The contest pitted former Alabama senator and Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions against Rep. Bradley Byrne and political newcomer Tommy Tuberville, a former Auburn University football coach.
U.S. health officials leading the coronavirus response were grilled Tuesday in a hearing on the outbreak held by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
Former Vice President Joe Biden came into Tuesday's contest in the state with a commanding lead in the polls over Sen. Bernie Sanders and other rivals.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers Tuesday that he supported the Federal Reserve's decision to cut rates in a bid to support the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Democratic megadonor Marc Lasry downplayed concerns about Joe Biden's fundraising abilities on Tuesday, arguing this week was critical to the former vice president's ability to stay in the primary.
The lawsuit against The Washington Post came a week after President Donald Trump's campaign sued The New York Times for defamation in connection with an op-ed entited "The Real Trump-Russia Quid Pro Quo."
The Trump administration on Monday said it is imposing a cap on "the number of Chinese citizens permitted to work" for China's major state-run media companies "at any given time."
Controversy over Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state may have helped doom her 2016 race for the White House against Donald Trump.
The coronavirus — which has already killed at least 3,040 people and infected roughly 89,100 — is emanating from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, the largest of all geographic combatant commands.