Democrat Doug Jones wins election to US Senate from Alabama

Doug Jones the man who made his name prosecuting two former Ku Klux Klan members who bombed a black church has won a stunning victory in the senate race in Alabama - the first Democrat to win such a seat in the state for 25 years. In doing so the 63-year prosecutor who just weeks ago was trailing Republican Roy Moore by double digits in the polls also delivered a humiliating blow to Donald Trump who had mocked Mr Jones and endorsed his opponent. It also reduces the Republican majority in the Senate to 51-49 complicating Mr trump s efforts to push his legislative agenda. Mr Jones s fortunes increased sharply after Mr Moore s campaign was rocked by allegations that he sexually assaulted and abused young girls and women when he was was aged in 30s and working as a local prosecutor. Alabama Senate race: Roy Moore vs Doug Jones 12 show all Alabama Senate race: Roy Moore vs Doug Jones 1/12 Democratic senatorial candidate Doug Jones speaks to reporters after voting Getty Images 2/12 Republican Senatorial candidate Roy Moore (L) and his wife Kayla ride their horses to the polling station to vote AFP/Getty Images 3/12 David Watson waves in a Santa suit as he holds a Doug Jones sign AP 4/12 Republican Senatorial candidate Roy Moore speaks to the media as his wife Kayla (R) looks on AFP/Getty Images 5/12 Democratic Alabama Senate candidate Doug Jones casts his vote at Brookwood Baptist Church REUTERS 6/12 Roy Moore speaks to the media after he rode in on a horse to vote AP 7/12 Democratic candidate Doug Jones greets supporters after casting his ballot AP 8/12 Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore departs on horseback after he cast his ballot in Gallant REUTERS 9/12 Voters wait in line to cast their ballot at a polling station setup in the St Thomas Episcopal Church Getty Images 10/12 Democratic Senatorial candidate Doug Jones (L) greets voters outside of a polling station at the Bessemer Civic Center Getty Images 11/12 Voters exit after casting their ballots at a polling station setup in the Fire Department Getty Images 12/12 Democratic Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones speaks with the media after casting his vote at Brookwood Baptist Church REUTERS Mr Moore denied the allegations and dismissed them as an attempt to undermine his campaign but they appeared sufficient to either lead some Republicans to vote for Mr Jones or else to enable the Democrat to persuade a sufficient number of his potential supporters to actually go out and cast their ballots for him. When Fox News shortly followed by the Associated Press called the race for Mr Jones shortly after 9.30pm on Tuesday evening Mr Moore s supporters at his election night party in Montgomery quickly felt silent. Thank you ALABAMA!! Doug Jones (@GDouglasJones) December 13 2017 One of the former judge s longtime supporters Rich Hobson took to the stage to say the Republican was not conceding the race. Some people are calling this. We re not calling it yet he said. In the meantime I d ask you to pray. On Tuesday morning hours after ballots opened Mr Trump had repeated his support for Mr Moore. Senate race sees Roy Moore up against Doug Jones in Alabama in tight race The people of Alabama will do the right thing he wrote on Twitter. Doug Jones is pro-abortion weak on crime military and illegal immigration bad for gun owners and veterans and against the wall. Jones is a Pelosi/Schumer Puppet. Roy Moore will always vote with us. On Tuesday night as news of Mr Jones stunning upset sank in not just among the political class but across the country. Mr Trump offered measured congratulations. Congratulations to Doug Jones on a hard fought victory. The write-in votes played a very big factor but a win is a win. The people of Alabama are great and the Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends he said. If the result was a huge embarrassment for the President it was a similar blow for his former strategist Steve Bannon who had become one of Mr Moore s most outspoken supporters and who was hoping to use what he believed would be a victory in Alabama to drive the momentum for similar so-called insurgent campaigns in 2018. To all the little girls watching...never doubt that you are valuable and powerful & deserving of every chance & opportunity in the world. Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 9 2016 Mr Bannon had been scornful of Mitch McConnell and other senior Republicans in Washington who he claimed were working against Mr Trump. It was Mr Bannon those senior Republicans blamed for the result in one of the country s most conservative states. Steven Law CEO of the Senate Leadership Fund a political fundraising group closely linked to Mr McConnell the Senate Majority Leader issues a damning statement: This is a brutal reminder that candidate quality matters regardless of where you are running. Not only did Steve Bannon cost us a critical Senate seat in one of the most Republican states in the country but he also dragged the President of the United States into his fiasco. Hillary Clinton who was beaten 62-34 in Alabama by Mr Trump in the 2016 presidential election was among the first to congratulate Mr Jones. Tonight Alabama voters elected a senator who ll make them proud she tweeted. And if Democrats can win in Alabama we can and must compete everywhere. Onward! More about: Alabama Donald Trump Roy Moore Doug Jones Alabama Senate Race Reuse content Right Now: Doug Jones is projected to win the Alabama Senate race according to The Associated Press. See full results here Here is our coverage of election day before the results came in:The results of a special Senate election in Alabama on Tuesday will carry immense national implications for President Trump and both parties after a strange and ugly campaign left voters exhausted by the politicking and confused at the polls.A victory by the Republican candidate Roy S. Moore who has been accused of sexual misconduct with teenage girls would illustrate the enduring limitations of Democrats in the deeply conservative South. A win by his Democratic rival Doug Jones to fill the seat left vacant when the president appointed Jeff Sessions as attorney general would shrink Republicans Senate advantage to a single seat putting their majority in play. Mr. Trump who ultimately gave Mr. Moore his full-throated endorsement tweeted his support on Tuesday morning: Roy Moore will always vote with us. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Mr. Jones who cast his ballot early will need strong turnout from black urban and suburban white voters. Mr. Moore who rode his horse to the polls will need support from rural white voters. Read how Mr. Moore s sexual misconduct scandal unfolded. Continue reading the main story (Want to get this briefing by email? Here s the sign-up.)Good evening. Here s the latest. Photo Credit Bob Miller for The New York Times 1. Doug Jones won the hotly contested election for Alabama s open Senate seat.His upset gave Democrats an unimagined victory defeating Roy Moore the conservative Republican crusader accused of sexual misconduct with underage girls. It cut the Republicans slim advantage in the Senate and rebuffed President Trump s efforts in recent days to rally support for Mr. Moore. .page-interactive-embedded margin:0 8px .page-interactive-mobile .story.theme-main .page-interactive-app .story.theme-main .page-interactive-embedded .story.theme-main margin-top:0 .nyt-weather font-family: nyt-franklin Helvetica sans-serif;font-size:11px;line-height:1.4;min-height:110px;padding-top:16px;color:#333;position:relative .mobile .nyt-weather a:hover text-decoration:none .viewport-medium .nyt-weather min-height:80px;font-size:12px .nyt-weather data-status= loading position:relative .nyt-weather data-status= loading :after content: ;display:block;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;-webkit-transform:translate(-50% -50%);transform:translate(-50% -50%);height:32px;width:32px;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(data:image/gif;base64 R0lGODlhIAAgAMQAAP/// zt6/7 /vHy8PDw7/j4 Pr7 v39/e3u7Pb29fLz8fT19PP08 7v7vb39vv8 7u7fT08/X29Pn5 ff39u/w7vz8/Pr6 fz8 /Lz8vj49/z9/P39/P7 /f7//vDx8CH/C05FVFNDQVBFMi4wAwEAAAAh/wtYTVAgRGF0YVhNUDw/eHBhY2tldCBiZWdpbj0i77u/IiBpZD0iVzVNME1wQ2VoaUh6cmVTek5UY3prYzlkIj8 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 /r5 Pf29fTz8vHw7 7t7Ovq6ejn5uXk4 Lh4N/e3dzb2tnY19bV1NPS0dDPzs3My8rJyMfGxcTDwsHAv769vLu6ubi3trW0s7KxsK urayrqqmop6alpKOioaCfnp2cm5qZmJeWlZSTkpGQj46NjIuKiYiHhoWEg4KBgH9 fXx7enl4d3Z1dHNycXBvbm1sa2ppaGdmZWRjYmFgX15dXFtaWVhXVlVUU1JRUE9OTUxLSklIR0ZFRENCQUA/Pj08Ozo5ODc2NTQzMjEwLy4tLCsqKSgnJiUkIyIhIB8eHRwbGhkYFxYVFBMSERAPDg0MCwoJCAcGBQQDAgEAACH5BAQFAAAALAAAAAAgACAAAAUmICCOZGmeaKqubOu cCzPdG3feK7vfO//wKBwSCwaj8ikcskUhgAAIfkEBAIAAAAsBgAEAAMABwAABQ gBQDLiIyBAQzlU42CEAIAIfkEBAIAAAAsBgADAAMACAAABRMg4AHJBTQMECBqcAwB8CATIBghACH5BAQCAAAALAcAAgADAAgAAAUSIDABBCIEwYUy6BcUQAAACBwCACH5BAQCAAAALAgAAQAFAAcAAAUVIAAIYoIMYhAgpBpcgMvEBIEAhTiGACH5BAQCAAAALAoAAQAEAAcAAAUS4HMAQDCQASKUwcUyAJGSwLSFACH5BAQCAAAALAoAAQAGAAgAAAUaIGYcQBmcmXkiAnCel/syAPEiJTAtjZGXghAAIfkEBAIAAAAsCgABAAcACAAABR7gYxxACQQoEpVoe51twMAtAhBxYJTT0gQLU 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 QQEAgAAACwVABQAAQACAAAFAyAzhAAh QQEAgAAACwVABMAAQACAAAFAyAzhAAh QQEAgAAACwVABIAAQACAAAFAyAzhAAh QQEAgAAACwVABAAAQADAAAFBCAzDCEAIfkEBAIAAAAsFQAPAAEAAgAABQMgM4QAIfkEBAIAAAAsFQAOAAEAAgAABQMgM4QAIfkEBAIAAAAsFQANAAEAAgAABQMgM4QAIfkEBAIAAAAsFQALAAEAAwAABQQgMwwhACH5BAQCAAAALBUACgABAAIAAAUDIDOEACH5BAQCAAAALBUACQABAAIAAAUD4DeEACH5BAQCAAAALBUACQABAAEAAAUDYBUCACH5BAQCAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAUDIBACACH5BAQCAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAUDIBACACH5BAQCAAAALBMADgAFAAUAAAUNICB8gjgK6FmeQPu1IQAh QQEAgAAACwTAA4ABgAEAAAFEiDQfR0AHNZnHcCWWpt3foccAgAh QQEAgAAACwSAA4ABwAEAAAFEyAAHN8hApbxGRbgGSosiNiHzSEAIfkEBAIAAAAsEgAOAAYABAAABQ8gAFiEJRoXcRnClbonwYYAIfkEBAIAAAAsEwAOAAUABAAABQ8gYFSGOFXTNZ0rcFWXEAIAIfkEBAIAAAAsEwAPAAYAAwAABQ7gRVXUBGgjpXXAVE1sCAAh QQEAgAAACwSAA4ABwAFAAAFGCAAXM0lCpPUSJogOKrkHICgNRp9EoIYAgAh QQEAgAAACwTAA4ABQAEAAAFDyAwNROgLc1CLSgrOI1zhAAh QQEAgAAACwSAA8ABgAEAAAFEqBAZU2WdBGZRYAgNdIBtJUAhAAh QQEAgAAACwSAA4ABwAEAAAFFSAAaIgmCsmADItwZOqQbYCwIAsdAgAh QQEAgAAACwTAA4ABgAEAAAFEyBAIRQALB/yRcKQfoMlMAhjASEAIfkEBAIAAAAsEwAOAAUABAAABRAgkCAJEFVIlX1o9QkDMlghACH5BAQCAAAALBMADgAFAAQAAAUQICAFEpAhATI0KNIIX/BZIQAh QQEAgAAACwTAA4ABgAFAAAFFSCwBAsAKEE6CEgaII9ABMRjCo1ghgAh QQEAgAAACwKAAkACAAOAAAFNeDUNAYACFdACMAhVRkiGMvYZAtu39Rx7BmTASgkAoa24NGIHCmbN1azokksPxQWIjGYmEwhACH5BAQCAAAALAoACQAIAA8AAAU74NQ0BgAIRkAIwEENEYImXx0tEV1/kXYcO57JEIwMi8edEUBUJm1PHqv5GUwSzKqGhXBkLiZToMIKA0IAIfkEBAIAAAAsCgAKAAgADQAABTJgQAjAoWUSIljU4EqL1LqDNB0HXQOApUs8Hw3Y wWNxeFxSBIOMpdEkTEhITSLC48XAgAh QQEAgAAACwKAAkACAAOAAAFOODUNAYACE9ACOe0OIhgFVHtSA5dR84lCDueyRJ0DIvHnRFAVCZtTx6rGVlcEsyIxAdAaBIlEyAEACH5BAQCAAAALAsACQAHAA4AAAUuYNMYACBYhGBejiZwkyRrWixLrnDjALdrvV/wBvQRhzMkzyhxkHyUi6qgeZRKIQAh QQEAgAAACwKAAkACAAOAAAFNuDUNAZgcgEhAIKhXYhwXFp9JRddv4Yg7C/TAXgREo27ImCYRNqcrxWzZkksNZMSADGZWEymEAAh QQEAgAAACwKAAkACAAOAAAFMuDUNAZgHgEhAIJ1GYggPFdtUAZdv5a8vybBr8QaBo3FHVGoPCpXzNomkbSYEK DyRQCACH5BAQCAAAALAoACQAIAA4AAAU04NQ0BmAKASGYx2MhgsAZtKVZM21Yh6nvp58lqBsCBEJiTQk8CldI2uOQcGJ6AMRuZQKEAAAh QQEAgAAACwFAAgAFQAWAAAFxCAwBEAJTAxwUAoSvO8gAA9SANf3GeZ8TJXCwQQQXBYNWUlwmJUGxOWgUZkxD00TNMpoNAqCK9Ypimq8DSd2rCUKKt6MaZ0FLAIL09nrmK/DCjBKGWh9JXRMLi8IDwBoDYYqf0UEAQSNjmgSfmxFaSaPcoeTT3OPn5KdZSUZU4WjZKUAZxKPFRYdsW0WFRUHp0pRT7wNeV2PO8ICEnANPAfNyBIOEw4L0SklBqfcj8Ha0d1eAxbCB8fiC7pEFhKu4xJDRCEAIfkEBAIAAAAsBQAIABUAFgAABa0gMARACVwLcFAKErzvIAAPUgDGMBhmeUyVwqEnuCQ mVnPNFgCBJmPzMl0Lj6fC7Xam2A/W25JMMBGwoBFIFXyYjVbgQI2jXzh1IPrhXgAvh94VAIEAQR f18UaAINSolmaCImB4Afj1RNJRFRd2iaXhSAA0NbTRY6lYBJpqgfCWmWO04CDmUfPAe3oxQaFxoJu2w4lsWrmDnGlhkWTgdXyq YSxYUnVgZFKUmIQAh QQEAgAAACwFAAgAFgAWAAAFsCAwBEAJXAlwUAoSvO8glA9SAAbDWGZ5TJXCoQcQXCiDxYxYGjCLi0Fm XQyE4PB5Wmy9i5ZL1dczGQl3NIisPiGJ1yBAiYrSd7cg 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 SlgwUEAQR7fGtgAAINM2NkhyImM31fYFsXP311WVRdRZKLUkwCUIiSSZqiGmVzUDtSc0OopQYGFkZ9ZT6Sun2mPQe7uhOfRKu6uG0GT14TBsMlIQAh QQEAgAAACwFAAgAFgAWAAAFmiAwBEAJHMZJKUjguoNQPkhxXpdsnlNVHDuAwPC4pIKmAbJkwC2Ty YF BQhN7hLtaQMZo/PRWCxw IsT4HiFWNm0ctDy4V4lLIX FJACBDsd29bAg06gThgT11CAHhaW4sGQ3h6S11YAhaOhkhKAk6feIlBMTiAUnicJqg6oY55FgcWRV87rq vo0K4uaolk7wXgFWZqEYWviEAIfkEBAIAAAAsBQAIABYAFgAABZ4gMARACQgbcFAKErzvIJQPUpwYNpvqVBUH3snAMViEvAGyZDE8liYlcmMw7KBS3qFqgEaRj rRuwgstNzgUqCAyZhp6MH1QjwBXIN6TQgQ7nhxXgINV4FiXiVZJXldiVkWAk2CWCVbKnmAS0oCD3eNY5udRCVUeTpLTlVXYY0YBwcCBxytBikmAo26eaG4tbtihjymwByJJweTYns8IQAh QQEAgAAACwFAAgAFgAWAAAFiiAwBEAJCAJwUAoSvO QAg9SnMdhmsdUFbqdwCA4dHbIDNLUyS13ymXxMHsCosJc0HpdaqvPRWCRzYGFCpisNKVaD64X4lHSuq0CQoBAr3 5JxVgdmdLWH5agF1sAE1/XFFFOHaAUU4qdkdWSmZsdpdLFok8n2YoKIRIpas5mqqsmVxtq4VSjq21IQAh QQEAgAAACwFAAgAFQAWAAAFTCAwBEBpAgelIEHbDgLwIMVpo9NXHKdg3LcIcGgTEo/G4zCptC0Ci2ZP4YJJUawW4nEFCAgBArfr/cTIJSZZ3WVf3VJ4k4eu2 94aQgAIfkEBAIAAAAsFQAJAAEADwAABQngII1SYAYfOYYAIfkEBAIAAAAsFQAKAAEADwAABQmgIzpBGQyjKIQAIfkEBAIAAAAsFQAJAAEADwAABQmgoo1aYAYiqYUAIfkEBAIAAAAsFQAJAAEADwAABQkgc41XYAYZOYYAIfkEBAIAAAAsFQAJAAEADwAABQlgZIxGYAYiaYQAIfkEBAIAAAAsFQAJAAEAEAAABQrgYo1WYAYiaQEhACH5BAQCAAAALAYAAQAVABcAAAV ICAClnGMKMB8lSOMTtXM1TK9KdMM4jD/QMZttJhNHMAkcKDwzRwfpVSJnA2c0 TFOLpIolmeopESHTQMGVDxslQmZdThkpicRgJDPIXb wF9f3GBgnyFcQsBC4d4CgGPA4R BwiPAQgPjIAEAQSZmoALkoejpKAopYWpgoQhACH5BAQCAAAALAYAAQAVABcAAAV2ICAClnGMKLAMnyaM2lfNnzS96VJlYjb/wMVtJJlNNMAkMMPwzTQDpVSJnGWc0 TFOLo4olkeo5ISHSYLGZDxsnwmZdThopmcRgJDfM/v / AgX4LAQuCAAIKAYsDOH8HCIsBCA CAgQBBJWHAgmOh6ChoqOHIQAh QQEAgAAACwGAAEAFQAKAAAFTyAgAht2jCiQMMokjJMyzIpzvWkyRGI0/8DEbeSYXSbAJDCy8M0mDKVUiZxFnNOkwTgyaKJZ3mKQEh0mCRlw8dooLmXUwTC5nEYCTHw/CgEAIfkEBAIAAAAsBgABABUACgAABU0gIAKH1Y0oQC3RJIxTxMyRZrwpxUiiNP9Aym2kmRkmwCRQkvDNJgulVImcSZzTpME4OkazvAQjJepcKDJg4nWIGMioztFwGgks8PwoBAAh QQEAgAAACwGAAEAFQAKAAAFTiAgAscmjChQJNJ1ipe0zNJkvGixUCI1/8DCbTSZGS7AJJCi8c0uCaVUiZxRnNOkxTiyTKJZnmaREgkMBRlQczpIDGWUwHIZjgSbuH4UAgAh QQEAgAAACwGAAEAFQAKAAAFTCAgAt0hjCgwaZThjQblzNRlvenkFGIx/8DJbXSZWQzAJLAw8c0MGqVUiZwVnNOkxTiyXKJZni4lEhgmsuCrQ7GQUYKj5TTyHN74UQgAIfkEBAIAAAAsBgABABUACgAABUUgIALCIYwocE0ThmJTIU/GlopXceFy71 2kUG2wfiOv0tOBkM6kUaZ8uk8EEcHQ4y6y91IltVxR5oEv6QDZnNCHdBwQAgAIfkEBAIAAAAsBgABABUACgAABUIgIAJCOZ7AY1zbuV0wbB2o FyGuMb89dAjC zw6hlxhh1LeWyyYkmn8TAcHSxMY25VIx1uvRzpAux6NwcBSm1uhwAAIfkEBAIAAAAsBgABABUAEgAABWIgIAKCMJ4iZ1nHeVhYzJoowGGWCMc8z9GiQ0wg7Bl5ls0O8zo6j0Xc8tkTDEfE6TG3wdREHZVxIxJYgF/SAV1Ou9/wuHxOHy0Qi7ogg gP2G4HDX0IDTlzAh8IH4d0Ag5oIQAh QQEAgAAACwGAAEAFQASAAAFUCAgjmQpdIdACkfbCmoJsDHr3mks2jDuv70X6kd02XJFn c18pySKpZsdzSOUlOSU5fter/gsHg8TTQSZAGjwc5wvYcKu1GxjAWDxsCepnBDACH5BAQCAAAALAYAAQAVABIAAAUrICCOZGmeaKqubOu cCzPdG3fq1M5sLBUQIbAdfgAKx/LS6CoKJQ9zXAUAgAh QQEAgAAACwTAA4ABQAEAAAFDyBAfRSwfOgyoN8gMB9jhQAh QQEAgAAACwTAA4ABgAFAAAFFSCgDRoAJEO6CFk6ZJsQDdFmCpNghgAh QQEAgAAACwSAA4ABwAEAAAFFCAAFFkhCk6mJkLHqBlzAMKSLXMIACH5BAQCAAAALBIADgAGAAQAAAUSIABMzAQIFKM6wqIyy5kwyRECACH5BAQCAAAALBMADgAFAAUAAAUTIDAtE6AtqCahiyQ4i3MAwiUAIQAh QQEAgAAACwTAA4ABQAEAAAFDyBwSRcwSajmoJIjaJJ2hAAh QQEAgAAACwSAA4ABwAFAAAFFiAAGJQhehOlTp6gqZTWASg1zafhiSEAIfkEBAIAAAAsEgAOAAcABQAABRUgABiaIQKXpl6AUKhaIYiTNs3nc4YAIfkEBAIAAAAsEwAOAAUABQAABRAg8EwPYEzoha6AegkAYMUhACH5BAQCAAAALBMADgAFAAUAAAUQIGBdFvBcqIGugGoIALDFIQAh QQEAgAAACwSAA4ABgAFAAAFEiAAcAYnWkZqeWkrYgYmiMAhhgAh QQEAgAAACwSAA4ABgAFAAAFEiAAHNYhkpbFAWkrbtYmiEAnhgAh QQEAgAAACwTAA4ABgAFAAAFDyAgHAIgHmgHoKzZmiIcAgAh QQEAgAAACwTAA4ABQAFAAAFDCAgjOJonqUArN4aAgA7) .nyt-weather .w-link font-weight:400;display:inline-block .nyt-weather .w-location margin-bottom:6px .nyt-weather .w-location .w-link display:inline-block .nyt-weather .w-location .w-link.disabled .nyt-weather .w-location .w-link.disabled:hover text-decoration:none;pointer-events:none;color:#999 .nyt-weather .w-location .w-current text-transform:uppercase .nyt-weather .w-location .w-city color:inherit;margin-right:20px .nyt-weather .w-description font-size:14px;margin-bottom:6px;color:#333 .viewport-medium .nyt-weather .w-description font-size:16px .nyt-weather .w-icon vertical-align:middle;margin-right:5px;height:35px .nyt-weather .w-temp font-size:34px;line-height:1;font-weight:100;margin-right:8px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;color:#333 .nyt-weather .w-high font-size:18px;line-height:1;font-weight:100;display:inline-block;-webkit-transform:translateY(-1px);transform:translateY(-1px) .nyt-weather .w-low font-size:18px;line-height:1;font-weight:100;display:inline-block;-webkit-transform:translateY(-1px);transform:translateY(-1px);color:#777 .nyt-weather .w-tomorrow border-top:1px dotted #DDD;margin-top:12px;padding-top:16px;text-transform:uppercase .nyt-weather .w-tomorrow span .nyt-weather .w-tomorrow a vertical-align:baseline .nyt-weather .w-tomorrow .w-icon height:20px;margin-left:5px;vertical-align:middle .nyt-weather .w-tomorrow .w-high .nyt-weather .w-tomorrow .w-low font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:14px;-webkit-transform:none;transform:none .nyt-weather .w-tomorrow .w-link margin-left:10px;float:right;text-transform:none .viewport-medium .nyt-weather .w-tomorrow display:inline-block;width:60%;text-align:right;border-top:none;padding-top:0;margin-top:0;position:absolute;bottom:0;right:0 .viewport-medium .nyt-weather .w-tomorrow .w-high .viewport-medium .nyt-weather .w-tomorrow .w-low font-size:15px #morning-briefing-weather-module.interactive-embedded min-width: 0; max-width: 500px; margin-top: 4px; padding: 0px; #morning-briefing-weather-module.interactive-embedded .interactive-caption display: none; _____ Photo Credit Alex Wong/Getty Images 2. President Trump who strongly supported Mr. Moore lashed out at his own accusers calling their accounts of sexual harassment fabricated. And after Senator Kirsten Gillibrand above called for Mr. Trump to resign he attacked her as a lightweight who would come to my office begging for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them). Advertisement Continue reading the main story Here in New York 10 women accused the restaurateur Ken Friedman of sexual harassment. They described the Spotted Pig his celebrity haunt in the West Village as a workplace fueled by fear with a private dining room that became known as the rape room. Continue reading the main story