"Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama," Trump tweeted. That's because, pursuant to standing Senate parliamentary rules, Jones cannot be seated in the Senate until Alabama's secretary of state certifies the election results. In all likelihood, though, the effect of Jones' victory will likely be felt more strongly in other areas of Trump's agenda. Still, even with Jones in the Senate, Trump and Senate Republicans have the votes, and the vacancies, to shape the federal bench for generations. But Jones' arrival to the Senate may impact the upcoming votes on some of Trump's embattled judicial nominees.

Source: Fox News December 13, 2017 08:12 UTC