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Sen. Doug Jones is the only Democratic Senator from the Deep South. He is running against Tommy Tuberville in Alabama. In December 2017 Jones narrowly won a special election to replace former Sen. Jeff Sessions. According to Business Insider Jones now faces much tougher odds against Tuberville. Tuberville is a former Auburn University football coach. He has earned President Donald Trump's endorsement. He easily defeated Sessions in a July runoff.
US President Donald Trump denies giving a "green light" to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to launch operations against Kurdish militants in Syria. Trump dismisses a question on the topic from a reporter at the White House as "deceptive" saying, "they've been wanting to do that for years." SOUNDBITE
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says President Trump has given the Treasury Department "significant new sanctions authorities that can be targeted at any person associated with the government of Turkey." SOUNDBITE
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tells supporters in Colorado Springs, Colorado he vows to get "tough and smart and vigilant" after learning of an explosion in Manhattan that left at least 25 injured. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
"I think he's friend. Are you friend or foe?" Republican presumptive candidate Donald Trump asks a Turkish man in Colorado, before saying Turkey should be fighting ISIS. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).