CQ Roll Call
Appropriations Subcommittee Gavels Announced in Senate
By Jennifer Shutt
Sen. Richard C. Shelby, R-Ala., who was formally ratified as Appropriations Chairman for the 116th Congress on Wednesday, laid out who will wield subcommittee gavels for the next two years. They include himself...
Liberty Headlines
Pro-Life Sens. Urge HHS Dept. to Undo Obamacare’s Abortion Mandate
By Kaylee McGhee
A group of Republican senators submitted a letter to the Trump administration this week, encouraging the adoption of an Obamacare rules clarification that would ensure pro-life consumers don’t...
McComb Enterprise-Journal
Senate confirms Shepherd as U.S. Marshal
By Gopika Nair
Former Pike County Sheriff Mark Shepherd will serve as U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Mississippi, the U.S. Senate confirmed Wednesday evening.
President Donald Trump nominated Shepherd for the position in...
CQ Roll Call
Preliminary 116th Roster: Senate Rules and Administration
Last Modified: 12:00 AM, Thu Jan 03, 2019
CQ News
Following is a preliminary roster for the 116th Congress for the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, released by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Jan. 3...
CQ Roll Call
Preliminary 116th Roster: Senate Appropriations
CQ News
Following is a preliminary roster for the 116th Congress for the Senate Appropriations Committee, released by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Jan. 3 (Republicans) and by Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., on Dec...
Roll Call
Senators clash over abortion fee rule
By Sandhya Raman
Senate Democrats and Republicans at odds over a proposed rule that would change how individuals are billed for abortion coverage sent two competing letters to Health and Human Services this week.
The public comment period for the...
CQ Roll Call
Preliminary 116th Roster: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
CQ News
Following is a preliminary roster for the 116th Congress for the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, released by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Jan. 3 (Republicans) and by...
CQ Roll Call
Preliminary 116th Roster: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
CQ News
Following is a preliminary roster for the 116th Congress for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Jan. 3 (Republicans) and by Minority Leader...
CNN Politics
No other Congress has ever looked like this
By Clare Foran and Phil Mattingly
The 116th class of Congress broke barriers before its members even set foot in Washington.
One example: Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat who will be the first Somali-American member of Congress,...
WXXV-TV Gulfport
Funding and land acquired to help conservation
By WXXV Staff
The Gulf Coast is finally getting the relief they need to help restore critical ecosystems that were destroyed in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
In Jackson County more than 1,500 acres of essential coastal wildlife...
