wins Jeff Sessions' old senate seat.
George Will on Alabama and GOP Politics
George Will's latest WaPo column looks to Alabama to discuss the contemporary Republican Party, The GOP has become the party of the grotesque : Southern Gothic is a literary genre and, occasionally, a political style that, like the genre, blends strangeness and irony. Consider the current primary campaign to pick the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions.
Congressman Mo Brooks has lunch with Trussville citizens while on tour
Today, Trussville residents were able to come meet Rep. Mo Brooks from the fifth district of Alabama at Jim 'N Nick's BBQ where the congressman had lunch while on his "Drain the Swamp" tour across the state. "I feel good about Mo meeting the people," said Cameron Mixon, a member of College Republicans, "Unlike the others, he's going out to meet the voters, try to earn their vote and not try to buy their vote."
Exclusive: New poll finds Strange and Moore in statistical tie for GOP Senate race
U.S. Senator Luther Strange and former Chief Justice Roy Moore are in a statistical tie less than three weeks before the Republican Primary for a statewide special election for Alabama's U.S. Senate, according to an exclusive new poll by the Raycom News Network and Strategy Research out of Mobile. The crowded Republican field finds only three candidates with double digit support.
Doug Jones, Democratic Senate candidate, raises $158K for campaign
Former U.S. attorney Doug Jones after U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch spoke at MLK Day Commemoration at 16th St Baptist Church Former U.S. attorney Doug Jones after U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch spoke at MLK Day Commemoration at 16th St Baptist Church Former federal prosecutor and U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones raised more than $158,000 for his campaign - a sum that likely leads the Democratic field for next month's special election. Among candidates from both parties, Jones's raised about half as much as top-tier candidates on the Republican side, with both Rep. Mo Brooks and former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore taking in $300,000 apiece.
Gentile leaves Senate race, endorses Brooks
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks has picked up the endorsement of a fellow Republican who is dropping out of the race to fill Jeff Sessions' former Senate seat. Hoover businessman Dom Gentile announced Monday that he is withdrawing from the U.S. Senate race.
Alabama GOP Senate Candidates Fight Over Loyalty to Trump
Alabama Senate candidate, Rep. Mo Brooks, says he supported President Donald Trump in the general election, after backing Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the primary. President Donald Trump may be embroiled in scandal in Washington, D.C. But in Alabama - a state he won by nearly 30 points last fall - he remains extremely popular.
GOP senate candidate may lose primary over past criticism of ‘serial adulterer’ Trump
Rep. Mo Brooks is running for an open Republican Party senate seat in Alabama - but his past criticism of President Donald Trump might soon come back to haunt him. Even though Trump has poor poll ratings in much of the country, he is still very popular in Alabama.
Gunman wounds GOP leader, 3 others
A rifle-wielding attacker opened fire on Republican lawmakers as they practiced for a charity baseball game Wednesday, critically wounding House GOP Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and hitting aides and Capitol police as congressmen and others dove for cover. The assailant, who had nursed grievances against President Donald Trump and the GOP, fought a running gun battle with police before he, too, was shot and later died.
NBC Postpones TV Episode About A Mall Shooting Following Alexandria Shooting
NBC announced Wednesday that they would be postponing the airing of an episode of "The Carmichael Show" Wednesday night following the shooting in Alexandria, Virginia, according to Deadline. The episode that was to run was titled "Shoot-Up-Able" and focused around a shooting at a mall.
A morninga s baseball drill becomes an assault on Republicans
First came the ping of baseball bats, a familiar sound of the leafy neighbourhood's morning. Then the crack of gunfire, which isn't.
US politician ‘shot at baseball practice’
Alexandria police announced in a tweet that the suspect in a "multiple shooting" is believed to be in police custody. ALERT: APD investigating multiple shooting 400 block E Monroe St. Suspect believed in custody.
Congressman, Staffer, Police Officers Shot at Republican Baseball Practice
Rep. Mo Brooks said at least five people, including Rep. Steve Scalise , were shot at a baseball field in Alexandria, Va. on Thursday morning, by a gunman who was shot at the scene by Capitol Police.
Majority whip among those reportedly shot at congressional baseball team practice
It's unclear how many people were hit, but multiple reports said those injured include Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and two Capitol police officers. "Scalise was on second base, and was crawling out, leaving trail of blood," said Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., in an interview on CNN.