DC

DC | Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press , Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press •

June 4, 2025

Trump urges senators to get his big tax bill done by July 4th

Senators want to make changes to protect Medicaid and ensure some tax breaks become permanent. Elon Musk called the whole bill a "disgusting abomination.”

DC | Josh Boak, Associated Press •

June 2, 2025

Can Trump fix the national debt? Republican senators, many investors and even Elon Musk have doubts

The White House's inability so far to calm deficit concerns is stirring up political blowback for Trump.

DC | Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press •

May 30, 2025

Supreme Court lets Trump strip legal protections from 500,000 people, exposing more to deportation

The justices on Friday lifted a lower-court order that kept humanitarian parole protections in place for more than 500,000 migrants from four countries: Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

DC | Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press , Josh Boak, Associated Press •

May 29, 2025

Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law

The court found the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the use of tariffs.

DC | Matthew Lee, Associated Press , Annie Ma, Associated Press •

May 28, 2025

US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting

A U.S. official said Tuesday the suspension is intended to be temporary and does not apply to applicants who already had scheduled their visa interviews.

DC | Fatima Hussein, Associated Press , Phillip Suderman •

May 22, 2025

Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny

The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out.

DC | Collin Binkley, Associated Press •

May 22, 2025

Judge blocks Trump administration’s mass layoffs at the Education Department

U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston granted a preliminary injunction Thursday blocking President Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department.

DC | Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press , Kevin Freking, Associated Press , Leah Askarinam, Associated Press •

May 22, 2025

House Republicans pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session

Speaker Mike Johnson defied the skeptics within his ranks and muscled President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday.

DC | Frank Corder •

May 21, 2025

Trump nominee for Asst. Secretary of the Army for Civil Works has Mississippi ties

Adam Telle, a former Cochran staffer, could be pivotal in the Army Corps of Engineers' work with Mississippi on the Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project.

DC | Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press , Kevin Freking, Associated Press , Leah Askarinam, Associated Press , Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press •

May 20, 2025

Trump on Capitol Hill implores divided Republicans to unify behind his big tax cuts bill

With all Democrats opposed, the Republicans can handle only a few defections from their slim House majority.

DC | Mark Sherman, Associated Press •

May 19, 2025

Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from some Venezuelans; deportations could follow

The court’s order Monday, with only one noted dissent, puts on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco.

DC | Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press , Kevin Freking, Associated Press •

May 14, 2025

House Republicans pull an all-nighter on Trump’s tax bill. There’s more work to do

Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to resolve outstanding problems with the bill. Opposition is mounting from various corners of Johnson's GOP majority.

News

News | Daniel Tyson •

August 1, 2025

Jackson mayor announces task force to address concerns at apartment complexes

News | Paul Wiseman, Associated Press , Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press •

August 1, 2025

US employers added just 73,000 jobs last month as labor market weakens in face of Trump trade wars

News | Jeremy Pittari •

August 1, 2025

Watson continues work on election integrity in Mississippi

Business

Business | Lynne Jeter •

July 17, 2025

Southern Miss, Integer Technologies land $25 million defense contract

Business | Frank Corder •

July 9, 2025

Nissan delays EV production at Canton plant until 2028

Business | Lynne Jeter •

July 8, 2025

Mississippi tech companies featured at premier national defense innovation event

Culture

Culture | Susan Marquez •

August 1, 2025

What’s Happening, Mississippi? Things to do in the Magnolia State in August 2025

Culture | C.H. Spurgeon •

August 1, 2025

It is good

Culture | David Lewis •

July 31, 2025

Mississippi’s cherished southern spaces -porches – featured in 2025 International Venice Architectural Biennale

Opinion

Opinion | Sid Salter •

July 30, 2025

“One big, beautiful bill” adoption signals both danger and opportunities for the state’s rural hospitals

Opinion | Russ Latino •

July 27, 2025

Facing the Darkness

Opinion | Kimberly Ross •

July 23, 2025

DC

Trump urges senators to get his big tax bill done by July 4th

Can Trump fix the national debt? Republican senators, many investors and even Elon Musk have doubts

Supreme Court lets Trump strip legal protections from 500,000 people, exposing more to deportation

Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law

US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting

Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny

Judge blocks Trump administration’s mass layoffs at the Education Department

House Republicans pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session

Trump nominee for Asst. Secretary of the Army for Civil Works has Mississippi ties

Trump on Capitol Hill implores divided Republicans to unify behind his big tax cuts bill

Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from some Venezuelans; deportations could follow

House Republicans pull an all-nighter on Trump’s tax bill. There’s more work to do

News

Jackson mayor announces task force to address concerns at apartment complexes

US employers added just 73,000 jobs last month as labor market weakens in face of Trump trade wars

Watson continues work on election integrity in Mississippi

Business

Southern Miss, Integer Technologies land $25 million defense contract

Nissan delays EV production at Canton plant until 2028

Mississippi tech companies featured at premier national defense innovation event

Culture

What’s Happening, Mississippi? Things to do in the Magnolia State in August 2025

It is good

Mississippi’s cherished southern spaces -porches – featured in 2025 International Venice Architectural Biennale

Opinion

“One big, beautiful bill” adoption signals both danger and opportunities for the state’s rural hospitals

Facing the Darkness

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