Photo of a doctor, fireman, and policeman

Senator Hyde-Smith has great respect and admiration for the law enforcement and first responder personnel who dedicate their lives to protecting the public.  As a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, she will continue to support programs and policies that enable these public servants to do their jobs more effectively.


Three area hospitals to receive part of $24.75M federal grant

Laurel Leader-Call

Three area hospitals to receive part of $24.75M federal grant

From staff reports
 
Three area rural hospitals were among 20 statewide that will receive federal grant funding through a program created to help them sustain their workforces and continue to provide care, Sen. Cindy...

Exclusive: Trump Gains Fifth Circuit Seat as Bush Appointee Steps Back

Bloomberg Law

Exclusive: Trump Gains Fifth Circuit Seat as Bush Appointee Steps Back

By Jacqueline Thomsen, Reporter

President Donald Trump will have another opportunity to appoint a judge to the influential US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Judge Leslie Southwick, who was appointed to...

Mississippi attorney nominated to serve on federal appeals court

SuperTalk Mississippi News

Mississippi attorney nominated to serve on federal appeals court

By Caleb Salers

A Mississippi attorney and partner at a law firm with multiple locations in the state has been nominated to a federal appeals court judgeship.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday...

Federal judge shares impact of the U.S. Constitution with DAR

Monroe Journal

Federal judge shares impact of the U.S. Constitution with DAR

By Ray Van Dusen, Monroe Journal

ABERDEEN – Following the prior week’s celebration of Constitution Day, the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Tombigbee chapter hosted U.S. District Court Senior Judge Sharion Aycock...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES SENATE PASSAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN AVIATION BILL, LOOKS TO GET MEASURE ENACTED

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES SENATE PASSAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN AVIATION BILL, LOOKS TO GET MEASURE ENACTED

Senate and House Have Passed Similar Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Mental Health Care for Pilots & Air Traffic Controllers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today praised Senate approval of legislation she cosponsored to reduce bureaucratic delays and overregulation in how...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CHAMPION TODD BUTLER NOMINATION

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CHAMPION TODD BUTLER NOMINATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised President Trump’s nomination of G. Todd Butler of Mississippi to serve as judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  Wicker and Hyde-Smith committed to working toward his confirmation.  Mr. Butler would succeed Judge Leslie H. Southwick, who has elected to take senior status.

“Todd Butler is an excellent pick for the federal...

COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE SYSTEM

COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE SYSTEM

Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 203
(Senate - December 4, 2025) PDF

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise to call attention to a 
critical safety issue that affects every American who travels our roads 
and highways.

  Across the country, we are seeing a...

WINTER STORM FERN (Executive Calendar)

WINTER STORM FERN (Executive Calendar)

Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 25
(Senate - February 4, 2026) PDF

  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sheehy). The other distinguished Senator 
from Mississippi.

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I join my colleague Senator Roger 
Wicker to draw the attention...