Last Tuesday’s GOP primary runoff in Mississippi is turning out to be the most revealing incident in the protracted fight between the conservative grassroots and the GOP establishment. The GOP party leadership has been exposed for their true motives in
JACKSON, Mississippi — Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) was listed as a speaker at a campaign rally for Sen. Thad Cochran today but will instead be in Washington, D.C. for a relatively routine and non-controversial vote, his spokesman said. An advisory
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) said on Fox News on Wednesday that the “secret” nature of the budget negotiations between House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) results in things like
The military pension cuts in the “bipartisan budget deal” crafted by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Patty Murrary (D-WA) do not spare disabled veterans. In fact, disabled veterans who “were previously thought to be exempt from changes to military
(AP) Year-end agreement: Budget heads to final passageBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONYear-end legislation to ease Congress’ chronic budget brinkmanship and soften across-the-board spending cuts moved to the cusp of final passage Tuesday, a rare display of Senate bipartisanship that masked
(AP) APNewsBreak: Ricin suspect released from jailBy JEFF AMYAssociated PressOXFORD, Miss.The Mississippi man charged with sending poisoned letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a state judge was released from jail on Tuesday, federal official said, though the
(AP) Hearing resumes Tuesday for Miss. ricin suspectBy JEFF AMYAssociated PressOXFORD, Miss.More discussion was likely Tuesday of the mental state of the Mississippi man accused of mailing poisoned letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a local judge.
(AP) – The stories from family and acquaintances of a Mississippi man charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and other officials describe a caring father and enthusiastic musician who struggled with mental illness and pursued a conspiracy theory
A letter addressed to President Barack Obama and Senator Roger Wicker has tested positive for Ricin poison, according to the Secret Service. The letters arrived at a postal facility and is not near the White House or Capitol Hill. “This
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says a letter containing ricin or another poision was sent to the office of Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi. In brief remarks to reporters in the Capitol, Reid did not say when
United States Senator Roger Wicker, Mississippi, on MSNBC…
(AP) WASHINGTONTea-Party-backed Republican Ted Cruz has won the Texas Senate seat, making him the third Hispanic member of the Senate. Three more Democrats have won re-election: Sens. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.
The RNC opened quietly Monday, with Republicans aware of the possible damage that might be incurred by Hurricane Isaac, and quietly waiting for the real action to begin today. But as quiet as the convention was, there was a silent
This year, with our new film The Gift Of Life in the forefront of my mind, I have been thinking about how thankful I am for life. The film, hosted by the great advocate for life Governor Mike Huckabee, profiles