Roy Moore defiant
With the special Senate election in Alabama two weeks away, the Republican candidate is doubling down on the defense against accusations of sexual misconduct. Mark Strassmann reports from Birmingham.
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Moore staffer resigns
Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore's communications director, John Rogers, has resigned. The campaign says he made the decision last Friday, and it had nothing to do with the sexual misconduct allegations against Moore. CBS News political director Steve Chaggaris joins CBSN with the latest on Moore's campaign.
Trump on Moore
Before taking off for Thanksgiving in Mar-a-Lago, President Trump addressed allegations against Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, defending him and saying a liberal Democrat should not fill the seat. CBSN political contributor and Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller joins CBSN to discuss.
Trump on Roy Moore
President Trump has decided it is better to have an accused serial sexual predator in the Senate than a Democrat. Mr. Trump said Tuesday he prefers Republican Roy Moore to his liberal opponent in Alabama's special election in three weeks. He went on to say this is "a very good time" for women. Margaret Brennan reports.
Nov. 20: political headlines
CBS News contributor and congressional correspondent for the Washington Post Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN to analyze all of Monday's political news -- including the White House's response to questions about Roy Moore and how lawmakers are reacting to President Trump putting North Korea back on the list of state sponsors of terror.
Roy Moore accusations
Three weeks before the special election, accusers continue to speak out against Roy Moore, the Republican Senate candidate in Alabama. Dean Reynolds is in Birmingham with more.
Dickerson on Ala. race
Chief Washington correspondent and host of "Face the Nation" John Dickerson provides his insight on the Alabama special election and what lies ahead for the tax bill making its way through Congress.
Roy Moore rejection
A special election three weeks from Tuesday could change the balance of the U.S. Senate. Sunday, the top three newspapers in Alabama ran a front page editorial rejecting Republican candidate Roy Moore. He is fighting off multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. The newspapers call the election, "A turning point for women in a state that has silenced them for too long." Dean Reynolds reports.
Roy Moore’s base
CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds reports from Birmingham, Alabama where voters are three weeks away from deciding whether or not Roy Moore goes to the Senate.
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When a Mississippi dad couldn't get in touch with his beloved daughter who had moved from Alabama to Texas, he feared the worst and believed her new boyfriend had something to do with it. "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher joins "CBS This Morning" to preview her report on a daughter who goes missing and a father who will stop at nothing to find out what happened. "Taken Away" airs Saturday at 10/9c on CBS.
Roy Moore stays defiant
While President Trump is blasting Democratic Sen. Al Franken over sexual harassment allegations, he has said nothing in public about claims of sexual misconduct by Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore. The former Alabama chief justice made a brief statement to reporters Thursday, then stood aside while event organizers blocked questions about the allegations. Dean Reynolds reports.
Sen. Gillibrand on sexual misconduct
A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for reforms to combat sexual misconducts both in the military and in Congress. New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is re-introducing the Military Justice Improvement Act, seeking to "professionalize how the military prosecutes sexual assault." Gillibrand also introduced the "ME TOO Congress Act" on Wednesday. Gillibrand joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the bills. She also weighs in on Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, who is accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct.
More Roy Moore allegations
Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore remains defiant after new allegations of unwelcome advances toward women and teenaged girls. A woman tells the Washington Post that Moore called her out of a high school math class 40 years ago to ask her on a date. Dean Reynolds reports.
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Trump & Roy Moore
CBSN political contributors Sabrina Siddiqui of the Guardian and Michael Graham of the Boston Hearld join "Red & Blue" to discuss calls for Roy Moore to step aside in the Alabama special election.
Roy Moore allegations
The Roy Moore for Senate campaign took on one of the women accusing him of sexual assault. Aides raised doubts about handwriting evidence that appeared to show Moore knew the woman when she was a teenager. Still, more accusers are coming forward. Dean Reynolds reports.
Moore's attorney speaks
The lawyer for Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore defended him at a press event Wednesday, saying he'd never seen Moore be inappropriate. Attorney Phillip Jauregui also questioned the accounts of women who've accused Moore of sexual misconduct. Watch his full remarks.
Sen. Shelby on Ala. election
Alabama Republican Sen. Richard Shelby says he plans to write in "a distinguished Republican" rather than cast his vote for Roy Moore.
Moore speaks out
Roy Moore, Alabama's embattled GOP candidate for U.S. Senate, spoke to would-be supporters Tuesday night in his first major public appearance since five women came forward alleging he pursued them when they were teenagers and he was in his 30s.
Day in politics
Attorney General Jeff Sessions told members of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that his "answers have not changed" when it comes to his knowledge about contacts between members of the Trump campaign and Russian interests. CBSN political contributor and RealClearPolitics national political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joined CBSN to break down Sessions' testimony on Tuesday -- as well as the latest on allegations against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore and the GOP's tax reform push.
New Roy Moore accuser
Another woman, Beverly Young Nelson, has accused Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez joins CBSN to discuss Moore's most recent response, and the fallout from these accusations.
Roy Moore race
Ed O'Keefe of The Washington Post and Seung Min Kim of Politico join "Red & Blue" to discuss the calls for Roy Moore to step aside in the Alabama senate race.
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Moore faces new accusations
A new accuser came forward Monday to say Roy Moore, the Republican Senate candidate in Alabama, attacked her sexually decades ago when she was a teenager. But even before she gave a tearful account of the incident, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said he had heard enough. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
New Roy Moore accuser
Attorney Gloria Allred and Beverly Young Nelson held a press conference Monday in New York City. Nelson alleges she was sexually assaulted by Moore when she was a minor.
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