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Politics Nov 28
Divisive race in Mississippi ends with win for GOP Sen. Hyde-SmithRepublican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith returns to Washington as a solidly loyal supporter of President Donald Trump after he stumped for her in a divisive Mississippi runoff shaped by her video-recorded remark about "public hanging."…
Politics Nov 27
Mississippi voters go to the polls in last Senate race of 2018 midtermsHistory will be made either way: Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, 59, would be the first woman ever elected to Congress from Mississippi, and Democrat Mike Espy, 64, would be the state's first African-American U.S. senator since Reconstruction.
Politics Nov 26
Mississippi senator banks on boost from Trump ralliesThe final chapter of the 2018 midterms is nearing a close in Mississippi, where the prevalent themes of President Donald Trump and race have combined for a much closer contest than anyone expected in one of the country's most deeply…
Politics Nov 20
Walmart requests campaign refund from Sen. Hyde-Smith after ‘hanging’ remarkThe rebuke from Walmart came hours before Hyde-Smith was set to appear Tuesday night for her only debate against Democrat Mike Espy, a former congressman and former U.S. agriculture secretary who is seeking to become the state's first African-American senator…
Politics Nov 12
‘Public hanging’ remark by Mississippi’s Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith draws rebuke ahead of runoffHyde-Smith, who faces a black Democratic challenger in a Nov. 27 runoff, was recorded on video praising someone by saying: "If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be on the front row." Mississippi has a bitter history of…
Politics Jun 05
Sen. Wicker wins GOP nomination in Mississippi primarySen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi easily won a Republican primary Tuesday, months after being endorsed by President Donald Trump and the same day Trump tweeted that the legislator "has my total support!"…
Politics Nov 27
Justices reject appeal over Confederate emblem on Mississippi flagThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from an African-American attorney who called the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag “an official endorsement of white supremacy.”…
Politics Jul 04
Mississippi’s black community seeks Cochran’s help after runoff winJACKSON, Miss. — After black voters helped Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran survive an intense Republican primary runoff against an insurgent conservative challenger, some civil rights leaders in the South want him to repay the favor. Their request? Cochran should lead…
Politics Jun 27
Questions surround death of tea party officialRIDGELAND, Miss. — A tea party official charged with conspiring to take photos of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran's wife inside a nursing home apparently committed suicide Friday, police said, days after Cochran won a nasty Republican primary.
Politics Jun 25
Thad Cochran wins Miss. runoff; edges tea party challengerIn a remarkable political turnaround, six-term Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi edged out tea party-backed challenger Chris McDaniel Tuesday night in a bruising, costly Republican runoff that pitted Washington clout against insistence on conservative purity.
