December 20, 2015 Tea Party-backed candidate weighing challenge of Mississippi GOP Senate runoff result Cochran was declared the winner of the tight race by a 6,373-vote advantage late Tuesday night over state Sen. Chris McDaniel.
December 20, 2015 Cochran defeats McDaniel in tight Mississippi GOP Senate runoff race Battling for his political survival, six-term Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran was declared the winner in a tight Republican runoff race Tuesday night -- but Tea Party-backed challenger Chris McDaniel has not outright conceded and his campaign is weighing whether to challenge the results.
December 20, 2015 Mississippi Sen. Cochran battles to hold on to seat in GOP primary runoff Whether Thad Cochran will stand for election to a seventh term in the Senate, or whether his political career ends Tuesday night is anyone’s guess.
December 20, 2015 Cochran, Rangel challenged on busy primary day Six-term Sen. Thad Cochran's Republican runoff against Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel stands as a test of whether decades of delivering federal largesse trumps conservative demands to slash government spending.
December 20, 2015 Election irregularities crop up on eve of GOP runoff in Mississippi According to a pair of advocacy organizations for free and fair elections, Tuesday’s U.S. Senate GOP runoff in Mississippi might not meet that ideal.
December 20, 2015 GOP rivals locked in tight, nasty Mississippi Senate runoff What do breasts, "mamacitas" and indecent acts with animals have in common? They’re all mudballs the campaigns of Sen. Thad Cochran and challenger Chris McDaniel are throwing at each other in hopes of gaining the edge ahead of next Tuesday’s runoff election in Mississippi.
December 20, 2015 Mississippi Mayhem: Senate GOP race gets nasty as primary nears It was already a slugfest. But with a week left until primary day, recent developments in the race for the U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi have redefined the sort of nasty politics that turns many voters off.
December 20, 2015 New proposal to remove Confederate emblem from Mississippi flag A new proposal seeks a statewide election on removing the Confederate battle emblem from the Mississippi flag. But it could be years before the issue gets on the ballot, and there's no guarantee voters would accept it.
December 18, 2015 Investigation into Mississippi woman's burning death leads to arrests of 17 suspected gang members The hunt for the killer of a 19-year-old Mississippi woman who was burned alive last year has resulted in the arrests of 17 suspected gang members, authorities said this week, though none have been directly linked to the woman's death.
December 9, 2015 Puppy playtime for stress relief at University of Southern Mississippi Students doggedly studying for finals have the opportunity to relieve stress through puppy playtime at the University of Southern Mississippi this week.
