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‘An uphill fight’: What’s next for Senator-elect Doug Jones?
Democrat Doug Jones celebrates his Election Night victory on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, at the Sheraton Hotel in Birmingham. (Joe Songer When Doug Jones is sworn in as Alabama's newest senator, he will arrive to Washington, D.C. as a "darling" of national Democrats.
Updates: Democrat Jones projected winner in Alabama Senate race
Polls have closed in the Alabama special election to fill U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' seat in the U.S. Senate. The Senate race has been thrust into the national spotlight after allegations of sexual misconduct against the Republican nominee, former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore .
In Alabama, an unusual alliance yields a Democratic upset
Democrat Doug Jones assembled an unusual Deep South alliance to claim a Senate seat Tuesday in Republican-dominated Alabama, combining strong turnout among African-Americans and white liberals with enough crossover support from conservatives who couldn't stomach scandal-ridden Republican nominee Roy Moore.
The Latest: Moore not conceding Senate race to Jones
Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore is not conceding to Democrat Doug Jones, telling campaign supporters "it's not over." Alabama state law calls for a recount if the margin of victory is less than one-half of one percentage point.
AP declares Doug Jones winner of Senate race
As of 9:25 p.m., eight Alabama counties have fully reported their results. Those counties are: Bullock, Fayette, Greene, Houston, Limestone, Perry, Randolph and Russell.
Democrat Doug Jones Wins the Alabama Special Election
In a major upset, Democrat Doug Jones won the Alabama Senate special election on Tuesday to fill the seat previously held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The last time Alabama sent a Democrat to the Senate was in 1992.
Things to know about Alabama’s new US senator, Doug Jones
Doug Jones, a Democrat who once prosecuted two Ku Klux Klansmen in a deadly church bombing and has now broken the Republican lock grip on Alabama, is the state's new US senator. Jones, 63, grew up in the working-class city of Fairfield, just west of Birmingham, an area where steel mills once belched smoke that left a rust-colored haze hanging over the metro area.
Doug Jones beats Roy Moore in tight Alabama Senate race
Doug Jones pulled off a major upset victory in Alabama's special election Tuesday against Republican Roy Moore , becoming the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in the red state in more than 20 years and delivering a jolt of energy to his party ahead of the 2018 midterms. After a neck-and-neck race, The Associated Press called it for Jones about two hours after the polls closed at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
5 things to watch in Alabamaa s high stakes Senate race
As Alabama votes to fill the seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the choice between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones has taken on outsized significance. Moore has faced allegations of sexual misconduct with teenagers, dividing the GOP and giving Democrats hope of picking up a seat in a reliably red state.
5 things to watch in Alabama’s high stakes Senate race
As Alabama votes to fill the seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the choice between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones has taken on outsized significance. Moore has faced allegations of sexual misconduct with teenagers, dividing the GOP and giving Democrats hope of picking up a seat in a reliably red state.
Merrill: Turnout about 25 percent today statewide
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill said this afternoon it looked like about 25 percent voter turnout in today's special U.S. Senate race between Democrat Doug Jones and Republican Roy Moore. The special election to replace Jeff Sessions, who became U.S. attorney general early this year, is expected to cost the state $15 million - $5 million each for the primary, runoff and general.
Sessions: terror attacks show immigration a security issue
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced in a conference and official press release that he would recuse himself from any probe into Russian interference in the U.S. election. DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press BALTIMORE - A botched suicide mission on the New York City subway system showed in the "starkest terms" that the failures of the U.S. immigration system are a national security issue, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday during a stop in Baltimore with the new Homeland Security chief.
Authorities say bomber mocked Trump before subway attack
Ullah is suspec... . This photo from a 2011 drivers license shows Akayed Ullah, the suspect in the explosion near New York's Times Square on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017.
Female workers sue McCormick & Schmick’s over lewd behavior
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says attack on New York City subway system showed in "starkest terms" that the failures of the U.S. immigration system are a national security issue. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says attack on New York City subway system showed in "starkest terms" that the failures of the U.S. immigration system are a national security issue.
Turbulent Senate race now in hands of Alabama voters
Depending on who is making the case, Alabama's special Senate election Tuesday is about either continuing the "Trump miracle" in Washington or allowing "decency" to prevail back home. At the center is Roy Moore - "Judge Moore," to his supporters.
Turbulent Senate race between Roy Moore and Doug Jones now in hands of Alabama voters31 minutes ago
Depending on who is making the case, Alabama's special Senate election Tuesday is about either continuing the "Trump miracle" in Washington or allowing "decency" to prevail back home. At the center is Roy Moore - "Judge Moore," to his supporters.
FIRST: All eyes on Alabama special election; Attempted NYC…
Alabama voters go to the polls today and decide the special election between Senate candidates Democrat Doug Jones and Republican Roy Moore Attempted suicide bombing in New York City brings the chain migration and the immigration debate back into the spotlight Fox News Exclusive: Man who acted as "go-between" reveals how British spy released Trump "dossier" to FBI, media and Capitol Hill Questions surround sudden rescheduling of FBI deputy director's closed-door testimony on agency's integrity in the Clinton email investigation, Russia probe and other cases THE LEAD STORY: All eyes are on Alabama today as voters will decide the special election between Senate candidates Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones ... After months of campaigning and reports of sexual misconduct rocked the state, Moore and Jones held competing rallies Monday night , firing their final shots ahead of today's ... (more)
Alabama Senate Seat race: Doug Jones wins the election, AP says
Doug Jones and his wife Louise, right, step on stage during an election-night party Tuesday, in Birmingham, Ala. Jones not only won election to the U.S. Senate on Dec. 12; it was also his and his wife's wedding anniversary.
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.