Evening Edition: As Republicans scramble, Roy Moore denies sexual misconduct

The Fix: As Trump casts doubt, Romney puts pressure on other Republicans; Could Roy Moore actually lose?

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   As Republicans scramble, Roy Moore denies sexual misconduct The Senate candidate from Alabama denied any misconduct in a radio interview and said he never knew the woman who accused him of initiating sexual contact when she was 14 and he was 32, but he said he knew other women who spoke to The Post, which published the allegations Thursday. As other prominent Republicans called for their party to sever ties with Moore, the National Republican Senatorial Committee filed paperwork to end its fundraising agreement with him. By Michael Scherer and David Weigel  •  Read more » The Fix: As Trump casts doubt, Romney puts pressure on other Republicans Comments from the White House calling the accusations "a mere allegation" are in stark contrast to the previous Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, who tweeted that the GOP shouldn't bother with reasonable doubt and said Moore should drop out now. By Aaron Blake  •   Read more »   Politics • Analysis Could Roy Moore actually lose? Since the 1990s, both senators in Alabama have been Republican, and there was every reason to think that those two senators would continue to be Republicans into the indefinite future. Until Thursday. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Comedian Louis C.K. apologizes for sexual misconduct, says 'these stories are true' The lengthy statement comes a day after the New York Times published five women's allegations of sexual misconduct against Louis C.K. By Elahe Izadi  •   Read more »   As NFL reels, a rift between Jerry Jones and Roger Goodell exposes fissures in a battered league The Dallas Cowboys owner's opposition to extending the league commissioner's contract — including a threat to sue the league if an extension is granted — is viewed by several team owners as unwelcome at a difficult time for the league. By Kent Babb and Mark Maske  •   Read more »   Marine Corps drill instructor, accused of terrorizing Muslim recruits, sentenced to 10 years An eight-member jury issued its sentence a day after it found Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Felix guilty of maltreatment for the verbal and physical abuse of three Muslim men at the Marines' storied boot camp in Parris Island, S.C., including one recruit who died last year when he jumped 40 feet to his death after being slapped and hazed. By Rory Laverty  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Democrats want DHS nominee to return to Senate panel for more questioning The request comes after a report that the White House pressured the agency's acting director to expel thousands of Hondurans. By Nick Miroff  •   Read more »   'Mr. Pruitt is welcome to officially fire me': As EPA carries out controversial policy, a scientist balks Administrator Scott Pruitt's announcement of unprecedented restrictions on outside advisers is estimated by one group to have the effect of tripling the number of industry and consulting-firm scientists serving as advisers while cutting academic researchers nearly by half. By Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin  •   Read more »   The rise and fall of the Podestas, Washington's powerful political brothers Tony and John Podesta were the most powerful brother act in liberal politics since the Kennedys. But the past year has been brutal. By Roxanne Roberts  •   Read more »   U.S. Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman says she also was sexually abused by team doctor Raisman is the second member of the Fierce Five squad that won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics to say she was sexually abused. By Matt Bonesteel  •   Read more »   'Don't worry, it's over': Why this father hugged the man who helped kill his son The audience in a Kentucky courtroom watched transfixed as Abdul-Munim Sombat Jitmoud extended his forgiveness to the man complicit in the killing of his son. By Marwa Eltagouri  •   Read more »   A reader who isn't self-aware nearly leaves Carolyn speechless. Nearly. The advice columnist takes your questions about the strange train we call life. By Carolyn Hax  •   Read more »           Share Evening Edition:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Evening Edition or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071