WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, issued the following news on July 31, 2025: * * * Chairman Guest for Newsweek: "Republicans Passed the One Big Beautiful Bill to Secure Our Borders--Here's What We Must Do Next" This week, Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS), chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, published an op-ed in Newsweek, laying out the  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker and Chairman Risch Introduce Bill to Ensure Europe Pays for Ukraine Military Sales * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and James Risch, R-ID, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced they will introduce new legislation to support President Trump's efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine, push back o  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Ezell, Kiggans, Malliotakis Introduce Port Crane Tax Credit of 2025 to Boost National Security and Domestic Manufacturing * U.S. Representatives Mike Ezell (MS-04), Jen Kiggans (VA-02), and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) introduced the Port Crane Tax Credit of 2025, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits that incentivize the domestic production of port cranes,   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH WANTS TO GIVE STUDENTS, FAMILIES MORE RELIABLE DATA ON CHOOSING COLLEGES & MAJORS * Hyde-Smith Cosponsors Sen. Cassidy's Bipartisan 'College Transparency Act' WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that she joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) in reintroducing legislation to require colleges and universities to provide students and f  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Joint Statement from Ranking Members Thompson and Magaziner on the Confirmation of Joe Kent as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, and Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Counterter  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, July 31 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU's Sherwin selected for DoD SMART Scholarship, spends summer with hometown Vicksburg's ERDC STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State mechanical engineering senior Marin Sherwin of Vicksburg is receiving the coveted SMART Scholarship from the U.S. Department of Defense. SMART is an acronym for Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation, and the prestigious award is part of a scholarship-  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * Notice of Availability: Predecisional Environmental Assessment--Mammal Damage Management in Mississippi * Notice of Availability - Mississippi: Wildlife Services, a program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS-WS), has prepared a Predecisional Environmental Assessment (EA) entitled "Mammal Dama  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Warrior's Edge in Pilot Training * * Published July 30, 2025 * By Mr. Adam Prince * 14th FTW Public Affairs COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- The 14th Flying Training Wing hosted a full-day Warrior's Edge high-performance mindset workshop July 29, 2025, at the Trotter Convention Center in downtown Columbus, Mississippi. The training marked the first full integra  more