Doug Jones turns Richard Shelby’s words against Roy Moore into campaign ads

The Doug Jones campaign is using U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby's, R-Ala., words against Roy Moore into digital advertisements after Alabama's senior senator gave an interview Sunday criticizing Moore. The Jones campaign cut two new digital ads hours after Shelby's appearance on CNN's "State of the Union," in which Shelby said he believed the women accusing Moore of sexual misconduct, couldn't vote for Moore and believed his party "could do better" than support Moore.

Shelby bucks Alabama GOP leaders in voting against Moore

In this Nov. 30, 2017 file photo, former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally, in Dora, Ala. Most statewide Republican officeholders in Alabama say they're voting for Moore for U.S. Senate, but the state's senior U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby didn't vote for Moore.

Nikki Haley on Trump accusers: Women who accuse anyone ‘should be…

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.

Fascism Runs in My American Family

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.

Congress week ahead: Washington watching Alabama

Congress has given themselves a little more breathing room to get through their 2017 to-do list, passing a continuing resolution Thursday on a spending bill that gives them two more weeks to get a final budget to the President's desk. Budget negotiations will continue behind the scenes, and although no resolution is expected this week, those involved want a clear outline for the final deal locked in before lawmakers go home for the weekend.

Firm convictions, uneasiness at churches before Senate race

Alabama's race for U.S. Senate settled into church for worship on Sunday, with the minister at a historic black congregation calling the race a life-or-death matter for equal rights, conservatives standing by Republican Roy Moore and others feeling unsettled in the middle. Speaking at Birmingham's 16th Street Baptist Church, where four black girls died in a Ku Klux Klan bombing in 1963, the Rev.

Moore Campaign Casts Election as Referendum on Trump

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.

The Latest: Shelby will not vote for Roy Moore

Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby says he decided to cast a write-in ballot in the state's upcoming Senate election because of allegations that GOP nominee Roy Moore molested a girl when she was 14. Shelby told CNN in an interview Sunday that the accusation was the "tipping point" in his decision not to vote for Moore. He says he wrote in the name of a "distinguished" Republican instead.

Alabama Senator Says He Didna t Vote for Roy Moorea When it got to the…

As Alabama's special senate election finally approaches, most state Republicans have circled the wagons around Roy Moore, the alleged sexual predator and twice-disbarred former judge who maintains a polling-average lead against Democrat Doug Jones in the highly unpredictable race . The 83-year-old told CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday morning that he couldn't bring himself to pull the lever for Moore, and has already voted for a write-in candidate.

Republican Party gives $170,000 to support Roy Moore

Republican leaders in Washington are coming to grips with the possibility -- perhaps even probability -- that Alabama's Roy Moore will win his special election next Tuesday and join them in the capital. Looking past allegations of sexual misconduct with Alabama teenagers, President Donald Trump formally endorsed Moore, and the Republican National Committee quickly followed suit, transferring $170,000 to the Alabama Republican Party to bolster Moore's candidacy.

Alabama Senate write-in candidates losing hope as election nears

On Monday, when President Donald Trump finally endorsed Roy Moore for Senate, Mac Watson threw up his hands and fired up his grill. Watson, the co-owner of a family patio supply store, was the very first Republican to announce a write-in campaign for the seat, back when national Republicans said they'd wanted one.

GOP leaders now backing Moore, despite allegations

Republican leaders in Washington are coming to grips with the possibility - perhaps even probability - that Alabama's Roy Moore will win his special election next Tuesday and join them in the capital. Looking past allegations of sexual misconduct with Alabama teenagers, President Donald Trump formally endorsed Moore, and the Republican National Committee quickly followed suit, transferring $170,000 to the Alabama Republican Party to bolster Moore's candidacy.

Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore calls allegations ‘dirty politics’

Embattled Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore said on Monday the allegations of sexual misconduct against him were evidence of the moral failings of leaders in Washington and meant to distract attention from the real issues. Hitting the campaign trail for the first time in more than two weeks, when the charges first disrupted the race, Moore said the allegations were false and malicious and politicians in both parties were desperate to see him fail.

Roy Moore: ‘Fake’ accuser claims rape, abortion; Richard Shelby votes; what we know today

Monday was the deadline to register to vote ahead of the Dec. 12 special election between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones. Here's a look at the latest in the contentious race: "The president is not planning any trip to Alabama at this time and frankly his schedule doesn't permit him doing anything between now and election day," Sanders told reporters.

Where Doug Jones stands on the issues

Doug Jones has given Alabama Democrats their best chance at winning a Senate race there since 1992 -- when Sen. Richard Shelby was elected and, shortly thereafter, switched parties and became a Republican. Jones made his name as a prosecutor who in the late 1990s and early 2000s successfully led the case against two of the Ku Klux Klan members responsible for a 1963 Birmingham church bombing that killed four African-American girls.

Roy Moore’s Democratic opponent uses Ivanka Trump quote to attack him …

The Democratic candidate running against controversy-ridden Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race is invoking the words of Ivanka Trump to win support. Doug Jones has published a 30-second advertisement on the accusations facing Mr Moore, in which a narrator quotes Ms Trump condemning the behaviour of the Republican candidate.