Opinion
What if Mississippi could skip party primaries by allowing state lawmakers to pick candidates?
Two failed bills proposing eliminating party primaries for U.S. Senate elections in Tennessee would have given the power ... Read more
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Cindy Hyde-Smith is about to become Mississippi’s first female U.S. senator
Cindy Hyde-Smith will become Mississippi’s first female U.S. senator Wednesday. Read more
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Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran isn’t just leaving Washington. He’s also leaving behind Jefferson Davis’s old desk
Sen. Thad Cochran's Senate Chamber desk once belonged to Jefferson Davis, who resigned in 1861 after Mississippi seceded ... Read more
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Could a Democrat win in Mississippi in 2018? What the nation is saying about Thad Cochran’s resignation
Mississippi was already poised for an eventful election year, but the impending retirement of longtime U.S. Senator Thad ... Read more
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Sen. Thad Cochran will resign April 1 due to health problems
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran is resigning April 1 due to "health problems," according to the Associated Press. Read more
Politics
Thad Cochran says Roy Moore should drop out of Senate race; Roger Wicker and Chris McDaniel question accusers
Should Roy Moore drop out of the race amid sexual assault allegations? Sen. Thad Cochran thinks so. Read more