WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing on the FY26 Defense Budget with Senior Pentagon Leadership * Watch Video Here WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led a hearing to receive testimony from the Pentagon's senior leaders on the department's fiscal year 2026 budget. In his opening remarks, Chairman Wicker praised President Trum  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Ezell, Miller-Meeks Introduce the Unleash America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources Act * Representatives Mike Ezell (MS-04) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) introduced H.R. 4018, the Unleash America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources Act, legislation that codifies President Trump's Executive Order 14285 to support and expand domestic seabed mineral development. The bill str  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH ADVOCATES FOR MISS. DEFENSE FACILITIES IN LONG-RANGE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PLANNING * Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Reviews FY2026 DoD Military Construction Request VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Advocates for Mississippi Defense Facilities in Long-Term Defense Budget Planning. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today sought assurances that the U.S. Dep  more

CLINTON, Mississippi, June 19 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: * * * Leanne Morgan to headline MC Foundation's Celebration Gala on Sept. 18 Actress, comedian and best-selling author Leanne Morgan will headline the Mississippi College Foundation's Celebration Gala set for Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in the A.E. Wood Coliseum on MC's Clinton campus. Proceeds from MC's Celebration Gala, the single largest annual fundraising event at the Christian University, benefit student schola  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 [Category: Business] -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, posted the following news release: * * * Mississippi Censorship, ID for the Internet Law Blocked AGAIN in NetChoice v. Fitch * GULFPORT, Miss.-- Today, a court again halted Mississippi's unconstitutional social media age verification and censorship law from going into effect while our case, NetChoice v. Fitch, moves through the lega  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 19 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU's Bondurant receives Mathematical Association of America, Tensor Foundation outreach grant STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State's Liza Bondurant is among 46 nationwide recipients of Mathematical Association of America Outreach grants helping fund math outreach efforts across the U.S. and its territories this year. An associate professor of secondary mathematics education, Bondurant is receiv  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection released the following testimony by Kiran Chinnagangannagari, chief product and technology officer of Securin, from a June 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Security to Model: Securing Artificial Intelligence to Strengthen Cybersecurity": * * * Chairman and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am here representing Securin, a CISA JCDC member  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Wicker Applauds Olivia Trusty on Confirmation to the FCC * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., released the following statement on the U.S. Senate's vote to confirm former Senator Wicker staffer, Olivia Trusty, to serve as a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission. "Congratulations to Olivia Trusty on her confirmation to serve as an FCC commissioner. I have work  more