Politics Nov 12 ‘Public hanging’ remark by Mississippi’s Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith draws rebuke ahead of runoff Hyde-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 primary Sen. 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 flag The 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 win JACKSON, 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 official RIDGELAND, 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 challenger In 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.