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Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” network analyst Cokie Roberts said now that President Donald Trump had supported Alabama GOP U.S. Senate hopeful Roy Moore, it will be “very hard to defeat” Moore in the December 12 special election.

Before departing for his Thanksgiving vacation last week, President Trump teased a possible campaign visit for Roy Moore in Alabama. “I'll be letting you know next week,” he said. Trump's comments were noncommittal, but they were a marked shift from previous White House assurances that Trump wasn't going. And Trump seemed to be hinting he'd actually have something newsworthy to say. Alas, it wasn't to be. Trump is extremely self-conscious about being perceived as a loser. He talks and tweets regularly about how well Republicans have done in special congressional elections this year. He tempered his support for Strange even...

President Trump is reportedly in disbelief following his daughter, Ivanka’s jab at embattled Alabama Senate GOP candidate Roy Moore. Moore has been accused of pursuing sexual relationships with teenagers in his early 30s. During an interview with the Associated Press, Ivanka said: “There’s a special place in hell for people who prey on children.” According to a Saturday report by The New York Times Trump said to several aides in the Oval Office, “Do you believe this?” The president has stood by Moore and insists that the potential senator denies the accusers claims. The campaign is calling the allegations false...

Roy Moore, the new GOP nominee for Senate in Alabama, defied a court order directing him to remove a tablet bearing the Ten Commandments from a state court building. He has said homosexuality is a “crime against nature” that defies the laws “of nature’s God” upon which (he claims) our nation is based, meaning homosexuality is illegal. President Trump enthusiastically endorsed Roy Moore this morning, describing him as a “great guy” who will help to realize Trump’s goal of making America great. There is a Democratic candidate who is running against Moore in the Dec. 12 special election. He is...