POTUS signs new travel ban, Thompson reacts
President Donald Trump has signed a new travel ban, keeping travelers from Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Syria, and Libya from applying for new visas for...
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Thousands rally at March on Mississippi
by Chad Dixon
Thousands stood together in unity as Rep. Bennie Thompson, actor Danny Glover and Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke in support of unionization at the Nissan plant...
Flags taken down at parts of U.S. Captiol
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Mississippi State flag and other confederate symbols have been taken down at the United States Capitol. ...
The Budget Deal in the U.S. House: Why the Mississippi Vote Was Split
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Keeping the government from shutting down may be the result of a budget deal that was passed in the U.S. House Wednesday, but for...
The Moving Wall in Mississippi: Yazoo Prepares to Host Replica of Vietnam Memorial
by kim
YAZOO CITY, Miss.–If you’ve ever been to Washington, D.C. to see the Vietnam Memorial, then you know it’s a sobering experience to see the names...
Thompson on ISIS: U.S. is Unprepared and is Not Stopping Americans From Joining
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The United States is largely unprepared to fight a threat like ISIS and is not doing a good job at stopping Americans from traveling...
The Mississippi Flag Debate: Thompson, Reeves, Hosemann, Sojourner Comment
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The time for the Confederate Battle Flag to come off the Mississippi flag may be nearer than some have thought in recent days, with...
New TSA Administrator Confirmed, Thompson Optimistic
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–A new administrator for the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was confirmed this week by the U.S. Senate in DC. Mississippi’s Rep. Bennie Thompson...
Thompson Accuses Republicans of Unnecessary Drama During DHS Funding Issue
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Homeland Security was funded yesterday in the U.S. House in a clean, full-year funding bill. Mississippi’s lone DC Democrat, Rep. Bennie Thompson, said that...
The Speech by Benjamin Netanyahu: Miss. Republicans Attend, Say Israel Deserves Support
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–While some Democrats in Congress, including Mississippi’s Bennie Thompson (2nd District), chose to sit out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech Tuesday, Mississippi’s Republicans...