WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker, Chairman Rogers Joint Statement on Putin's Rejection of Immediate Ceasefire with Ukraine WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Representative Mike Rogers, R-Ala., Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today responded to press reports citing Vladimir Putin visiting troops at the Kursk front and com  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO KEEP FENTANYL A SCHEDULE I DRUG TO CURB OVERDOSES, DEATHS WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined her Senate colleagues in passing bipartisan legislation to ensure law enforcement and prosecutors continue to have a key tool needed to combat the scourge of crime, overdoses, and deaths caused by fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances. The  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Thompson Demands DHS Comply with Judge's Order to Rehire Fired Workers (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement after a Federal judge ordered that fired probationary employees from 18 agencies - including t  more