Trump’s reference to 85 percent was for Hyde-Smith’s Republican primary vote. The general election race itself is close.

Scott Colom may have gotten a boost from arguably the most popular Democrat in the country—former President Barack Obama.

William Winter, an influential Democrat, had just finished his four-year limited term as governor, having earned accolades ...

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The Biloxi City Council reportedly voted 5-1 on Tuesday night before a packed house to approve rezoning of the site of the ...

When U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith said she would block Scott Colom from becoming a federal judge in April 2023, she cited as one reason that he had received district attorney’s race campaign funding ...

State Auditor Shad White told the committee members that he wanted them to take up congressional redistricting, whether in a ...