Mississippi
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Mississippi Senate race highlights shifting map as Democrats and Republicans battle for majority
Mississippi does not top the list of hotly contested U.S. Senate races this fall. But the traditionally conservative state is among a handful of contests that could become potential wildcards as Republicans try to defend their majority. Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska also are Republican-leaning states that could end up helping determine Senate control depending on what happens in the more obvious battlegrounds like North Carolina, Michigan and Maine. In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom is a local prosecutor trying to unseat Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Read More
Will Mississippi send a Black Democrat to the US Senate? Scott Colom says don't count him out
Scott Colom is a Black man and a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, a state traditionally led by white conservatives. Colom aims to unseat Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a white supporter of President Donald Trump who is seeking her second term. Read More
Soros network targets deep-red Mississippi in bid to flip Senate seat
Scott Colom is challenging Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate race, with backing from George Soros' advisor and Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Read More
American Tributes - Cindy Hyde-Smith: We Can Worship, Pursue What We Want in America
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith said America is the "land of opportunity," and celebrated that our freedoms are protected by the Constitution. Read More
How effective are US Senators Wicker, Hyde-Smith for Mississippi?
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith may feel a world away from the state they represent, but the bills they pass have an impact in Mississippi. Read More
In Mississippi, a Democrat Challenges the Senator Who Blocked His Judgeship
Scott Colom, a state prosecutor, is running against Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican who denied him a seat on the federal bench. In a tough year for the G.O.P., Democrats see hope for his long-shot bid. Read More
MS GOP trying to help Makoka brothers arrested by ICE
Mike Ezell and Cindy Hyde-Smith, two top U.S. lawmakers in Congress, say they are trying to monitor the situation after Israel and Max Makoka were taken from their bus stop by ICE in Diamondhead on the Gulf Coast. Read More
Buying American Cotton Act sponsored by Sen Hyde Smith of Mississippi
Mississippi farmers could see relief this year if Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith can pass her cotton tax credit bill into law. It would be her first law passed. Read More
Bipartisan Senators Unveil Rural Housing Loan Bill
Sens. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Jim Justice, R-W.Va., Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., sponsored the FARM Home Loans Act. Read More
Live updates: Trump to visit Kentucky; House election in Georgia heads to a runoff
Get the latest news and live updates as Trump visits Kentucky, the election to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene's seat heads to a runoff, and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., is set to face off against Democrat Scott Colom in the fall. Read More
Incumbent Sen. Hyde-Smith Secures GOP Nod in Miss. Primary
Defeating physician Sarah Adlakha and advancing to the November general election as she seeks a second full term, incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., won the Republican primary Tuesday night. Read More