With incidents of First Amendment violations surging on college campuses, Rep. Dave Brat proposed legislation Monday that would safeguard the freedom of speech and assembly that he and some experts consider imperiled. Published December 10, 2018
The University of California, Berkeley has settled a lawsuit brought by conservative groups whose speakers the school worked to blackball, agreeing to pay $70,000 and to make changes more welcoming to future speakers. Published December 9, 2018
Soybean growers across the fruited plain are in a precarious position partly because of the U.S. trade war with China. The uncertainty over that huge export market and the ripple effect it has had on crops from harvest to table have left farmers in a bind. Published December 6, 2018
Louisiana's legislative auditor wanted to know how the state's expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare was doing, so he picked 100 people who were deemed eligible under the rules. Published December 4, 2018
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith emerged victorious Tuesday night in the Mississippi Senate runoff, fending off Democrat Mike Espy in the deeply conservative Magnolia State. Published November 27, 2018
Looking to increase its Senate majority, the GOP wheeled out its biggest gun Monday in Mississippi as President Trump held two rallies to bolster Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith ahead of Tuesday's run-off election. Published November 26, 2018
Looking to bolster its Senate majority, the GOP wheeled out its biggest gun Monday in Mississippi as President Trump rallied to bolster Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith ahead of Tuesday's run-off election. Published November 26, 2018
Some scholars are starting a new journal that will allow anonymous publication of peer-reviewed pieces, in a sign of intellectual intolerance now regnant in academia. Published November 22, 2018
Mississippi's Senate runoff candidates both acknowledged in their own way in Tuesday night's debate that the state is one of the nation's most conservative, while also defending themselves over past actions. Published November 20, 2018
Several high-profile businesses, including retail giant Wal-Mart, have asked for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to return campaign contributions after the Mississippi Republican was caught making foolish remarks. Published November 20, 2018
Nearly two weeks after voters had their say, the final pieces of the election map are falling into place and the GOP is getting some desperately needed good news, after a spate of other races didn't go their way. Published November 18, 2018
President Trump will jet in next week to campaign with Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi in the final undecided Senate race, hoping to carry her over the finish line in a race she sometimes seems intent on losing. Published November 18, 2018
Following a protracted recount battle, three-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson conceded Sunday, acknowledging GOP Gov. Rick Scott has been elected to replace him in January. Published November 18, 2018
Florida's hand recount kicked into gear Friday with grim news for Sen. Bill Nelson, the incumbent Democrat who trails in the vote tally, but was hoping enough new valid ballots would be discovered to deliver victory. Published November 16, 2018
Florida's Republican Gov. Rick Scott declared victory in his Senate bid for a second time Thursday after a state-mandated machine recount widened his lead over incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson. Published November 15, 2018
Bikers for Trump leader Chris Cox and a crowd of Republican activists are convinced that the 15 red and orange tags were cut off ballot boxes before the votes reached the election office, which could be a violation of state law, evidence of vote tampering or nothing at all. Published November 14, 2018
For all the recount drama in some Senate races, there's still one awaiting the actual election: Mississippi. Published November 13, 2018
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Tuesday urged Florida election officials to ignore a Sunday deadline for the ongoing vote recount, saying the deadline was meant for presidential elections, not Senate races. Published November 13, 2018
Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson demanded Monday that Gov. Rick Scott recuse himself from any involvement as the recount continued in their bitter race for Mr. Nelson's Senate seat. Published November 12, 2018
Gov. Rick Scott renewed his claims to victory over Sen. Bill Nelson on Sunday as a recount began in the race for Senate, once again thrusting Florida to the forefront of a national election drama. Published November 11, 2018
