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Sen. Roger Wicker releases statement following Sen.-elect Scott Colom’s historic win
Mississippi U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker has a message for both Democratic Sen.-elect Scott Colom and Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith following Colom’s win Wednesday night. Read More
Scott Colom defeats Cindy Hyde-Smith, who blocked his judgeship over trans rights
Mississippi voters picked another senator. The Democrat will unseat the anti-LGBTQ+ Republican. Read More
Who’s in and who’s out of US foreign policy circles after Republicans lose the midterms?
Foreign policy committees in the US Congress are about to receive a complete overhaul Read More
Cindy Hyde-Smith blocked Scott Colom from becoming a judge for being pro-trans. Now, he might take her Senate seat
The Republican seat might not be in danger if Scott Colom had been allowed to become a judge. Read More
Jackson to receive millions in DOJ funding for public safety efforts
The city of Jackson will be the beneficiary of millions of dollars from the Department of Justice to boost its law enforcement. Read More
Zelensky, US allies bet on strike concessions to placate Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his powerful allies in Congress are seeking to use President Trump’s desire for Kyiv to stop targeting Russian diesel facilities to boost his support for Ukraine in other ways. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, r Read More
Sen. Wicker pushes Trump on Ukraine oil-for-missiles deal, warns of global threat
Sen. Roger Wicker is urging President Trump to back a proposed deal between Ukraine and Russia that would trade limits on Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries for Ukraine’s ability to target launch pads used to attack civilian areas. Read More
Wicker urges Trump to accept Ukraine deal: ‘Please take this win!’
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker is urging President Donald Trump to accept a proposed deal with Ukraine that the Mississippi Republican says could immediately lower Read More
Wicker calls on Trump, Zelensky to broker deal to stop strikes on Russian energy infrastructure
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is calling on President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to reach a deal to suspend Kyiv’s strikes on Russian petroleum facilities, which Trump has blamed for high domestic gas prices. Trump earlier this month unilateral Read More
Senator Wicker leads delegation to Ukraine, meets with Zelenskyy
Mississippi U.S. Senator Roger Wicker is returning from Ukraine where he met with Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian officials, and employees of Ukrainian manufacturing companies. Read More
GOP turmoil as Republicans rebel against Trump's unpopular bet on Russia: report
President Donald Trump is pressing ahead with a plan to buy Russian diesel even as Republicans voice growing objections, Semafor reported on Thursday — but there are also signs of a split as some MAGA lawmakers defend him.A White House official said Trump’s focus is helping Americans pay less and th Read More
Republican Senator Wicker says US security commitments to Taiwan must be upheld
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 - Republican US Senator and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker said Washington's security commitments to Taiwan must be upheld, following a meeting on Tuesday with Alexander Yui, the democratically governed island's representative to the US. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read More
India, China ‘main culprits’, key targets of Russia sanctions bill: US senator
The Lindsey Graham sanctions bill, named after its co-author and the late US senator, will not hit any of US’ allies, Senator Roger Wicker said. | India News Read More
Joe Wilson escalates Roger Wicker feud by roping in Mike Johnson
Joe Wilson said he was caught off guard when Roger Wicker announced a U.S.-Europe security conference would no longer be in Charleston. Read More
American Tributes - Roger Wicker: America Is the Most Successful Experiment in Self-Government
Sen. Roger Wicker celebrated the "great American experiment's" upcoming birthday with a tribute to the nation focused on preserving it. Read More
Senate Armed Services chair blasts Trump's Iran deal: 'Negotiates away the victories'
Mississippi Republican Roger Wicker accused the war's mediators Thursday of undermining the president's goals. Read More
Senator Wicker Criticizes Trump’s Memorandum of Understanding with Iran
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Thursday issued a statement criticizing the memorandum of understanding (MOU) President Donald Trump signed with Iran, warning that the deal’s terms undermine military gains and allocate funds that dwarf previous agreements. Wicker said the $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran – though not funded by U.S. […] Read More
Sen Roger Wicker of MS among Republicans blasting Trump Iran deal
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi said it would be a mistake to force Israel to stand down against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Read More
Senate Armed Services chairman Roger Wicker calls Iran deal 'out of step' with Trump goals
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) blasted the US-Iran memorandum of understanding Thursday, saying it "negotiates away the victories of Operation Epic Fury in ways that are completely out of step with the President’s goals." Read More
Trump Iran deal draws fire from top Republican over $300 billion fund
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker says Trump's Iran deal undermines the goals of Operation Epic Fury, warning against a proposed $300 billion fund for Iran. Read More