The Latest: Moore says ‘forces of evil’ are on the march
Roy Moore, Republican nominee for Senate, speaks at an endorsement event on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, in Montgomery, Ala. Thirteen Alabama Sheriff's endorsed Moore.
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Doug Jones: ‘Roy Moore needs to answer these serious charges’
The Democratic opponent of Republican Roy Moore during the Dec. 12 general election had a simple eight word response Thursday to allegations that the former judge behaved inappropriately with teenage girls in the late 1970s. Moore is accused of having sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl in 1979, when he was 32 years old.
Get ready for Moore bad news on Election Day
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly's ruling Monday temporarily blocking a White House ban on transgender individuals from serving in the military prompted right-wing Republican candidate Roy Moore to provide fresh evidence why sensible Alabamians should not allow him to set foot in the U.S. Senate. Moore, a rabid homophobe and champion of the anti-Obama " birther" movement , has called for Kollar-Kotelly's impeachment by the House of Representatives because, in making her ruling, she has "placed herself above the Constitution" with a display of "judicial activism."
Alabama’s Senate special election: You may never see it done like this one again
Democrat Doug Jones , and Republican Roy Moore will square off in the Dec. 12, 2017, general election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated in February 2017 by Jeff Sessions. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey called for a special election in April 2017, but it could be the last time a governor has the authority to do so.
Trump’s refugee ban ends, new screening rules coming
Paul Weitz, a NASA astronaut who commanded the first flight of the space shuttle Challenger and flew on Skylab in the early 1970s has died at 85. Paul Weitz, a NASA astronaut who commanded the first flight of the space shuttle Challenger and flew on Skylab in the early 1970s has died at 85. Washington residents and politicians are up in arms about an only-in-DC phenomenon: a string of former embassies and diplomatic buildings whose governments have essentially abandoned them. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has launched a civil right investigation into The Weinstein Co.
Alabama will give names of crossover voters to prosecutors
The names of Alabama voters who crossed party lines to vote in last month's Republican Senate runoff will be given to prosecutors, the state's election chief said Friday. Secretary of State John Merrill said his office has identified 674 people who voted in the Democratic primary and later voted in the GOP runoff in violation of the state's new crossover voting ban.
Before execution, Alabama inmate defiant with words, actions
A convicted cop killer who sued Alabama over its lethal injection method was put to death Thursday night, but not before he cursed at the state and said: "I hate you." As the procedure began, Torrey Twane McNabb, 40, raised both of his middle fingers in a show of defiance.
McNabb execution halted minutes before it was scheduled to begin
The Supreme Court of the United States halted the execution of Alabama inmate Torrey McNabb minutes before it was scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Thursday. McNabb was found guilty of killing veteran Montgomery police officer Anderson Gordon in September 1997.
Supreme Court temporarily halts Alabama execution
In this undated photo released by the Montgomery Police, policer officer Anderson Gordon poses for an official photograph. Gordon was killed in 1997 when he was shot by Torrey Twane McNabb fleeing a bail bondsman.
Trump and GOP welfare reform is a sick joke
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A weakened Nate brings flooding, power outages to Gulf Coast
Hurricane Nate brought a burst of flooding and power outages to the U.S. Gulf Coast before weakening rapidly Sunday, sparing the region the kind of catastrophic damage left by a series of hurricanes that hit the southern U.S. and Caribbean in recent weeks. Nate - the first hurricane to make landfall in Mississippi since Katrina in 2005 - quickly lost strength, with its winds diminishing to a tropical depression as it pushed northward into Alabama and toward Georgia with heavy rain.
H. Brandt Ayers: Doug Jones can win
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event for U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones, seated at left, at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex on Tuesday. Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event for U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones, seated at left, at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex on Tuesday.
No to Joe
Scott has had many posts on why the fantasy of Joe Biden, Successful Presidential Candidate in 2016, was ridiculous. And lest we forget why Biden is completely unacceptable in 2020, one reason is that he openly longs for the day of segregationist Democratic senators.
TS Nate kills 20 in Central America as it heads toward US
It is forecast to make landfall on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Friday with up to 8 inches of rain. An advisory from the US National Hurricane Center said warnings had been issued for portions of the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coastlines, with the storm expected to hit the region late Saturday or early Sunday as a Category 1 hurricane.
Democrats wonder if they can win in Alabama while GOP grapples with Roy Moore in DC
Former Vice President Joe Biden campaigned in Alabama for Democratic Senate hopeful Doug Jones this week, and Steve Bannon is all in for Republican former judge Roy Moore. Jones' campaign has worked hard to convince Democrats to take seriously the former prosecutor's chances of defeating Moore -- the twice-removed former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice whose theocratic campaign message has alienated some moderate and pro-business Republicans.
John Knight to seek Alabama Senate seat
John Knight to seek Alabama Senate seat Montgomery Democrat will run for seat vacated by Quinton Ross; some worried about schedule for election Check out this story on montgomeryadvertiser.com: Rep. John Knight during discussion on the house floor in the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala. on Tuesday February 14, 2017.
Turning back the clock with Roy Moore
Roy Moore and his wife Kayla after hearing the Nov. 13 verdict that stripped Moore of his position as Alabama Chief Justice. See RNS-COMMANDMENT-JUDGE, transmitted Nov. 13, 2003.
After Moore’s Alabama win, Dems see sliver of hope in Jones
Shaking hands and greeting diners at a popular lunch stop, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones is hoping to persuade Alabamians to break a two-decade habit of voting Republican. A day after Republicans picked firebrand jurist Roy Moore as their nominee, Democrats see an opening, even if it's a narrow one, for a rare Southern victory in a statewide election.
In Alabama, a Trump miscalculation in Senate primary
26, 2017, in Montgomery, Ala. Moore won the Alabama Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate on Tuesday... .
Trump tweets supporting losing candidate deleted
President Donald Trump's most recent tweets urging Alabamians to vote for Sen. Luther Strange disappeared from his verified Twitter account Tuesday night, after the candidate was projected to lose the Republican primary runoff for a Senate seat. On Tuesday morning, Trump had tweeted: "ALABAMA, get out and vote for Luther Strange - he has proven to me that he will never let you down! #MAGA" Earlier in the morning, Trump had tweeted: "Luther Strange has been shooting up in the Alabama polls since my endorsement.