WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Michael Guest on the Passage of H.R. 4071, the Combatting International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2025 * Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4071, the Combatting International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2025. U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations agents play   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO REPEAL GREEN NEW DEAL MANDATES THAT ADD TO HOME PRICES * Hyde-Smith, Colleagues Move to Strike Biden-era Standards that Can Tag Another $31K to Building Homes WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate appropriations subcommittee covering federal housing programs, this week cosponsored legislation to eliminate expensive Bid  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Nominations for Assistant Attorney General, Mississippi and Louisiana District Courts and Four U.S. Attorneys * WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Tysen Duva, to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, by a vote of 12-10; * Robert P. Chamberlin, to be United States District Judge for the Nort  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Nominations for Assistant Attorney General, Mississippi and Louisiana District Courts and Four U.S. Attorneys The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Tysen Duva, to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, by a vote of 12-10; * Robert P. Chamberlin, to be   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Mississippi Businessman Pleads Guilty to $19M Health Care Fraud Conspiracy * A Mississippi businessman pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme to defraud Medicare by paying kickbacks for fraudulent doctors' orders and then using those orders to bill the government insurer over $19 million through seven different durable medical equipment (DME) supply companies. According to court docume  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Mississippi Must Stand Up to Big Tobacco * JACKSON, Miss. - Cancer patients, survivors and advocates are marking the American Cancer Society's 49th annual Great American Smokeout by calling on elected officials across the state to do more to reduce tobacco use. The Great American Smokeout is a day for people who smoke or use any form of tobacco, including e-ci  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Nov. 20 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU's Twietmeyer receives National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education Distinguished Scholar Award * Contact: Bethany Shipp STARKVILLE, Miss.Mississippi State's Gregg Twietmeyer is the recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Scholar Award from the National Association of Kinesiology in Higher Education. An associate professor of kinesiology, Twietmeyer was selected for this prestigio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025: * * * SASC Advances DOD Civilian Nominations This week, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted to report out favorably the nominations of: Mr. Michael D. Payne to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Department of Defense; Mr. John Noh to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs; Mr. Timo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement at an executive business meeting on Nov. 20, 2025: * * * Grassley Opens Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting, Highlights Proven Quality of Trump Judges On today's agenda, we have eleven nominations listed. We'll vote today on: * Tysen Duva to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division. * William Crain and Alexander Van Hook   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, chairman and ranking member, of the House Ethics Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Cory Mills Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement: In accordance with House Rule XI, clause 3,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025: * * * Thompson Statement on Coast Guard Under Trump No Longer Classifying Swastikas & Nooses as Hate Symbols Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on news reports the U.S. Coast Guard - part of the Department of Homeland Security - will   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marshals Capture Memphis Fugitive in Grenada, Mississippi * Oxford, MS - Tra-Shawn Robinson, 26, was arrested in Grenada, Mississippi on November 19, 2025, after a fugitive investigation conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS). Robinson was wanted by the Shelby County Sheriff's Office for aggravated assault, domestic assault with bodily harm, aggravated sexual exploitati  more