Sessions: Justice Dept Can Ban Bump Stocks With Regulation
Justice Department officials are forging ahead with plans to ban rapid-fire bump stocks, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday—a move that would likely set the stage for long legal battles with gun manufacturers while the devices remain on the market.
Gay Pride Parade Organizers Sue Mississippi City Over Denial
Two women sued a Mississippi college town Monday over its denial of a permit for a gay pride parade, saying the city had denied their constitutional rights to free expression and equal protection.
City Will Stop Releasing Mug Shots of Those Shot by Police
The police department in Mississippi's largest city will no longer release mug shots of people shot to death by law enforcement officers.
Judge Again Eyes Claims from Jail Inmates Over Slow Trials
A federal judge is again calling officials from a Mississippi county before him to ask why inmates are languishing in the county jail without bail or trial.
Trump Suggests He and Governors Would've Rushed Florida School
President Donald Trump told the nation's governors on Monday that he would have rushed in unarmed to aid students and teachers during the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school.
Mississippi Tobacco Tax Increase Remains Up in the Air
The pressure for a state tobacco tax increase has been building for months, with health advocacy groups urging the Legislature to make the cost of smoking higher as a way of pricing smokers out of the unhealthy habit.
Supreme Court Declines to Take Up 'Dreamers' Case for Now
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's highly unusual bid to bypass a federals appeals court and get the justices to intervene in the fate of a program that protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.
US Companies Distance Themselves from NRA as Pressure Mounts
U.S. companies are taking a closer look at investments, co-branding deals and other ties to the gun industry and its public face, the National Rifle Association, after the latest school massacre.
Eagles Player Credits Mississippi Roots for Football Career
Super Bowl champion Fletcher Cox says he credits his Mississippi upbringing and schooling for his successful football career.
Ex-Trump Campaign Aide Agrees to Guilty Plea in Russia Probe
A former top adviser to President Donald Trump's campaign is scheduled to plead guilty on Friday in the special counsel's Russia investigation to federal conspiracy and false statements charges.
Activist John Lewis Honored Decades After Civil Rights Arrest
The first time John Lewis traveled to Mississippi in 1961, he was arrested and jailed with other Freedom Riders, black and white, who challenged segregation in a bus station.
Mississippi Gives Tax Break to Hotel Tied to Trump Company
Mississippi has granted a tax break worth just over $6 million to a hotel developer affiliated with the Trump Organization.
Oversight Committee Wants to Look at Pruitt's Travel Records
A Republican-led congressional committee is demanding records related to premium-class flights taken by Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt.
Sen. Rubio Says He Would Support Raising Age to Buy Rifles
On the defensive after the Florida school shooting rampage that killed 17, GOP Sen. Marco Rubio, an ardent gun-rights advocate, said he would support raising the age to buy rifles and other restrictions.
Pennsylvania Congressional Map Battle Lands in Supreme Court
A request by Republican leaders in the Pennsylvania Legislature to stop a new congressional map from being implemented is now in the hands of the nation's highest court.