MISSISSIPPI
Drug Addiction Used to End Political Careers, but That's Finally Changing
Around the country, candidates for local office are opening up about their histories of drug use.
Republicans are latching onto "heartbeat" abortion bans to take down Roe v. Wade
But so far in 2019, at least 13 state legislatures have introduced bills to outlaw abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy.
Mississippi finally has a woman in Congress
More women than ever ran for political office this cycle. Sign up for our newsletter following them.
Democrats tried to turn Cindy Hyde-Smith into Mississippi's Roy Moore. It didn’t work.
Some key differences between Roy Moore and Cindy Hyde-Smith kept Democrats from replicating Doug Jones’ success.
Democrats are hoping Mississippi’s Senate race will be a Roy Moore repeat
Democrat Mike Espy may have a real shot at victory in Tuesday’s runoff election, after his opponent, Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, decided to joke about attending a “public hanging.”
"As a man, who cannot get pregnant": Federal judge strikes down Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban
Judge Carlton Reeves is so over the state of Mississippi.
Mississippi Is 'Gaslighting' Women with Its Abortion Ban, Says Federal Judge
A federal judge struck down a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks, writing in his decision that the state's supposed concern for women's health is a sham.
Trump supporters laughed as the president mocked Blasey Ford’s account of sexual assault
"Is it any wonder that she was terrified to come forward?"
The DOJ has reopened the 1955 Emmett Till murder case that sparked the civil rights movement
The DOJ quietly reopened the investigation after receiving new information
Mississippi Democrats think they’ve found their own Doug Jones
Former congressman Mike Espy is hoping to use a battle among his Republican opponents to his advantage.
This 72-Year-Old Takes Wacky, Wonderful Photos of Life in the Deep South
Jane Rule Burdine is the subject of a new documentary directed by the Bennett Sisters.