Thompson Calls for Impeachment! Trump says “The Case is Closed”!

News Mississippi

Thompson Calls for Impeachment! Trump says “The Case is Closed”!

By Andi Davis

Special Counsel Robert Mueller spoke Wednesday, nearly 70 days since turning over his Russia report to the Attorney General. Muller said that his report speaks for itself and he does not intend to...

Sens. Menendez, Cassidy seek flood insurance reforms

Financial Regulation News

Sens. Menendez, Cassidy seek flood insurance reforms

By Douglas Clark

A bipartisan group of legislators recently supported an effort favoring long-term, comprehensive reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Bill Cassidy (R...

Senator honors ailing vet with sterling service

Laurel Leader-Call

Senator honors ailing vet with sterling service

From staff reports

An ailing World War II veteran and POW from Myrick was honored by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Friday, just before the beginning of the Memorial Day weekend.

Tom O’Loughlin, 94, was a prisoner of war for more than...

Analysis: Politics of water policy flows across party lines

Associated Press

Analysis: Politics of water policy flows across party lines

By Emily Wagster Pettus

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Political discussions about water policy in Mississippi have long focused on concerns about how to control flooding and let people earn a living without creating...

U.S. Senate passes bill to fight robocalls

News Mississippi

U.S. Senate passes bill to fight robocalls

By Steven Gagliano

A bill aiming to crack down on robocalls is one step closer to becoming law. 

With the support of Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, the TRACED Act has passed through the U.S. Senate. 

According to the...

25 GOP Senators Urge That Spending Bills Protect Pro-Life Measures

The Epoch Times

25 GOP Senators Urge That Spending Bills Protect Pro-Life Measures

By Mark Tapscott

Twenty-five Republican members of the Senate urged Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) on May 23 to preserve “all long-standing pro-life and religious freedom protections in...

Josh Gottheimer touts increase in federal grants to NJ towns

North Jersey Record

Josh Gottheimer touts increase in federal grants to NJ towns

By Terrence Mcdonald

Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer is touting his office’s efforts to win more federal grants for New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District, saying in Oradell on Monday that the district received 35%...

USDA Rural Development grant awarded to 11 Mississippi communities

WCBI-TV Columbus

USDA Rural Development grant awarded to 11 Mississippi communities

By Sydney Franklin 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRESS RELEASE) – Eleven Mississippi communities were awarded money for community projects through a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant.

Senator Roger Wicker and Senator...