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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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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 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 issued a statement early Thursday acknowledging his term in office is coming to a close just minutes after Congress certified his loss to Biden.
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.
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…
(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…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi voters are choosing Democratic and Republican nominees for federal offices. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Voters in the primaries must show government-issued photo IDs.…
This year, Congressman Steven Palazzo will face at least three challengers in the March 10th primary as he seeks re-election this year. One of them is current Biloxi City Councilman Robert Deming. The other two contenders in this race are…