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…
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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.
Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is preparing to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors. Administration officials say the order will provide a pay bump…
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell expected to announce run for Congress
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell plans to announce plans to challenge Rep. Steven Palazzo for the 4th District congressional seat next year. Ezell, a Republican, will join Carl Boyanton as the only other declared candidate in the race. Palazzo has…
Trump says his term is ending, transition will be orderly
Trump issued a statement early Thursday acknowledging his term in office is coming to a close just minutes after Congress certified his loss to Biden.
Budget deficit to hit record $3.3T due to virus, recession
The federal budget deficit is projected to hit a record $3.3 trillion due to COVID-19 costs and the recession. That’s more than triple the 2019 shortfall.
Mississippi to receive $21.3M to help with fisheries disaster
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Representative Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., today announced that $21,311,804 in federal fishery disaster relief funds has been allocated for Mississippi. The U.S. Department of Commerce aid is being distributed in response to a prolonged period…
New Orleans to Mobile passenger rail restoration effort receives $5.45 million federal grant
(WXXV) — Passenger rail restoration efforts along the Gulf Coast received a $5.45 million grant through the Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program. The announcement was made Sunday night by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and…