GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump praised Charlie Kirk as a “great American hero” and “martyr” for freedom as he and other prominent conservatives gathered Sunday evening to honor the slain conservative political activist whose work they say they must now advance. The memorial service for Kirk, whom Trump credits with playing a pivotal […]
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The clock is ticking for congressional leaders to pass a stopgap measure, avoiding a government shutdown, and one sector of Mississippi’s population is loudly urging lawmakers to go ahead and get legislation passed before Friday’s deadline. Although a bipartisan measure was released Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump rejected the plan Wednesday and told House Speaker Mike […]
The House Democratic Caucus voted to keep Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) as the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee amid an incoming party flip in Washington. Thompson, who is in his ninth term on the Homeland Security Committee, announced on social media that he had been retained as the panel’s ranking member. He […]
New hires by state and by local governments would receive less benefits upon retirement under recommendations approved Wednesday by the 10-member board that governs...
