At the same time, Jones said people should not "expect me to vote solidly for Republicans or Democrats." Jones' election will cut the Republicans' Senate majority to 51-49, when he takes office in early January. Jones defeated Moore, by 20,000 votes, or 1.5 percent, to become the first Democrat elected to represent Alabama in the Senate in a quarter-century. On the one hand, Jones said that he doesn't think Trump should resign over sexual misconduct claims, as some Democrats are calling for. But siding with congressional Democrats, Jones made clear he wants to help devise safeguards for immigrants brought to the country illegally as children, but without funding for a border wall.

Source: ABC News December 17, 2017 18:53 UTC