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FILE – In this Dec. 4, 2017, file photo, then-Democratic senatorial candidate Doug Jones speaks at a news conference in Dolomite, Ala. Jones, the first Alabama Democrat elected to the Senate in a quarter century, is one of two new members who will take the oath of office on the Senate floor at noon on Jan. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) WX201 WX201

January 3, 2018 at 12:38 am

GOP’s Senate majority shrinks with Jones sworn into office

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Doug Jones of Alabama was sworn into office Wednesday, shrinking the Senate's Republican majority and leading lawmakers of both parties to...

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November 14, 2017 at 12:27 am

Washington GOP boosts pressure on Alabama party on Moore VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Republicans tightened pressure Tuesday on Alabama's GOP to keep a defiant Roy Moore from being elected to the Senate next month,...

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FILE – In this Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, file photo, former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a rally, in Fairhope, Ala. According to a Washington Post story Nov. 9, an Alabama woman said Moore made inappropriate advances and had sexual contact with her when she was 14. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) NY901 NY901

November 10, 2017 at 12:45 am

Moore denies sexual misconduct, but GOP fears election risk

The White House said Trump believes U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama "will do the right thing and step aside" if sexual-misconduct allegations against...

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