Philip Wegmann, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Philip Wegmann

Philip Wegmann is White House Correspondent for Real Clear Politics. He previously wrote for The Washington Examiner and has done investigative reporting on congressional corruption and institutional malfeasance.

Analysis | Philip Wegmann •

January 22, 2024

Nikki Haley Gets the Two-Person Race She Wanted

Haley looked past DeSantis immediately after Iowa to set her sights on Trump almost exclusively in New Hampshire.

Opinion | Philip Wegmann •

January 17, 2024

Nikki Haley Has Seven Weeks to Flip the Script

Whether Haley gets her two-person race or not, the candidate who once polled at just 3% nationally in a crowded field has reason for hope. Now she publicly dares opponents to write her off.

Opinion | Philip Wegmann •

December 5, 2023

House GOP Reveals Payments From Hunter to Joe Biden

Emails from a laptop the younger Biden abandoned at a Delaware computer store show the son accounting for payments to his father.

Opinion | Philip Wegmann •

November 2, 2023

GOP Governors Lean on NCAA To Keep ‘Biological Men’ Out of Women’s Sports

Eight governors co-signed a letter to the NCAA aimed at defending fairness in women's sports. Mississippi's Governor Tate Reeves was among them.

Opinion | Philip Wegmann •

October 20, 2023

Before Joining Biden Administration, White House Staff Attacked ‘Apartheid’ Israel

Even before the Hamas attacks, Israel was being condemned as “an apartheid state” by progressive Democrats, including by some who now serve within the president’s administration.

Opinion | Philip Wegmann •

October 2, 2023

Biden preaches democracy as House begins impeachment inquiry

Philip Wegmann takes a sober-minded look at the high stakes match being played between President Biden and House Republicans over potential impeachment.

Opinion | Philip Wegmann •

September 20, 2023

Tuberville’s Pentagon Blockade Becomes 2024 Redline on Abortion

For more than six months, Tuberville has placed a blanket hold on the promotions of hundreds of military officers in protest of a new Pentagon policy that reimburses servicemembers for abortion-related expenses.

DC | Philip Wegmann •

July 30, 2023

White House backtracks on Hunter’s business deals

The White House referred reporters to the DOJ and to Hunter Biden’s legal representatives Wednesday, describing his legal trouble “as a personal matter for him.”

Opinion | Philip Wegmann •

June 5, 2023

DeSantis to New Hampshire: ‘Lame Duck President’ Won’t Save America

Philip Wegmann discusses Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's big bet in New Hampshire as the race for the Republican presidential nomination begins.

Opinion | Philip Wegmann •

April 26, 2023

WH: McCarthy, Freedom Caucus Debt Limit Plans Indistinguishable

Conservatives continue to have outsized influence in U.S. House as discussions on raising the debt ceiling are at a stalemate.

News

News | Jeremy Pittari •

February 20, 2026

Over $5 billion in K-12 education funding passed in the Mississippi House

News | Paul Wiseman, Associated Press •

February 20, 2026

Trump has other tariff options after Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxes

News | Frank Corder •

February 20, 2026

Lawmakers want to end the need for envelopes when voting absentee

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

February 18, 2026

Firehawk Aerospace establishing manufacturing operations in Crawford

Business | Daniel Tyson •

February 13, 2026

Billions in new economic development projects in the works for Mississippi in 2026

Business | Frank Corder •

February 12, 2026

Camgian awarded position on Golden Dome Team

Culture

Culture | Susan Marquez •

February 20, 2026

Cathead Distillery brings Spring Crawfish Boil Series to Jackson

Culture | Alistair Begg •

February 20, 2026

Knowing with certainty

Culture | Associated Press •

February 19, 2026

Hubbard hits program-record 10 3s, scores 46 as Mississippi State blows big lead, beats Auburn

Opinion

Opinion | Josh Harkins •

February 20, 2026

Ensuring a private ballot vote on unionization efforts: Setting clear expectations for taxpayers’ dollars

Opinion | Sid Salter •

February 18, 2026

AI-driven global data center boom, including in Mississippi, draws critics and litigation

Opinion | Ben Bush •

February 17, 2026

Philip Wegmann

Nikki Haley Gets the Two-Person Race She Wanted

Nikki Haley Has Seven Weeks to Flip the Script

House GOP Reveals Payments From Hunter to Joe Biden

GOP Governors Lean on NCAA To Keep ‘Biological Men’ Out of Women’s Sports

Before Joining Biden Administration, White House Staff Attacked ‘Apartheid’ Israel

Biden preaches democracy as House begins impeachment inquiry

Tuberville’s Pentagon Blockade Becomes 2024 Redline on Abortion

White House backtracks on Hunter’s business deals

DeSantis to New Hampshire: ‘Lame Duck President’ Won’t Save America

WH: McCarthy, Freedom Caucus Debt Limit Plans Indistinguishable

News

Over $5 billion in K-12 education funding passed in the Mississippi House

Trump has other tariff options after Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxes

Lawmakers want to end the need for envelopes when voting absentee

Business

Firehawk Aerospace establishing manufacturing operations in Crawford

Billions in new economic development projects in the works for Mississippi in 2026

Camgian awarded position on Golden Dome Team

Culture

Cathead Distillery brings Spring Crawfish Boil Series to Jackson

Knowing with certainty

Hubbard hits program-record 10 3s, scores 46 as Mississippi State blows big lead, beats Auburn

Opinion

Ensuring a private ballot vote on unionization efforts: Setting clear expectations for taxpayers’ dollars

AI-driven global data center boom, including in Mississippi, draws critics and litigation

Ibogaine saved my family: A Mississippi veteran’s perspective

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