Alabama election: Democrats defeat Roy Moore, dealing huge blow to Donald Trump
(The Guardian United States)

Doug Jones becomes first Democrat to win any statewide office in Alabama in decades after Moore´s campaign for Senate marred by sexual assault claimsRoy Moore´s stunning defeat reveals the limit of Trump-style politicsDoug Jones victory speech: `This race has been about dignity´The Democrat Doug Jones has beaten his Donald Trump-backed Republican rival Roy Moore in the diehard Republican state of Alabama, setting off a political earthquake that shook Washington.His victory in a special election for a US Senate seat - by a margin of 49.9 to 48.4 with 100% of precincts reporting - is a major personal blow to the president and his efforts to pass tax reform on Capitol Hill. Continue reading...