Roy Moore

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., appears in 2009 with then-Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama. McConnell suggested on Tuesday that Sessions run as a write-in candidate to keep former judge Roy Moore from winning his old seat.

McConnell Talks Up Sessions As Write-In Candidate To Replace Roy Moore

8:03pm November 14, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has told people that he has no interest in returning to his old Senate seat from Alabama, as Moore continues to dig in against allegations of sexual misconduct.

U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore faces allegations that he acted inappropriately toward a 14-year-old girl when he was 32.

White Evangelicals Conflicted By Accusations Against Roy Moore

1:01pm November 14, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

Evangelicals have long railed against the evils of secular liberalism, fueled by reports of sexual misconduct among Hollywood celebrities. Now those charges are leveled against one of their own.

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Keurig got caught up in a social media backlash after tweeting that it was pulling its advertising from the Hannity show on Fox News .

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Twitter Storm Lashes Keurig After It Pulls Ad From 'Hannity' Show

7:29pm November 13, 2017

by Amy Held

The coffee company faced its own boycott after it announced it stopped an advertisement from airing, following controversial remarks a TV host made about embattled Senate candidate Roy Moore.

Protesters gather outside as Roy Moore, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, appears at a mid-Alabama Republican Club's Veterans Day event in Vestavia Hills, Ala., on Saturday.

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#MeAt14 Reminds Internet 14-Year-Olds Are Innocent, Immature, Unable To Consent

5:31pm November 11, 2017

by Chris Benderev

The recent trend on Twitter has users posting pictures of their 14-year-old selves in both funny and poignant rebukes of Roy Moore's alleged sexual encounter with an Alabama teen.

Roy Moore, GOP Senate candidate and former Alabama chief justice, speaks during the annual Family Research Council's Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 13.

'I Have Never Engaged In Sexual Misconduct,' Moore Says In Statement

8:25pm November 10, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Roy Moore issued a two-pronged defense Friday evening to a Washington Post report. The GOP Senate candidate issued a strongly worded statement just as he went on a conservative radio talk show.

Democrat Doug Jones speaks at a campaign rally earlier this month in Birmingham, Ala. He is campaigning on what he calls "kitchen table" issues, including health care, jobs and education.

Democrats Eye A Rare Opportunity In Alabama Senate Race

7:00am October 22, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

While Alabama hasn't sent a Democrat to the Senate in 25 years, Doug Jones, a former federal prosecutor, may have an opening because of the the controversial record of his GOP opponent, Roy Moore.

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President Trump holds a rally for Alabama Republican Senate candidate Luther Strange on Sept. 22 in Huntsville, Ala. After Strange lost the primary race, Trump's tweets promoting him were deleted.

Trump Deleting Tweets After Luther Strange's Loss Raises Legal Questions

7:40pm September 28, 2017

by Brian Naylor

After Roy Moore defeated the president's chosen candidate, Trump acted to remove evidence of his support. Transparency advocates argue the move is part of a larger pattern of poor record keeping.

Roy Moore has been in the public eye for almost two decades amid several controversies while on the Alabama Supreme Court.

Roy Moore, Culture Warrior, Will Be Favored To Be The Next U.S. Senator From Alabama

10:57am September 27, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

The former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice could give leaders of his own Republican Party plenty of headaches if he wins the general election in December. The first blow came Tuesday.

Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., responds to questions during a TV news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Alabama GOP Senate Candidates Campaign To Be Trump's Ally In Congress

7:00am July 30, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

The top three contenders in the crowded Republican primary include an incumbent nicknamed "Big Luther" Strange, the so-called Ten Commandments judge and a congressman who happily courts controversy.

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Ala. Chief Justice Roy Moore Suspended For Rest Of Term Over Gay Marriage Stance

2:36pm September 30, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The head of the state's Supreme Court loses his judicial ethics case and is ordered to pay the costs of the proceedings against him.