Internet ruthlessly mocks Roy Moore for tweeting ‘threat’ that…
On Wednesday evening, apparently responding to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's calls for him to drop out of the race, Moore told the Kentucky Republican to "bring. it. on."
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Hannity: Moore answered my questions
Fox News host Sean Hannity said Wednesday night that Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore answered the questions he posed to him the previous night about the sexual misconduct allegations he is facing. "Now we demanded, rightly, answers from Judge Moore," Hannity said on his show.
1st GOP senator opposes tax bill in early sign of problems
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., points to boxes of petitions supporting the Republican tax reform bill that is set for a vote later this week as he arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tue... WASHINGTON - Wisconsin's Ron Johnson on Wednesday became the first Republican senator to say he opposes his party's tax bill, signaling potential problems for GOP leaders. Passage of a similar package seemed certain Thursday in the House, where a handful of dissidents conceded they expected to be steamrolled by a GOP frantic to claim its first major legislative victory of the year.
Alabama GOP gets increasing heat about Moore
Washington Republicans are tightening pressure on Alabama's GOP to keep a defiant Roy Moore from being elected to the Senate next month. Many are voicing hope that President Donald Trump could use his clout to resolve a problem that Republicans say leaves them with no easy options.
AP Top Stories November 14, 2017
Here's the latest for Tuesday November 14th: Jeff Sessions defends himself to Congress; Sen. Mitch McConnell talks to president about Roy Moore; A shooter is down after killing at least 5 in California; A giant panda cub to be reunited with her parents.
Democrats have leverage in one part of the GOP tax cut process
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Nov. 7 said he expects the GOP tax plan "in the end to be revenue neutral for the government, if not a revenue gainer." As Republicans work to pass the largest overhaul of the U.S. tax code since 1986 by the end of this calendar year, they're not banking on any support from Senate Democrats.
Republicans continue abandoning Moore after new accusations
Roy Moore's support from fellow Republicans is hemorrhaging after a second woman accused the Alabaman of groping her when she was a teenager in the late 1970s, the latest setback to his effort to win an open Senate seat that suddenly seems up for grabs. "I can tell you without hesitation this is absolutely false," Moore said Monday at an abruptly called news conference in Gallant, Alabama, after the latest allegations were made.
New sex assault allegation hits Moore
Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore waits to speak Saturday in Birmingham, Ala. Moore is denying all allegations of sexual misconduct dating back 40 years.
Another accuser claims sexual assault by Republican Roy Moore in 1970s
A new accuser has claimed she was sexually assaulted by Roy Moore in a locked car when she was a teenager in the 1970s, further rocking the Alabama Republican's race for an open Senate seat. The allegation came on the day Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said Mr Moore should quit the contest, while Mr Moore fired back that it is Mr McConnell who should step down.
New sex assault accusation hits Senate candidate
Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore waits to speak the Vestavia Hills Public library, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala. According to a Thursday, Nov. 9 Washington Post story an Alabama woman said Moore made inappropriate advances and had sexual contact with her when she was 14. Moore is denying the allegations.
McConnell On Moore: ‘I Believe The Women…He Should Step Aside’
Senate Leader Mitch McConnell told the press this morning that embattled Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore should "step aside' after reports came to light that he liked to date teenage and underage girls. After completing a forum with business leaders on tax reform, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in no uncertain terms that he believed the woman interviewed in the blockbuster Washington Post report.
The Latest: Roy Moore argues Senate leader should step down
Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore waits to speak the Vestavia Hills Public library, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala. According to a Thursday, Nov. 9 Washington Post story an Alabama woman said Moore made inappropriate advances and had sexual contact with her when she was 14. Moore is denying the allegations.
McConnell on Moore accusations: a I believe the womena
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Monday that Republican candidate Roy Moore should end his campaign for U.S. Senate in Alabama, following allegations that Moore initiated a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl when he was 32. "I think he should step aside," said McConnell. His comments marked the most definitive position he has taken on Moore's candidacy since The Washington Post reported the allegations last Thursday.
Top Republican on allegations against Roy Moore: ‘I believe the women’
The top Republican in the Senate said Monday GOP candidate Roy Moore should quit his Alabama race amid allegations he had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl and pursued romantic relationships with other teenage girls decades ago. "I believe the women," said Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
America’s crash course in the nonapology for abuse: Watch for those ‘ifs’
With so many women coming forward to tell their stories of sexual abuse and harassment, America is getting a course in Apology 101. Lesson 1: the moment an "if" enters an apology - when the offending person is sorry "if" the offensive thing they did offended anyone - it becomes a nonapology.
Legislators in scandals keep seats, if not stature
Beneath the wave of sexual misconduct allegations in recent weeks against male lawmakers and candidates lies a common theme: These offenses had been going on for decades but were either not acknowledged or were dealt with quietly. Now, veils of silence in legislative chambers are lifting as public disavowals and calls for resignations pour in against the accused, even from fellow party members.
Swamp Creature McConnell Implies He May Not Seat Roy Moore if He Wins Election
Republican swamp creatures such as Mitch McConnell are so afraid that Roy Moore will win the Alabama Senate seat that they are pulling out all the stops to block him. Judge Moore has denied the charges and says he's going to reveal the motivations behind the WaPo hit piece in the next few days.
Senate tax plan sprinkles SALT in Illinois taxpayers’ wounds
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speak to reporters as work gets underway on the Senate's version of the GOP tax reform bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 9, 2017 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speak to reporters as work gets underway on the Senate's version of the GOP tax reform bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 9, 2017 The tax-overhaul plan introduced Thursday by U.S. Senate Republicans threatens to hit middle- and upper-middle-income Illinois residents particularly hard.
Even after GOP electoral rebuff, senate double-downs on tax cut
From left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, make statements to reporters as work gets underway on the Senate's version of the GOP tax reform bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. less From left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, make statements to reporters as work gets underway on the ... more US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, holds up talking points from the Republican Senate tax reform bill during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, November 9, 2017.
The Latest: Budget office warns of uninsured Americans
The House's tax-writing committee has begun work on the Republicans' overhaul plan, with the panel's chairman calling it a "monumental challenge."