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New York Times:
Live Alabama Election Results: Roy Moore and Doug Jones Compete for Senate Seat — All the latest political news and more: sign up for the Morning Briefing. Free to your inbox. — Candidate Party Votes Pct. — Doug Jones — Dem. — 1,832 — Roy Moore — Rep. — 1,119
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David Wasserman / FiveThirtyEight:
Alabama Senate Election: Live Coverage And Results — This Race Is Giving Me Flashbacks — I've been going back and forth on who I think will win tonight's race. For most of November, I was convinced Moore would win. After all, in 2016 we learned that the scandals most people in DC thought …
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RedState, Political Wire and CNN
Katie McDonough / Splinter:
Horse Twitter Comes for Roy Moore — Roy Moore, a bigot and alleged serial predator, rode a horse to the polls on Tuesday to cast his ballot in the Alabama Senate special election. — Soon after, Horse Twitter came for him.
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Plan Meeting on What to Do If Moore Wins Alabama Seat — Wednesday meeting planned to discuss ‘menu of options’ in light of sexual misconduct allegations — WASHINGTON—If Republican Roy Moore wins Tuesday's special election, his new colleagues in Washington plan …
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National Review and Politicus USA
Doug Jones / CBS News:
Live results: Alabama Senate race and exit polls - voting polls closed
Live results: Alabama Senate race and exit polls - voting polls closed
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Zac McCrary:
What I'll be Watching on Election Night in Alabama
What I'll be Watching on Election Night in Alabama
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Washington Post, Politicus USA and Business Insider
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Kayla Moore: ‘One of our attorneys is a Jew’
Kayla Moore: ‘One of our attorneys is a Jew’
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Roy Moore should be kicked out of Senate if he wins
Poll: Roy Moore should be kicked out of Senate if he wins
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New York Times:
Alabama Senate Race Between Roy Moore and Doug Jones Carries National Implications
Alabama Senate Race Between Roy Moore and Doug Jones Carries National Implications
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Evan Siegel / The Daily Beast:
Who Won the Alabama Special Election? Watch the Live Results Here
Who Won the Alabama Special Election? Watch the Live Results Here
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Politico, ABC News, Axios, Vox and Talking Points Memo
Associated Press:
The Latest: Washington Post banned from Moore gathering
The Latest: Washington Post banned from Moore gathering
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Talking Points Memo
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
McConnell still confident there will be ethics investigation into Moore if he wins
McConnell still confident there will be ethics investigation into Moore if he wins
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Washington Post and Business Insider
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump attacks Gillibrand in tweet critics say is sexually suggestive and demeaning — President Trump attacked Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in a sexually suggestive tweet Tuesday morning that implied Gillibrand would do just about anything for money, prompting a swift and immediate backlash.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN's Jim Acosta cites access threat from White House's Sarah Huckabee Sanders — President Trump's tweeting Tuesday morning set off the usual scramble among White House reporters for all manner of clarifications and amplifications. Look at the tweet, and it's not hard to understand why:
USA Today:
Will Trump's lows ever hit rock bottom?
Will Trump's lows ever hit rock bottom?
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Washington Post, Mother Jones and CNN
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Already on the 2020 radar, Kirsten Gillibrand catapulted into the spotlight by President Trump
Already on the 2020 radar, Kirsten Gillibrand catapulted into the spotlight by President Trump
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Talking Points Memo and IJR
Mike Allen:
Schumer calls cops after forged sex scandal charge — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he was the victim of a fake news hit on Tuesday, and has turned over to Capitol Police a document that purports to detail lurid sexual harassment accusations by a former staffer.
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Raw Story and Politicus USA
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump lawyers want second special counsel appointed now — President Trump's legal team believes Attorney General Jeff Session's Justice Department and the FBI — more than special counsel Robert Mueller himself — are to blame for what they see as a witch hunt.
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Chris Megerian / Los Angeles Times:
White House interviews finished in special counsel investigation, Trump lawyer says
White House interviews finished in special counsel investigation, Trump lawyer says
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RedState
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP congressman to Trump: Mueller probe ‘infected with bias’
GOP congressman to Trump: Mueller probe ‘infected with bias’
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Axios, The Guardian, CNBC, IJR and Washington Post
Connor Sheets / al.com:
In final-hour order, court rules that Alabama can destroy digital voting records after all — Alabama is allowed to destroy digital voting records created at the polls during today's U.S. Senate election after all. — At 1:36 p.m. Monday, a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge issued …
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electionlawblog.org, The Gateway Pundit and ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
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Sam Gillette / People.com:
Donald Trump Claims He ‘Never Met’ Accusers Like PEOPLE's Natasha Stoynoff, But We Have the Photo — President Donald Trump claims he doesn't know — and has never met — the multiple women who have accused him of sexual misconduct or assault. But PEOPLE has the photo showing …
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Washington Post:
Congress could finalize deal to reconcile House and Senate tax bills as soon as today, top Republican says — Lawmakers are on the verge of striking a tentative agreement that would reconcile tax bills passed separately by the House and Senate, and an announcement could come later Tuesday …
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Tax bill negotiators agree to reduce mortgage interest deduction
Tax bill negotiators agree to reduce mortgage interest deduction
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Northern Star Online and Politico
Yashar Ali / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Jr. Requests Inquiry Into Intelligence Committee Leaks — Donald Trump Jr.'s attorney has sent a letter to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence requesting an inquiry into leaks he says took place during and after Trump Jr.'s interview with the committee on December 6.
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CNN:
Exclusive: Grassley urges Trump to reconsider controversial judicial picks — Trump packing courts with conservatives — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley issued a rare rebuke Tuesday of two of President Donald Trump's …
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D.C. McAllister / The Federalist:
Can We Be Honest About Women? — Here's a little secret we have to say out loud: Women love the sexual interplay they experience with men, and they relish men desiring their beauty. — David French of National Review recently wrote an article asking, “Can we be honest about men?”
New York Times:
Ken Friedman, Power Restaurateur, Is Accused of Sexual Harassment — Natalie Saibel, a longtime server at the Spotted Pig, a West Village restaurant with celebrity investors, didn't quit in 2015 after the owner, Ken Friedman, ran his hands over her buttocks and then her groin in a room crowded …
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Karma Allen / ABC News:
Boy behind viral anti-bullying video amazed by support, celebrity responses — A young Tennessee boy whose story gained national attention after his mother posted a heart-wrenching video of him addressing his bullies said he is amazed by all the support he's received on social media this week.
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Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Trump objects to Russia provisions as he signs $700 billion defense bill — WASHINGTON — President Trump signed a $700 billion defense policy bill Tuesday, saying the United States military “has got to be perfecto.” But less than three hours later, he pointed out the bill's imperfections in a signing statement.
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The Daily Beast and The White House
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
This is the list of ‘eyewitnesses’ the White House says exonerate Trump — On Monday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders promised that she would produce a list of eyewitnesses to exonerate President Trump from allegations of sexual harassment and assault.
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Laura J. Nelson / Los Angeles Times:
Cooking fire at a homeless encampment sparked Bel-Air blaze that destroyed homes, officials say — Firefighters try to save a home from the Skirball fire on Linda Flora Drive in Bel-Air. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) — The fire that destroyed six homes and damaged a dozen others …
Jason Meisner / Chicago Tribune:
On supervised release, Hastert faces new restrictions on porn, contact with minors — Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert was released from a federal prison in Minnesota after serving nearly 13 months for violating banking regulations to cover up the sexual abuse of teenage boys.
Leonard Greene / New York Daily News:
Why Melania, Ivanka and Jared's mayoral election votes didn't count — Good thing last month's mayoral election wasn't close because if New Yorkers needed the Trump family to decide the outcome, they would have been out of luck. — President Trump and his family of New Yorkers …
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Fenit Nirappil / Washington Post:
After 9-point loss in Va., Gillespie says he would not encourage others to run for office because of ‘poisonous atmosphere’ — Ed Gillespie, who has been at the forefront of GOP politics for decades, said he wouldn't encourage others to run for office in his first interview since losing the heated Virginia governor's race last month.
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