Tag: Mississippi

Kami Bullock, left, and Barbara Beavers, both anti-abortion supporters, stand with their signs outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic in Jackson, Miss., and attempt to elicit support from passing drivers, Thursday, March 8, 2018. The facility is currently Mississippi's only abortion clinic. Abortion law experts say House Bill 1510, which passed the Mississippi House on Thursday and the Senate on Tuesday, and would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, could be the nation's most restrictive if signed into law.

Mississippi bans abortion after 15 weeks

Kimberly Leonard · March 19, 2018 9:25 pm

Mississippi Is Now in Play for Democrats

David Byler · March 15, 2018 10:10 am

Chris McDaniel's insurgent senate campaign in Mississippi raised little money in the second quarter, jeopardizing his special election campaign. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Chris McDaniel drops primary challenge to Roger Wicker, switches Senate races

David M. Drucker · March 14, 2018 9:59 pm

State Sen. Chris McDaniel, a Republican from Mississippi, announced his candidacy to the Senate on Feb. 28, challenging current Republican Sen. Roger Wicker. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Club for Growth holding off on Chris McDaniel endorsement

Al Weaver · March 9, 2018 10:39 pm

Both houses of Mississippi's state legislature have passed a bill that would ban abortion after 15 weeks. Gov. Phil Bryant, a Republican, is expected to sign the legislation. (Ken Lund via Wikimedia Commons)

Mississippi House passes bill banning abortion after 15 weeks, sending measure to governor’s desk

Melissa Quinn · March 8, 2018 7:47 pm

Some in the Republican Party see State Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, as a candidate in the mold of Roy Moore, Todd Akin, and Richard Mourdock. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Republicans fear Roy Moore, Todd Akin repeat in Chris McDaniel

Al Weaver · March 8, 2018 5:01 am

Thad Cochran Is Retiring. Why Republicans Shouldn’t Be Too Worried.

David Byler · March 6, 2018 9:45 am

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is currently in her full fifth term in the Senate. However, her positions on healthcare and national security were good enough to cost Feinstein, 84, the California Democratic Party's endorsement. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

9 primaries to watch in 2018

W. James Antle III · March 6, 2018 5:01 am

The resignation of Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., has opened a new battlefield in Mississippi for conservatives near the center and in the far corner of the Republican Party to duke it out. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Thad Cochran’s resignation opens new battlefront for GOP. Tate Reeves top recruit

David M. Drucker · March 6, 2018 2:06 am

"I regret my health has become an ongoing challenge. I intend to fulfill my responsibilities and commitments to the people of Mississippi and the Senate through the completion of the 2018 appropriations cycle, after which I will formally retire from the U.S. Senate," Sen. Thad Cochran said in a statement. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Thad Cochran to retire from US Senate

Al Weaver · March 5, 2018 9:52 pm

About 14-feet high, 48-feet wide, and definitely impossible to miss, the billboards solidify Sen. Roger Wicker as the candidate with Trump's endorsement. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Beltway Confidential

Sen. Roger Wicker retweets Trump onto highway billboards. Will it help? Ask Luther Strange

Philip Wegmann · March 2, 2018 7:54 pm

With one tweet, President Trump said that he would endorse incumbent Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker over his challenger in the Republican primary, Chris McDaniel. Given the timing and given the history, this seems especially personal. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Why did Trump throw water on Chris McDaniel by endorsing Sen. Roger Wicker?

Philip Wegmann · February 28, 2018 12:28 am