Alabama Win Gives Democrats More Leverage on Budget, Immigration
- Roy Moore’s unexpected defeat drops GOP majority to 51 votes
- Republican majority already hampered by intra-party defections
Senator-Elect Jones: Alabama Took the 'Right Road'
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Senate Democrats gained significant new leverage to stymie the Republican agenda and make demands on spending and immigration in Congress next year after Tuesday’s upset victory by their candidate, Doug Jones, in Alabama’s Senate race.
Jones, who became the first Democrat to win statewide in Alabama in a quarter century, isn’t likely to be sworn in before January. So if Republicans make their self-imposed deadline of passing major tax legislation by next week -- and they now have even greater incentive to do so -- the tax overhaul will be on President Donald Trump’s desk before Jones takes his seat in the Senate.