Nov 10 How sexual allegations against Roy Moore could transform the Alabama Senate race By Steve Peoples, Associated Press In the span of a tumultuous afternoon, a low-profile special election became a Republican nightmare that threatens a once-safe Senate seat — and offers a new window into ugly divisions that continue to plague the GOP in the age of… Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 7:37 Report that Roy Moore had sexual contact with a teen raises questions about his Senate run By PBS News Hour Roy Moore, the Republican frontrunner for a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, is engulfed in a scandal over reports that he had sexual contact with a 14-year-old in his early 30s, and approached other teens for dates. Moore has denied… Continue watching
Sep 28 Senate Leader McConnell faces doubts after this week's losses By Erica Werner, Associated Press Senate Republicans are reckoning with an insurgent's win in Alabama that poses clear threats to their own grip on power and the leadership of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 3:26 Alabama primary runoff shows Trump's base had a different idea By Travis Daub Alabama’s Republican primary runoff ended in a victory for Roy Moore over incumbent Sen. Luther Strange, after a race that pitted President Trump against his anti-establishment base. William Brangham reports. Continue watching
Sep 26 Moore wins GOP primary runoff in Alabama, defeating incumbent backed by Trump By Kim Chandler, Jay Reeves, Associated Press In an upset likely to rock the GOP establishment, Moore clinched victory over Sen. Luther Strange to take the GOP nomination for the seat previously held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Moore will face Democrat Doug Jones in a Dec. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 4:07 News Wrap: Senate GOP abandons latest Obamacare replacement By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Senate Republican leaders are giving up on the Graham-Cassidy health care bill but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate is not abandoning the idea of repealing the Affordable Care Act. Also, Republicans in Alabama… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 7:11 What does Trump gain politically by attacking NFL players? By PBS News Hour Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR sit down with Judy Woodruff to discuss what’s at stake in the fight to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the inter-party fight animating the Alabama Senate race and… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 12:42 Shields and Brooks on GOP's health care uncertainty, Trump's UN nationalism By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the fate of the latest Senate Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, President Trump’s role in the special… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch Live: Trump campaigns in Alabama for Sen. Luther Strange By Catherine Lucey, Kim Chandler, Associated Press Buoyed by the sense the race is newly competitive, Trump heads to Huntsville, Alabama, on Friday to campaign for Sen. Luther Strange, appointed in February to temporarily fill the seat that opened up when Jeff Sessions became attorney general. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 8:04 What's at stake for Republicans in Alabama's runoff election By PBS News Hour Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join William Brangham to discuss Sean Spicer’s Emmys cameo, the runoff election in Alabama, last-ditch GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and the Democratic push for… Continue watching