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Anthony Scaramucci, the incoming White House communications director, aimed his tirade at chief of staff …

• July 28, 2017

Pentagon, Border Wall Covered in $788B House Spending Bill

The House has passed a $788 billion spending bill that combines a $1.6 billion down payment for President Donald Trump's controversial border wall with Mexico with a whopping budget increase …

"Nobody would know it from the President's hysterical rhetoric, but there are already 700 miles …

• July 28, 2017

Mississippi Governor: Nissan Workers Should Reject Union

Republican Gov. Phil Bryant said Thursday that employees at the Nissan Motor Co. plant in Mississippi should reject unionization because he believes labor unions have hurt the automotive industry in …

Politicking Over Mental-Health Care at Neshoba County Fair

The words "mental health" may never been used more in a handful of minutes than they were Wednesday at the Neshoba County Fair.

Scaramucci Lobs Grenades in Already Chaotic White House

New White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci went after chief of staff Reince Priebus on Thursday as a suspected "leaker" within the West Wing in a pull-no-punches interview that laid …

New White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci went after chief of staff Reince Priebus on …

• July 27, 2017

Senators Prepare Bill to Block Firing of Special Counsel

Warning of "holy hell" to pay if the president fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a top Senate Republican is working to prevent the potential end result, the dismissal of Special …

Gabe Myles

Mississippi State University wide receiver Gabe Myles is one athlete on the watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy.

GOP Eyes Narrow Bill to Advance Goal on "Obamacare" Repeal

Battered by repeated failures to repeal or replace "Obamacare," Senate GOP leaders retreated to a narrow approach Thursday that would undo just a few of the most unpopular elements of …

Demonstrators flocked to a military recruiting station in New York City and gathered at a …

• July 27, 2017

Trump's Transgender Troops Ban Divides Veterans in Congress

President Donald Trump's decision to ban transgender service in the armed forces drove a wedge through military veterans in Congress, with one camp standing squarely behind the commander in chief …

In the Senate, John McCain, R-Ariz., a Navy pilot during the Vietnam war, blasted Trump's …

• July 27, 2017

Protesters Gather Against Trump Ban on Transgender Troops

Demonstrators flocked to a military recruiting station in New York City and gathered at a plaza named for a San Francisco gay-rights icon on Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump's …

Demonstrators flocked to a military recruiting station in New York City and gathered at a …

• July 27, 2017

Governor, House Speaker Stumping at Neshoba County Fair

Gov. Phil Bryant is expected to talk about Mississippi's economy during his annual speech at the Neshoba County Fair.

Gov. Phil Bryant is expected to talk about Mississippi's economy during his annual speech at …

• July 27, 2017

Hood, Reeves Spar Over Budget in Neshoba Fair Speeches

Mississippi Republicans are harming the public by cutting health spending, Democrat Jim Hood said Wednesday, but Republican Tate Reeves said it's the Democrats who are hurting people by fighting GOP …

Previously Secret Children's Mental Health Report: State Institutionalizes Too Many Kids

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• July 27, 2017

Jim Hood, the state's attorney general, and Tate Reeves (pictured), the lieutenant governor, voiced their …

• July 26, 2017