JACKSON — U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy participated in the state’s first senatorial debate in 10 years...

Ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, The Daily Mississippian interviewed all five major Senate candidates to get their opinions on potential solutions...

The midterm elections are less than two months away, and it’s time to plan to vote in November. The Nov. 6 election will usher in new legislators to...

The United States Supreme Court issued a 7-2 ruling on June 4 in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to design and bake a wedding cake for a gay couple....

Mississippians went to the polls yesterday to cast their votes for U.S. Congressional and Senate primary races. The elections ended with two of the primaries...

This guest column is in response to Will Hall’s column “Elect McDaniel, oppose establishment” published Oct. 16. As our country’s two...

• Tupelo man pleads guilty to sending ricin letters to President Obama James Everett Dutschke was found guilty on Jan. 17 for sending letters containing...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Jackson attorney Debra Brown for a federal judgeship in north Mississippi, and she will become...

BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — The arrest of a 41-year-old Mississippi martial arts instructor in a case of poison-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama...

Various news organizations have called Mississippi's Senate seat.  Roger Wicker will remain Mississippi's junior United States Senator with 14 percent of precincts reporting.  Wicker is beating challenger Albert Gore 57 to 41 percent. District one's House seat has also been called.  With 22 percent of precincts reporting incumbent Republican...