WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Resignation of Disastrous Acting FEMA Head David Richardson Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the resignation of David Richardson, Trump's acting head of FEMA: "David Richardson never sh  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 9:15 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2025, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: AGENDA I. Nominees a. A. Tysen Duva, to be an Assistant Attorney General b. Robert P. Chamberlin, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi c. William J. Crain, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana d. James D. Maxwell II, to be United States D  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 18 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on Nov. 16, 2025: * * * Those Dark Clouds Are the Debt Mississippi turns a corner, but can the federal government? By Douglas Carswell The future for our state looks bright. In just the past five years, Mississippi has seen more economic growth than in the entire 15 years before that combined. We're on track to phase out the state income tax entirely, allowing families to keep more of what  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Announces Additional Appointment to the National Assessment Governing Board * U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon today announced the appointment of former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant to the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB). He fills one of two seats designated for state governors from different political parties. NAGB is the policy  more