Tag: Elections

John Thune warns a Senate Ethics Committee probe into Roy Moore would be ‘distraction’ for Republicans

Naomi Lim · November 26, 2017 12:14 pm

For a dozen years, European elites have regarded German Chancellor Angela Merkel as a rock solid firmament of good sense. Her failure to win big in the Sept. 24 elections, though, could be a sign that Merkel's footing might not be so sound. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

Michael Barone: Angela Merkel and Davos rebuked in Germany

Michael Barone · November 26, 2017 5:01 am

"The victims are the ones who do not want this exposed," Speier said, adding that she sees it as her role to protect the victims. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Beltway Confidential

Direct democracy is not the answer to our political problems

Jerrod Laber · November 26, 2017 5:01 am

A loss in the Dec. 12 special Senate election, doesn't mean the end of horseback riding, gun toting, fire-breathing, Republican candidate Roy Moore. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Beltway Confidential

Roy Moore for Alabama governor? (Maybe)

Philip Wegmann · November 26, 2017 5:01 am

Former NBA player Charles Barkley, who played basketball at Auburn in the early 1980s, was present on campus for the unveiling of a statue in his likeness outside the Auburn basketball arena. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Charles Barkley calls out ‘white separatist’ Roy Moore at Auburn before start of Iron Bowl

Kimberly Leonard · November 25, 2017 7:39 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., hasn't officially scheduled a vote on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which the Senate Finance Committee approved earlier this month. But a vote is planned for next week, a top GOP aide told the Washington Examiner. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

After Obamacare failure, Senate gets a second chance with tax vote

Susan Ferrechio · November 25, 2017 5:01 am

Among Alabama voters, 46.7 percent are backing Moore, while 39.6 percent are supporting Jones. Almost 14 percent of voters are undecided, according to a poll conducted by Sky Research. (AP Photo/Hal Yeager)

Roy Moore leads Democratic challenger in poll that leans toward GOP voters

Diana Stancy Correll · November 23, 2017 6:55 pm

Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore's campaign is lashing out at the Washington Post, the newspaper that first published allegations that Moore had inappropriate sexual relations with teenage girls while he was in his 30s. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Roy Moore’s campaign: ‘The Washington Post is a worthless piece of crap’

Diana Stancy Correll · November 23, 2017 1:10 am

Two women told the Huffington Post on the condition of anonymity they attended events during Al Franken's initial Minnesota Senate campaign where Franken touched their buttocks without their consent. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Two more women accuse Al Franken of groping

Diana Stancy Correll · November 23, 2017 1:03 am

Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co., said he'd bet President Trump won't be re-elected. "If I had to bet, Iâd bet three and half" years in office, he said.

JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon says he’d bet Trump won’t be re-elected

Joseph Lawler · November 22, 2017 8:38 pm

The latest ad by Democrat Doug Jones, titled "Immoral," opens with a narrator reading off the names of seven women who accused Roy Moore of pursuing inappropriate relationships with them when they were teenagers. The names and photos of the accusers appear on screen. (Screenshot)

New Doug Jones ad spotlights women who accused Roy Moore of sexual misconduct

Melissa Quinn · November 22, 2017 8:03 pm

Several Alabama residents have said that Moore was known for lingering around the mall to flirt with high school girls. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Former Alabama police officer: We knew Roy Moore liked ‘young girls’ at the mall

Mandy Mayfield · November 22, 2017 8:02 pm