
The man who ran former Chief Justice Roy Moore's failed bid for U.S. Senate in Alabama is now running for a U.S. congressional seat himself. Doug Jones, D-Ala., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Manchin is up for re-election in a state President Donald Trump won by more than 40 points in 2016, but Democrats believe the former governor's personal brand in the Mountain State will make him hard to beat.
This distinguishes him from pretty much zero Senate Democrats. As a former U.S. Attorney, Senator Jones brings to Congress his experience fighting for the most vulnerable among us.
In one of his first moves, Jones named his leadership team Tuesday - all of them Alabama natives. Former Vice President Walter Mondale - himself a former Minnesota senator - stood next to Tina Smith.
Biden campaigned for Jones in Alabama a year ago, and soon after Jones' historic win, the Senator-elect sent out an email raising money for Biden's political action committee.
Biden worked his way around the room, greeting warmly the roughly dozen Democrats in attendance as well as the five Republicans.
"I don't think that's an expense taxpayers should have to incur", Jones said last month.
Franken announced his resignation in December amid mounting pressure to step down in light of growing allegations of sexual misconduct against women before and after he joined the Senate.
Jose Mourinho "doesn't know" if Manchester United will sign players in January
I don't think he comments, he criticises, which is a different thing. "I feel more comfortably offensively", Pogba said . United host Derby County in the FA Cup third round as the Red Devils look to win the competition for the 13th time .
Jones, 63, will represent one of the most conservative states in the nation and is stressing his desire to work with both parties. Jay Rockefeller (Democrat of West Virginia), will be legislative director.
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), a physician who has been one of the GOP's point people on health care, walked past the welcome party on his way to a Fox News interview.
Alabama Senator-elect Doug Jones has picked a Black ex-Obama official to be his chief of staff.
When Jones takes office, he will reduce the already slim Republican majority.
The National Urban League, the Senate Black Legislative Staff Caucus and other groups have called on Senate leaders to step up efforts to address the lack of diversity among top staffers.
Moore's actions, like Trump's, teach voters to view those who cast ballots for rival candidates not as fellow citizens of a shared democracy but as immoral and illegitimate "takers" who need to be defeated.
Hundreds arrested as clashes rock Tunisia
The opposition Popular Front party is calling on the protests to continue on until the government's 2018 budget has been repealed. Hammami, who attended the protests in the capital, Tunis , on Tuesday, said that an estimated 400 people were in attendance.
Roku is making its own voice assistant
It also just announced that Magnavox has become the ninth smart TV maker to sign onto the OEM program. The free software update for the Roku OS is expected to roll out this fall.
Gal Gadot Has Been Named As The New Face Of Revlon
The campaign is set to focus on celebrating diverse beauty and empowering women to live life more boldly. That's something I really like. "I must confess that when I was a young girl I never did that".
JFK Airport water pipe break weather-related
Meanwhile 38 of the scheduled departing flight between 6am and 11.59am are now delayed, and a further nine have been cancelled. Arrivals at Terminal 4 have reopened as of 7:45 p.m. yesterday, but there are, of course, those residual delays to deal with.
Celine Dion gives KL a miss in Southeast Asian tour
I want to say thank you to all of you, because for maybe five minutes we had given this lady a moment to talk. "I'm glad that. Celine Dion , one of the world's most famous pop singers, will be performing in Singapore for the first time ever in July.
Iceland Just Made It Illegal To Pay Men More Than Women
Companies will now face fines if it is found that men are being paid more than women doing the same job. Iceland has become the first country to make it illegal for men to earn more than women at work.
Synaptics under-display fingerprint reader is magic
It supports various usage scenarios beyond unlocking the smartphone, and is only activated when needed. The company says that the technology offers a more convenient way of unlocking your handset.
Husted Happy Trump Is Abandoning Election Fraud Commission
Kamala Harris tweeted that the commission "was a shameful attempt at voter suppression that should have never existed in the first place".
Samsung confirms launch date of Galaxy S9
S9's predecessor, the Galaxy S8 , was well received by consumers and technological experts when it was released in 2017. Then in September, Samsung should be ready to start producing the physical panels that end up on your phone.
Why Traders Are Chasing Domino's Pizza, Inc. (DPZ), Air Lease Corporation (AL)
The formula is calculated by looking at companies that have a high earnings yield as well as a high return on invested capital. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 17,563 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,424,785.
Mumbai remains tense, Police denies permission for students' meet
Going hammer and tongs against the RSS-BJP over Dalit atrocities, Mevani sounded a stern warning. Later, the incident of Bhima Koregaon took place and thereafter Maharashtra bandh was called.
Amazon eyes Target buyout, then the world
Amazon has not publicly hinted at a possible acquisition of Target , so take it with a grain of salt for now. It could be a win for Target , too, and it could arm Target and Amazon against a surging Walmart .
Boca Deny Arsenal Have Bid For Cristian Pavon
Pavon joined Boca Juniors from Talleres de Cordoba in 2014 and has since made 51 appearances for the club, scoring 14 times. According to the Independent , rather than looking to sign Pavon in January, Arsenal are considering a summer deal.
Apple Says Spectre, Meltdown Don't Hurt Device Performance, But Vulnerable
Meltdown and Spectre bugs are affecting nearly all Intel, AMD and ARM-based devices like Windows PC, tablets and smartphones. To download Microsoft's patch on your own, you have to manually set the Windows registry key on your computer.
Judges order overhaul of North Carolina's partisan congressional districts
Today's decision found the map to to be an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander on equal protection and free speech grounds. Although the federal ruling is a win for Democrats, many Republicans have broken with their party over gerrymandering.