politics

Fox News Poll: Race for Virginia governor remains tight

With the election just a day away, Democrat Ralph Northam holds a five-point edge over Republican Ed Gillespie in the close race to succeed Virginia’s Democratic governor, Terry McAuliffe. That’s according to a Fox News Poll of Virginia likely voters…

What should worry Democrats about Virginia

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Pence to visit Texas church shooting scene this week

Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen Pence, will travel to Texas on Wednesday to meet with those affected by Sunday's church shooting.  (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen…

Jeramey Anderson to run for U.S. House

A Democratic member of the Mississippi Legislature says he’s running for the U.S. House. Representative Jeramey Anderson of Moss Point said Friday he will seek his party’s nomination next year in South Mississippi’s Fourth Congressional District. Republican Steven Palazzo won…

Mississippi Senate special election

It is official: a former state senator from South Mississippi is now serving as a judge with the Mississippi Court of Appeals. Sean Tindell was sworn into his new position earlier today after resigning from his state Senate seat on…

Sick GOP members hurting party majority

Top Republicans coping with a razor-thin majority as they try pushing a partisan agenda through the Senate are running smack into another complication: the sheer age and health issues of some senators. On Monday, the office of ailing Senator Thad…

Senator Cochran postpones trip to Washington

A sickness is causing U.S. Senator Thad Cochran to postpone his trip to Washington D.C. Brad White, chief of staff to Senator Cochran, says the senator developed a urinary tract infection in a statement that says in part: “after a…

Jackson County mayors in nation’s capital

News 25 now has photos of the Jackson County municipal leaders who made a trip to the nation’s capital. Mayor Mario King of Moss Point tells News 25 he is having a wonderful experience networking with lawmakers in Washington, along…

Jackson County mayoral trip to the White House

Jackson County is home to two of the youngest mayors in the state of Mississippi, but that isn’t stopping them from being heard on a national level. News 25’s Tanner Stewart has more on their upcoming trip to the nation’s…

Mississippi Municipal League Conference

If you have ever thought about running for office, you might not want to miss the three day event going on in Biloxi. Twenty five hundred people from all over the state gathered at the Coast Coliseum in Biloxi for…

Lounging with Libertarians

The fifth annual Lounging with Libertarians was an event that aimed to bring together elected officials from every side of the political spectrum. Political party did not matter Saturday at the fifth annual Lounging with Libertarians. Elected officials from every…

Health care vote delayed

The Senate GOP health care vote is a no-go, at least for now. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell postponed a planned vote on the Republican health care bill until after the July 4th recess. Both moderate and more conservative Republicans…