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President Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., in retaliation for suggesting he resign in the face of sexual misconduct allegations by multiple women. Over a dozen women have accused Trump of sexual harassment and assault in the years before he was president. He has denied the allegations. "Lightweight Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office 'begging' for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them), is now in the ring fighting against Trump.

Federal officials are in "a heightened posture" looking to thwart any hackers who may be targeting today's hotly contested Senate race in Alabama, where allegations of sexual misconduct against the Republican nominee, Roy Moore, have upended a once-presumed Republican victory, according to a top Homeland Security official. This morning, officials from the Department of Homeland Security held a "coordination call" with state and local counterparts in Alabama, and similar conference calls are expected throughout the day,

Alabama's Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones arrived to greet diners at Martha’s Place Buffet and Catering around lunch time on the eve of election day and found the largely African-American crowd at the Montgomery restaurant pleased he had stopped by. Roxanna Wingard, a local school bus driver, was inside having lunch when Jones, who is facing off against Republican Roy Moore in today's special election, came over. “I think it was real

Negative perceptions among voters over the sexual misconduct allegations against Republican Roy Moore handed the Democrats a rare victory in deep-red Alabama, with broad gender and racial gaps and vast shifts among typically pro-GOP groups in the state, including independents, moderates and non-evangelical whites. On the central issue of the election, 51 percent of voters said the allegations against Moore were definitely or probably true, vs. 44 percent who saw them as definitely or probably false.

Doug Jones, a Democratic former U.S. attorney whose long-shot candidacy was bolstered by a wave of sexual misconduct accusations against his opponent Roy Moore, will win the special election to become Alabama's junior U.S. senator, ABC News can project, based on its analysis of the vote. With 100 percent of precincts reporting as of 12:00 a.m.

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CAPITAL SOURCE Seth Gitell will succeed current chief of staff James Eisenberg.  capital source Scott Lively is not just leaving his fate to his God, as he told the Globe when he ran for governor as an independent in 2014.  capital source Charlie Baker’s aides say he is “disappointed” the Republican National Committee decided this week to provide financial support to Moore.  capital source As it has for years, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, which arranged and will lead the tour, is also paying the tab for the lawmakers — a price tag that can reach as high $6000 a per

Seth Gitell will succeed current chief of staff James Eisenberg.  Doug Jones’s victory sent a thunder clap across the national political landscape.  Jones earned a win over the controversial GOP candidate in a bitterly contested race — one that Moore has not conceded.  Russian president Vladimir Putin gets personally briefed on the online activities of his American counterpart.  The president aggressively returned to the issue of sexual harassment, attacking a female Democratic senator as a “lightweight” who “would do anything” for campaign contributions.  Doug Jones’s supporters turne

Seth Gitell will succeed current chief of staff James Eisenberg.  Doug Jones’s victory sent a thunder clap across the national political landscape.  Jones earned a win over the controversial GOP candidate in a bitterly contested race — one that Moore has not conceded.  Russian president Vladimir Putin gets personally briefed on the online activities of his American counterpart.  The president aggressively returned to the issue of sexual harassment, attacking a female Democratic senator as a “lightweight” who “would do anything” for campaign contributions.  Doug Jones’s supporters turne

Seth Gitell will succeed current chief of staff James Eisenberg.  Doug Jones’s victory sent a thunder clap across the national political landscape.  Jones earned a win over the controversial GOP candidate in a bitterly contested race — one that Moore has not conceded.  Russian president Vladimir Putin gets personally briefed on the online activities of his American counterpart.  The president aggressively returned to the issue of sexual harassment, attacking a female Democratic senator as a “lightweight” who “would do anything” for campaign contributions.  Doug Jones’s supporters turne