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…
Two of Mississippi's top-ranking politicians are speaking out, condemning the United States House of Representatives’s impeachment of President Donald Trump. In response, Mississippi U.S. Congressman Steven Palazzo issued this statement, saying in part: “…[the] vote proves democrats don't trust the…
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker stepped up to the plate today to dispute concerns over the military housing system at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi. Wicker, who is a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, asked the Secretary…
Two-hundred and thirty-two years ago tomorrow, we celebrate the birth of our government. Ahead of Constitution Day, one Mississippi senator decided to educate some local high school students on the importance of government. Having the attention of a room full…
The Coast Transit Authority is heading in a good direction thanks to a federal grant just announced and secured by Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, and Congressman Steven Palazzo. The CTA will be given $744,000 dollars to help support…
Today, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith recommended the confirmation of U.S. District Court Judge Sul Ozerden of Gulfport to serve on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the fifth circuit. Wicker and Hyde-Smith introduced Ozerden at a…
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker was sworn into the United States Senate for another six-year term today. Vice President Mike Pence administered the Oath of Office on the Senate floor. Wicker has represented Mississippi in the United States Senate since December…
It is official: Wicker will be in the Senate seat for Mississippi for another six years and the special election is heading into a run-off. News 25’s Gabby Easterwood was in Jackson last night where Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker…
Mississippi Republican Senator Roger Wicker has confirmed his vote for Judge Kavanaugh. News 25 spoke with him on the phone. Here’s what he had to say: “I don't think we're well served with judges who like to make up constitutional…
Richard Boyanton faced off against incumbent Roger Wicker for the Republican nomination in the U.S. Senate. Senator Wicker defeated Boyanton and will go on to run for re-election for his second full term. News 25 spoke with Senator Wicker today…
As votes are pouring in across the state in today’s elections, we had the chance to speak to one familiar candidate in the Senate primary. Senator Roger Wicker in Washington, D.C. gives us his thoughts on today’s election as he…
Republican Senator Roger Wicker expressed concern over railroad safety today during a hearing in the nation’s capital. The hearing comes in the wake of recent high profile rail incidents in three different states that the National Transportation Safety Board has…
Senator Roger Wicker released a statement today after McDaniel’s announcement. That statement said, “Gayle and I are looking forward to this campaign and sharing my record of successfully fighting to reduce job-killing regulations, confirm conservative judges, enact historic tax cuts,…
Today in Washington, D.C., U.S. Senator Roger Wicker met with Biloxi Chief of Police John Miller and Assistant Chief of Police Michael Wills to discuss the local impacts of regional information sharing systems. Wicker has been a strong proponent of…
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker is starting the Christmas holiday by putting Gulfport High School on the map. Unique ornaments created by students from Gulfport High School were added to the tree in his Washington, D.C. office to add a special…
As Confederate statues continue to come down all over the country, Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker says the monuments in Mississippi should stay. Senator Wicker was the guest speaker at the Biloxi Business Men’s meeting at Mary Mahoney’s today. After giving…
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant is condemning the “extremist ideals of neo-Nazism or white supremacy” after the weekend of violence in Virginia. Bryant says that public safety officials are ready to protect Mississippi from that type of “cowardly terrorism. “ Mississippi…
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker says congress is determined to make our country’s health care system better by replacing the ObamaCare program that he says is ‘crashing and burning.’ He says congress is working on a plan that lowers premiums and…
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker stopped by the Harrison County Republican Club Meeting in Gulfport today, updating members on what congress is doing up in Washington D.C. As chairman of the Seapower Subcommittee, Senator Wicker said he’s excited to preside over…
Mississippi’s U.S. senators, Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, are taking a stand for American shrimpers and seafood markets. The senators have reached out to the International Trade Commission about extending anti-dumping duties that limit the amount of frozen seafood sent…
Today two U.S. senators, Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, have asked the International Trade Commission to extend anti-dumping regulations that currently assist local shrimpers and seafood markets in staying competitive against foreign seafood imports. News 25’s Hank Davis has more.
Angry voters are tired of not being able to get in touch with their elected representatives. Now they’re taking actions into their own hands. Frustrations are boiling over in the fourth congressional district of Mississippi where constituents say that they’ve…
Tonight at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park campus, constituents have planned a town hall meeting for Mississippi’s fourth congressional district. Representative Steven Palazzo and Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker have been invited to attend the Q&A forum…