Catching up with Representative Mike Ezell
The U.S Military has shot down a spy balloon and three UFOs since February 4th and Congressman Mike Ezell thinks the Biden Administration should share more information on the situation…
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Rep. Mike Ezell discusses committee assignments
Now that we know Congressman Mike Ezell has been appointed to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Homeland Security, we wanted to talk with him about what that could mean…
Congressmen-elect Ezell pledges support to McCarthy for House Speaker
Mike Ezell, who was elected to the Fourth Congressional District in Mississippi, is still waiting to be sworn into office. The Congressman-elect -- along with others elected in November -- cannot be sworn in until a House Speaker is elected.…
Jackson County appoints Ledbetter interim sheriff
Jackson County Supervisors on Monday appointed Chief Deputy John Ledbetter the interim sheriff. Ledbetter will finish the term of Mike Ezell, who resigned after being elected to the Fourth Congressional District in Congress. He will be sworn in today in…
Trump’s tax returns released after long fight with Congress
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JILL COLVIN Democrats in Congress released six years’ worth of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns on Friday, the culmination of a yearslong effort to learn about the finances of a onetime business mogul who…
Pelosi to step aside from Dem leadership, remain in Congress
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will not seek a leadership role in the new Congress. Pelosi’s decision Thursday comes after Democrats lost the House majority to Republicans in the midterm…
Ezell captures District 4 congressional race
Republican Mike Ezell will succeed Steven Palazzo as the District 4 Representative for Mississippi in the U.S. Congress. The Associated Press called the election at 9:20 p.m. With 97% of the…
AP source: Funding bill includes disaster aid for Jackson water crisis
By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $12 billion in Ukraine-related aid will be included as part of stopgap spending bill that would fund the federal government into mid-December, a person familiar with the legislation said Monday. The funding…
Congress honors WWII hero of Iwo Jima with ultimate salute
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress gave its ultimate final salute Thursday to Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, a 5-foot-6 “force of nature’” in the battle of Iwo Jima and the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II. Seventy-seven years…
Palazzo, Ezell vying for GOP nod for Fourth District seat
Polls are open for today's Republican primary election runoff for Mississippi's Fourth Congressional District. Incumbent Steven Palazzo is on the ballot alongside Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell. Earlier this month, Palazzo received just under 32 percent of the vote, compared…
Congress sends landmark gun violence compromise to Biden
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades on Friday, a measured compromise that at once illustrates progress on the long-intractable issue and the deep-seated…
Steven Palazzo issues a debate challenge to Mike Ezell
Congressman Steven Palazzo has issued a debate to Sheriff Ezell as the two will face each other in the Republican runoff election later this month. Palazzo released a statement saying “I challenge Mike Ezell to a debate to be held…
Two Mississippi congressional incumbents win party primaries
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two incumbent congressmen in Mississippi won party primaries Tuesday. Another, 4th District Republican Steven Palazzo, advanced to a June 28 runoff. 1ST DISTRICT Republican Rep. Trent Kelly defeated Mark D. Strauss in north…
Zelenskyy tells US Congress, ‘We need you right now’
By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cited Pearl Harbor and the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 on Wednesday as he appealed to the U.S. Congress to do more to help Ukraine’s fight against Russia. Livestreamed…
District 4 Candidates for June 7th Primary
Rep. Steven Palazzo is running for his seventh term in Congress against a crowded field of 10 challengers in District 4. Today was the candidate qualifying deadline. The primary…
Mississippi Senate OKs revisions to 4 US House districts
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate on Wednesday passed a plan to redraw the state’s four congressional districts, sending it to Gov. Tate Reeves for his expected approval. The NAACP or other opponents could…
Mike Ezell’s Campaign for Congress Tour begins Monday
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell is launching his campaign tour for his bid to become South Mississippi’s next congressman. Starting Monday, he’ll spend the next three weeks visiting…
Biden marks year since attack: ‘I will stand in this breach’
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered what he declared was the “God’s truth” marking the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, the violent attack by Donald Trump’s supporters that has…
State Sen. Brice Wiggins announces run for Congress in Fourth Congressional District
State Senator Brice Wiggins (R-Pascagoula) on Monday has announced his campaign for Congress in Mississippi’s Fourth Congressional District. The primary is set for June 7. The general election is Nov. 8, 2022. A former prosecutor and current Chairman of the…
House passes Palazzo bill to rename post office after Biloxi officer Robert McKeithen
Congressman Steven Palazzo spoke on the floor of the United States House of Representatives to honor the life of fallen Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen. Palazzo introduced a bill, H.R.…
Senate leaders announce agreement to extend government's borrowing authority
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate leaders have announced an agreement to extend the government’s borrowing authority into December, temporarily averting an unprecedented default that experts say would have decimated the economy. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made the announcement as he…
Congress passes bill to avert partial government shutdown
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - With only hours to spare, Congress passed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to…
Mississippi man arrested on assault on law enforcement charge during Jan. 6 capitol breach
A Mississippi man was arrested Tuesday for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes…
Biden to pitch sweeping ‘family plan’ in speech to Congress
The address begins at 9 P.M. EDT.