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After Alabama loss, Trump has ambitious plans to campaign in 2018 midterms
President Donald Trump is not on the ballot in 2018, but the White House is planning a full-throttle campaign to plunge the president into the midterm elections, according to senior...

Sen. Richard Shelby bucks his party and president to oppose Roy Moore for Senate
When Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama came hat in hand to Capitol Hill last month to ask his state's senior Republican for help raising money, Sen. Richard C. Shelby...

Bitter Senate race tests Alabama’s image in the country — and at home
For many Alabama voters, unaccustomed to a competitive election and the national attention that has come with it, the bitter showdown between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones has...

RNC to support Moore in Senate race in Alabama, weeks after cutting ties with his campaign
President Trump's endorsement of Alabama Senate nominee Roy Moore on Monday prompted the Republican National Committee and a pro-Trump super PAC to re-enter the state, boosting a candidate who had...

Alabama race is neck and neck, with voters divided over Moore allegations, poll finds
Alabama's closely watched U.S. Senate race is a neck-and-neck contest as voter concerns about personal moral conduct weigh on the candidacy of Republican Roy Moore, according to a new Washington...

Roy Moore denies sexual misconduct in radio interview with Sean Hannity
Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore denied any sexual misconduct in a radio interview with Sean Hannity and said he never knew Leigh Corfman, the woman who accused him of initiating...

Democrats angry at report of Hillary Clinton’s influence over DNC
Many Democrats expressed outrage Thursday at allegations from a former party chairwoman that an agreement with the Democratic National Committee gave the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton some day-to-day control...