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Actor Uza Aduba in Birmingham, Ala., on Dec. 11, 2017.

In Alabama, black voters rescued white voters from their worst impulses

Moore is a backward-looking, self-righteous bigot who ran against a man who has tried to deliver the South from darkness. And yet he almost won.

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opinion

Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel on the horse Roy Moore rode in on in Best of Late Night
The truth about the candidate and Sassy, his old-school transportation, from the late-night comics.

opinion

Doug Jones outside Bethal Baptist Church, Dec. 12, 2017, Birmingham , Ala.

Doug Jones won, but abortion is still perverting our politics on both sides
Republicans who vote pro-life no matter what hand free passes to undeserving candidates. And Democrats apparently would rather lose than compromise.

opinion

Men who have been accused of sexual misconduct.

A USA TODAY conversation with readers on sexual harassment
An expert take on the most common comments when discussing sexual harassment or assault in the workplace.

nation-now

End net neutrality. Federal meddling can't improve the Internet.
Trump's FCC chairman wants to return the Internet to those dark, authoritarian days when every website, app and online service we use was created.

opinion

Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore in Gallant, Ala., on Dec. 12, 2017.

Now that Roy Moore has lost, he can demand his day in court
The former Alabama Supreme Court judge should prove that he was not lying about his past.

opinion

President Trump being viewed in Pensacola on Dec. 8, 2017.

Will Trump's lows ever hit rock bottom?
A president who'd all but call a senator a whore is unfit to clean toilets in Obama's presidential library or to shine George W. Bush's shoes: Our view

opinion

Outside Kaktovik, Alaska, on Sept. 11, 2017.

Don't drill in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Facts show it makes no sense.
It's costly and impractical and goes against conservative conservation principles. Nor will it get the U.S. anywhere close to energy independence.

opinion

I'm a doctor and I want final GOP tax bill to repeal Obamacare's individual mandate
But Republicans need to stop trying to reverse the law's Medicaid expansion. It is flawed, but it has brought health care to millions.