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Earlier today

AG Fitch Announces Recommendations of the Mississippi Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council (December 5, 2025) Attorney General of Mississippi (Press Release)00:12

In the last 7 days

Special election runoffs: Voters choose new Mississippi senators Mississippi Today00:11 4-Dec-25

Supreme Court weighs Mississippi preacher’s argument on civil rights The Washington Post21:30 3-Dec-25

Immigration crackdown to bring 250 agents to New Orleans and Mississippi Scripps News22:21 1-Dec-25

Wicker and other lawmakers want congressional review of Trump’s military strikes on boats Mississippi Today12:07 1-Dec-25

In the last month

Why a private medical contractor has fallen under scrutiny for how it treats prisoners in Mississippi Mississippi Today15:01 26-Nov-25

Early education advocate Cathy Grace outlines dire issues facing child care in Mississippi Mississippi Today16:03 24-Nov-25

Trump Launching 'Swamp Sweep' Immigration Operation in New Orleans NewsMax18:44 21-Nov-25

As ICE readies ‘Swamp Sweep,’ Mississippi pledges to aid — not block — federal crackdown Fox News15:30 21-Nov-25

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves Speaks at Freedom and Progress Conference C-Span (Video)13:00 21-Nov-25

A mail-in ballot case in front of the Supreme Court Is making Democrats nervous Mississippi Today12:00 21-Nov-25

Trump’s Mississippi nominations advance in Congress after political delay Mississippi Today19:28 20-Nov-25

US to send 250 border agents to Louisiana, Mississippi next month, AP reports Investing.com13:06 20-Nov-25

Under new EPA rule, protections would dry up for wetlands across the U.S. The Gazette23:59 19-Nov-25

DHS plans to deploy 250 border agents to Louisiana and southwest Mississippi in immigration sweep, AP sources say Mississippi Today22:45 19-Nov-25

Mississippi State Department of Health celebrates Rural Health Day KNOE21:58 19-Nov-25

Push to Recognize Lumbee Tribe Stalls Trump Judges, Prosecutors in Mississippi Mississippi Free Press18:40 19-Nov-25

DHS launching massive immigration operation in Louisiana, Mississippi: 'Swamp Sweep' Fox News03:51 19-Nov-25

Jackson Housing Task Force to present recommendations to mayor next month WLBT23:59 18-Nov-25

Gov. Tate Reeves elected vice chair of Republican Governors Association Mississippi Today22:50 18-Nov-25

Gov. Tate Reeves withholds details of anticipated $500 million rural health plan as other states go public Mississippi Today21:29 18-Nov-25

Some Delta, Jackson-area voters will decide runoff elections on Dec. 2 Mississippi Today15:11 18-Nov-25

Mayor Toby Barker and restaurateur Robert St. John named 2025 Hub Award recipients WDAM04:44 18-Nov-25

Senate Elections Chair England on early voting, late counting, ballot initiative Mississippi Today12:02 17-Nov-25

In a Mississippi Jail, Inmates Became Weapons Mother Jones08:03 15-Nov-25

The GOP Attack on Mail-Ballot Grace Periods Is Also an Attack on Early Voting Democracy Docket15:54 14-Nov-25

Mississippi Coast YMCA names former Gulfport mayor for Blossman Humanitarian Award WLOX04:52 14-Nov-25

Mississippi issues remaining SNAP benefits after Trump, Congress end federal shutdown Mississippi Today23:52 13-Nov-25

NAACP, Republican and Democrat leaders react to break in Senate supermajority WDAM02:59 13-Nov-25

Trump’s judicial nominees hit major snag courtesy of this Senate Republican The Raw Story21:03 12-Nov-25

Dear New York: A Love Letter From Jackson, Mississippi The Nation18:36 12-Nov-25

GOP Senator Blocks Trump Judge Picks to Get Tribe Recognized Bloomberg Law17:51 12-Nov-25

Sen. Thom Tillis Is Blocking Mississippi Judicial Nominees NOTUS14:55 12-Nov-25

North Carolina Sen. Tillis blocking Trump’s Mississippi nominees Mississippi Today11:02 12-Nov-25

DiGenova to Newsmax: 'No Controls' Over Mail-In Voting NewsMax00:10 12-Nov-25

Trump’s Biggest Voting Bugaboo Reached the Supreme Court. Should We Be Worried? Slate18:49 11-Nov-25

Mississippi begins issuing partial SNAP benefits amid federal government shutdown Mississippi Today00:04 11-Nov-25

Supreme Court to hear major challenge to mail-in ballot laws Boston Globe23:38 10-Nov-25

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Mississippi mail-in ballots case Mississippi Today17:28 10-Nov-25

Supreme Court to hear Republican bid to limit counting of mail-in ballots Pittsburgh Tribune-Review17:14 10-Nov-25

Supreme Court will hear case on post-Election Day ballot counting Roll Call16:18 10-Nov-25

U.S. Supreme Court Accepts Mississippi Case on Whether an 1872 Federal Law Really Means All Ballots Must Arrive by… Ballot Access News (Weblog)15:30 10-Nov-25

Did Mississippi see a ripple from Tuesday’s blue wave? Mississippi Today12:02 10-Nov-25

A tool tracking billion-dollar disasters is active again after being retired by Trump administration Mississippi Today12:08 8-Nov-25

The Deputies Who Tortured a Mississippi County Mother Jones08:11 8-Nov-25

Trump nominees for Mississippi held up in Senate Mississippi Today16:37 7-Nov-25

Votes on Trump Judge Picks Delayed by Rift Between GOP Senators Bloomberg Law16:13 7-Nov-25

Trump administration’s effort to cut federal funds could have dire impact on Mississippi libraries Mississippi Today14:55 7-Nov-25

After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, young conservatives work to carry on his message PBS Online23:55 6-Nov-25

Lawmakers explore cash assistance for new moms, no strings attached Mississippi Today23:05 6-Nov-25

Votes on Trump Mississippi Judicial Picks Delayed Once More Bloomberg Law15:51 6-Nov-25

Democrat Justin Crosby Flips Mississippi House Seat, Ousts Republican Incumbent Mississippi Free Press00:16 6-Nov-25

DeSoto County special election flips Senate seat, ends Republican supermajority Action 5 News23:51 5-Nov-25

Mississippi Democrats appear to break Republican supermajority in state Senate MailOnline21:14 5-Nov-25

Republican Lose Supermajority in Mississippi Political Wire20:03 5-Nov-25

Mississippi Special Election Results: Democrats Flip 3 Legislative Seats Mississippi Free Press19:00 5-Nov-25

After 13 years, Democrats break Republicans’ supermajority in the Mississippi Senate Action 5 News18:38 5-Nov-25

Ocean Springs coughs up hundreds of thousands collected from uninsured motorists Mississippi Today17:53 5-Nov-25

The Most Important Elections Last Night Weren’t in New York or New Jersey Esquire17:38 5-Nov-25

Democrats end GOP two-thirds supermajority in Mississippi Senate. What does that mean? Mississippi Today17:33 5-Nov-25

Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Supermajority in State Senate Democrats.org17:10 5-Nov-25

Democrats break Republican supermajority in Mississippi senate WDAM17:09 5-Nov-25

‘Losing that is terrible.’ Federal budget cuts lead to the shut down of a UMMC opioid addiction treatment project Mississippi Today15:10 5-Nov-25

Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats Mississippi Free Press07:28 5-Nov-25

Democrat Theresa Gillespie Isom Flips GOP-Held Mississippi Senate Seat in North Mississippi Mississippi Free Press05:05 5-Nov-25

Mayor Percy Bland announces the launch of Youth Council WTOK03:35 5-Nov-25

Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Forrest County Mississippi Free Press03:23 5-Nov-25

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Latest politics news in Mississippi including updates on local, state and federal legislature, abortion law, ballot initiatives, social policy, and more.

Mississippi is considered a red state. In the federal government, Mississippi is represented by two U.S. Senators and four U.S. Representatives. Both Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker are Republican. Of the four Representatives, three are Republican and one is a Democrat. Mississippi also has a Republican governor, Tate Reeves, who was reelected in 2023. The state legislature is also controlled by the Republicans, who have majorities in both chambers.

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