Tag: Elections

Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore won the Alabama Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating an appointed incumbent backed by President Trump. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Michael Barone: Trumpism over Trump? Roy Moore’s win and what it means

Michael Barone · September 27, 2017 6:19 pm

The latest wave crashed on Trump or, more accurately, on his candidate, and instead swept Roy Moore into the general election. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Alabama tide portends another angry voter wave

Washington Examiner · September 27, 2017 1:29 am

Roy Moore defeated Sen. Luther Strange on Tuesday in a closely watched special election for an Alabama Senate seat, as frustrated Republican voters rebuked their party's leadership in Congress for failing to repeal Obamacare and deliver other marquee promises. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Roy Moore defeats Luther Strange in Alabama in huge blow to Republicans in Washington

David M. Drucker · September 27, 2017 1:29 am

Thirty-five miles from Interstate-65, the city dubbed the "literary capitol of Alabama" is an hour-and-a-half drive South from Montgomery and three hours from Birmingham. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

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Watching the Alabama Senate election from Harper Lee’s home in Monroeville

Philip Wegmann · September 26, 2017 10:57 pm

"Luther Strange has been shooting up in the Alabama polls since my endorsement. Finish the job - vote today for 'Big Luther,'" Trump tweeted. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Trump makes final pitch for ‘Big Luther’ Strange in Alabama Senate election

Anna Giaritelli · September 26, 2017 11:14 am

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a rally in Fairhope, Ala. A congregation of about 250 stands on the mulched barnyard floor and listens intently to the sweaty political service on stage. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Inside Roy Moore’s last campaign rally: Rebellion against globalists is obedience to God

Philip Wegmann · September 26, 2017 6:02 am

Take all those who were hurt by Obamacare and flip it around to those who'll be hurt if it vanishes, and you'll have 2014 in reverse. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The hot stove league

Noemie Emery · September 26, 2017 4:01 am

Despite President's Trump's coveted endorsement and the millions party-aligned groups spent on behalf of the genteel conservative appointed in January to replace popular Republican Jeff Sessions. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Republicans on edge with Roy Moore poised to upset Luther Strange in Alabama

David M. Drucker · September 26, 2017 4:01 am

AfD co-chairwoman Frauke Petry, right, and other party leaders arrive for a press conference of the Alternative for Germany, AfD, in Berlin. Petry said that she won't be part of the party's parliament faction on the day after the nationalist party was elected first time into the German parliament. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Why the conservative AfD party did so well in the German elections

Janice Atkinson · September 25, 2017 6:22 pm

An Iraqi Kurdish woman casts her ballot during the referendum on independence from Iraq in Irbil, Iraq, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. Iraqi Shiite lawmaker Hakim al-Zamili, says parliament has approved several tough measures in response to the Iraqi Kurds' contentious vote on independence from Baghdad. The referendum on independence is non-binding, but it has strained tensions with Baghdad and regional powers. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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Iranian leaders are quietly panicking over the Kurdish referendum

Michael Rubin · September 25, 2017 3:16 pm

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in support of Sen. Luther Strange, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Huntsville, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Trump repeatedly calls Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore ‘Ray’ during radio interview

Sean Langille · September 25, 2017 2:50 pm

Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., speaks during a campaign rally, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Huntsville, Ala. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Luther Strange hopes being Trump’s trustworthy and loyal Boy Scout can propel him to victory in Alabama senate race

Philip Wegmann · September 25, 2017 2:43 pm