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7:35 AM ET, December 13, 2017

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New York Times:
Once a Long Shot, Democrat Doug Jones Wins Alabama Senate Race  —  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Doug Jones, a Democratic former prosecutor who mounted a seemingly quixotic Senate campaign in the face of Republican dominance here, defeated his scandal-scarred opponent, Roy S. Moore …
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Doug Jones's victory scrambles the Republican congressional agenda  —  Doug Jones's odds-defying victory in Alabama — handing Democrats a vanishingly rare Senate win in the Deep South — scrambles President Trump's legislative agenda for the coming year, threatens to heighten Republican infighting …
Discussion: Balloon Juice, Vox and AOL
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Stephen Colbert Mocks Roy Moore Over Alabama Senate Loss: ‘Roy Moore Now Has to Eat His Horse’ … “It's also a huge day in Alabama: Election Day,” announced Stephen Colbert.  “And now it is official: Roy Moore either is or isn't our newest U.S. senator.  Because you see, we taped tonight's show long before the polls closed.”
Discussion: ABC News and Axios
Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Doug Jones wins Alabama Senate race in seismic Democratic victory; defiant Roy Moore does not concede  —  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 …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
In Alabama, a lousy night for Republicans and a resounding defeat for Trump  —  Tuesday's special U.S. Senate election in Alabama was never destined to bring good news for the Republican Party, no matter the outcome.  But the stunning victory by Democrat Doug Jones was a devastating blow …
Discussion: ABC News
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Steve Bannon's Republican critics are gleefully dunking on him for Roy Moore's shocking loss  —  “Not every man can make an Alabama Senate race close, but Steve Bannon can.”  —  Doug Jones's shocking victory in Alabama's Senate special election is a tremendous humiliation …
New York Times:
Alabama Election Results: Doug Jones Defeats Roy Moore in U.S. Senate Race  —  All the latest political news and more: sign up for the Morning Briefing.  Free to your inbox.  —  Candidate Party Votes Pct.  —  Doug Jones  —  Dem.  —  671,151  —  Roy Moore  —  Rep.  —  650,436
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump suffers ‘big black eye’ in Alabama  —  Doug Jones didn't just defeat Roy Moore in Alabama's Senate race on Tuesday night — he administered the most crushing and embarrassing political blow of President Donald Trump's young presidency.  —  Jones' win meant that Trump …
Discussion: ABC News and The Week
Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg:   Republicans Now Have a Reason to Panic
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Alabama Senate election: Doug Jones defeats Roy Moore, Fox News projects
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
It's not just scandal: Moore lost in Alabama because the GOP agenda is toxically unpopular
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
New York Times:
Key Takeaways From Doug Jones's Alabama Victory
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Associated Press:
Democrat Doug Jones wins election to US Senate from Alabama
Discussion: Axios, ABC News and Politico
Katie McDonough / Splinter:
Horse Twitter Comes for Roy Moore
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
In texts, FBI agents on Russia probe called Trump an ‘idiot’  —  Two FBI agents assigned to the investigation into alleged collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia exchanged text messages referring to the future president as an “idiot,” according to copies of messages turned …
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New York Times:
In Texts, F.B.I. Officials in Russia Inquiry Said Clinton ‘Just Has to Win’  —  WASHINGTON — Senior F.B.I. officials who helped investigate Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign last year told a colleague that Hillary Clinton “just has to win” and described a potential Trump victory as …
Discussion: New York Magazine, AOL and CNN
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
FBI texts reveal anti-Trump, pro-Clinton comments  —  Texts between two senior FBI officials involved in both the probe of Hillary Clinton's emails and possible connections between Trump associates and Russia show the pair frequently discussed their political views, their intense dislike …
Discussion: The Root
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Strzok-Page texts show hatred of Trump by the two ex-Team Mueller members
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP congressman to Trump: Mueller probe ‘infected with bias’
Discussion: New York Times, CNBC and Vox
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:   One Mueller-Investigation Coincidence Too Many
USA Today:
Will Trump's lows ever hit rock bottom?  —  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says President Donald Trump's latest tweet about her was a ‘sexist smear’ aimed at silencing her voice.  The New York Democrat says she won't be silenced on the issue of sexual harassment.  (Dec. 12) AP
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Henry C. Jackson / Politico:   Trump After Dark: Empire Strikes Back edition
Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump's tweet creates a political opening for Gillibrand
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
White House lawyer: Mueller finished with interviews he's requested
Discussion: The Week and Axios
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump attacks Gillibrand in tweet critics say is sexually suggestive and demeaning
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN's Jim Acosta cites access threat from White House's Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Already on the 2020 radar, Kirsten Gillibrand catapulted into the spotlight by President Trump
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and IJR
Mike Allen:
Schumer calls cops after forged sex scandal charge  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he was the victim of a fake news hit on Tuesday, and has turned over to Capitol Police a document that purports to detail lurid sexual harassment accusations by a former staffer.
Mark Galli / Christianity Today:
The Biggest Loser in the Alabama Election  —  No matter the outcome of today's special election in Alabama for a coveted US Senate seat, there is already one loser: Christian faith.  When it comes to either matters of life and death or personal commitments of the human heart, no one will believe a word we say, perhaps for a generation.
Discussion: Vox and Raw Story
Sam Gillette / People.com:
Donald Trump Claims He ‘Never Met’ Accusers Like PEOPLE's Natasha Stoynoff, But We Have the Photo  —  President Donald Trump claims he doesn't know — and has never met — the multiple women who have accused him of sexual misconduct or assault.  But PEOPLE has the photo showing …
 
 
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