INTERVIEW – AL WEAVER – political reporter for the Washington Examiner – discussed Congress news: Corker, Alabama primary, tax reform and health care.
- CORKER: Republican Sen. Bob Corker Announces He Won’t Run For Re-Election
- Robert Costa @costareports 13h13 hours ago: Top GOP source tells me to keep an eye on @MarshaBlackburn as a potential Senate candidate since Corker is retiring
- ‘Your move, Clay Travis’! GOP Sen. Bob Corker won’t seek re-election next year (Twitchy)
- Charlie Spiering @charliespiering: Your move @ClayTravis
- Allahpundit @allahpundit: CLAY TRAVIS’S PATH TO THE SENATE IS CLEAR
- Fox Sports analyst Clay Travis @ClayTravis 16h16 hours ago: Bob Corker is not running for reelection to the Senate. Meaning your next Tennessee senator will be this guy
- Alabama Republican Senate primary: Roy Moore defeats Trump-backed Luther Strange. Socially conservative former Alabama chief justice, one of the most controversial US politicians, was removed from state supreme court post twice The former Alabama judge Roy Moore, one of the most controversial figures in Republican politics, is on course to become a US senator – in spite of opposition from Donald Trump. With 95% of the vote in on Tuesday night, Moore, the former chief justice of the Alabama supreme court was ahead of appointed incumbent Luther Strange by 55% to 45% in the Republican Senate runoff.