Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford at rally
President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the Landers Center Arena, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, in Southaven, Miss. SOUTHAVEN, Miss.
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News 11 Mins Ago The Latest: Trump urges Gop voters to come out in midterms
President Donald Trump says Democrats have been trying to destroy Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh since the very second he was nominated. At a Tuesday night political rally in Southaven, Mississippi, Trump mocked Democrats who have been critical of Kavanaugh.
Challenger won’t debate unless Mississippi US senator does
A Democrat in a special U.S. Senate election in Mississippi says he won't take part in debates unless Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith also participates.
GOP Senate candidate tells African-Americans: Stop ‘begging for federal government scraps’
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Chris McDaniel was booed by a live MSNBC audience on Friday after he said African-American from his home state of Mississippi should stop "begging for federal government scraps." McDaniel and other Senate candidates were interviewed on the "Morning Joe" show during its live broadcast at the University of Mississippi.
Mississippi Trump rally canceled as storm nears East Coast Source: AP
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Rogue billionaires are giving the GOP and Democrats a migraine
Republican Richard Uihlein and Democrat Tom Steyer have poured tens of millions of dollars into the 2018 campaign. And their political parties are irritated about it.
Bill Crawford – Electing champions for military assets important to mississippi
"The defense authorization act is one of the most consequential bills that Congress considers each year," wrote Sen. Roger Wicker in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.
Hancock supers fear being ‘railroaded’ into $1M dollar investment in Amtrak service
John R. Smith, chairman of Transportation for America, on Monday spoke to the Hancock County Board of Supervisors about Gov. Phil Bryant's recent request for matching funds from the three coastal counties for restoring passenger rail service to the Gulf Coast. Smith said that he provides policy advice to the Southern Rail Commission, which was created by Congress to support freight and passenger rail issues in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Trump should closely watch gas prices a ” voters do
On the day Donald Trump was elected, a 20-gallon tank of gas cost a Mississippi driver $36. Today, The American Automobile Associations says that same 20 gallons costs $52.
District 3 candidates from diverse backgrounds
A diverse field of candidates, ranging from Jackson-area-professionals, to small town business owners to east Mississippi chicken farmers, are vying for the 3rd District U.S. House seat.
Mississippi River tributary deemed ‘most endangered’ river
An environmental organization identified on Tuesday a tributary of the Mississippi River as the nation's most endangered river of 2018 as a decades-old flood drainage plan has reincarnated. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to curb flooding in Mississippi's delta region threatens the Big Sunflower River and 200,000 acres of surrounding wetlands, American Rivers said.
Congress returns to tense atmosphere
The Republican majority in Congress was on a glide path to the midterms, having passed tax cuts into law and backed off budget battles with a year-end funding package. But President Donald Trump was not impressed.
Cindy Hyde-Smith swearing in gives US Senate historic number of women
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith was sworn in as the first female senator from Mississippi on Monday, bringing a record number of 23 women serving in the U.S. Senate. Sen. Roger Wicker, her GOP colleague from Mississippi, escorted her to the front of the Senate chamber so Vice President Mike Pence could swear her into office.
Espy makes his case for Senate seat via his web page
Mike Espy, the first person to announce intentions to run for the United States Senate seat left vacant by Thad Cochran's retirement, has unveiled his campaign website.
Cochran’s Scheduler Opened His First Office and Will Close His Last
Scheduler Doris Wagley is clearing out the Dirksen Building office of her longtime boss, Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran', who resigned April 1. Few people could claim seniority over former Sen. Thad Cochran . Doris Wagley, who was his scheduler since before he was sworn in to the House in 1973, is one of them. "I showed up at 9 o'clock.
Stephanie Grace: Retiring Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran was there was Louisiana needed him
In this Jan. 21, 2018, photo, lights shine inside the U.S. Capitol Building as night falls in Washington. President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address Tuesday night but, as always, lawmakers are angling to steal part of the spotlight.
Charlie Mitchell: 2018 lawmaking season coasts toward a ho-hum close
No spark. Another session fizzles toward adjournment. No great ideas. No bold initiatives.
Officials: Woman to fill Senate vacancy in Mississippi
In this July 27, 2017, file photo Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith speaks at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss. The state's governor will appoint Hyde-Smith as Mississippi's first female member of Congress to fill the Senate vacancy that will soon be created when Sen. Thad Cochran retires, three state Republicans told The Associated Press on Tuesday, March 20, 2018.
US Senate appointee in Mississippi pledges to support Trump
In this July 27, 2017, file photo Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith speaks at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss. The state's governor will appoint Hyde-Smith as Mississippi's first female member of Congress to fill the Senate vacancy that will soon be created when Sen. Thad Cochran retires, three state Republicans told The Associated Press on Tuesday, March 20, 2018.
Mississippi lawmaker who nearly defeated U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran says…
Mississippi lawmaker who nearly defeated U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran says he'll run for the retiring senator's seat.