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Put aside the politics, and the question of who-knew-what-when. There are two policy problems highlighted by the controversies at the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Justice .

The U.S. Senate on Monday began debate of the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013.

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker , a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee joined a group of 17 senators in writing a letter to Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Huerta demanding an explanation... U.S. Senator Roger Wicker , a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee joined a ... (more)

The Senate Agriculture Committee's 2013 Farm Bill is encountering a critical test this week on the Senate floor, where the $955billion measure is expected to draw opposition from lawmakers who wanted more money taken from farm subsidies and less from the nation's food stamp program.

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker lead a list of speakers for the American Legion's Boys State on the campus of Mississippi State University this month.

J. Everett Dutschke heads to speak with the media as Federal Authorities search his Tupelo home in connection with the ricin-laced letters sent to President Obama, Senator Roger Wicker, and Mississippi Judge Sadie Holland.

Editor's note: Al Franken, a Democrat, is a U.S. senator from Minnesota. Roger Wicker, a Republican, is a U.S. senator from Mississippi.

The man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials appears to have attempted to evade law enforcement just days before his arrest, according to FBI documents made public Thursday.

A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators urged federal securities regulators to move quickly on fundamental changes to how credit-rating agencies are compensated, a step they said will reduce the type of conflicts that helped fuel the 2007-2009 financial crisis.

"This is something that should never have happened. They've got to be neutral in their views and they made political decisions." Both Democrat and Republican government officials agree with Mississippi Congressman Gregg Harper in the fact that the IRS overstepped its bounds when reviewing non-profit status applications from conservative groups.

U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran has introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the program that helps preserve historic battlegrounds in the United States, including battlefields in Mississippi.

Since I left the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2007, many important steps have been taken to improve the quality of credit ratings and to increase the accountability, transparency and oversight of rating firms, which play an important role in the financial system.

Mississippi congressional leaders and officials of the National Park Service will help start the 75th anniversary celebration of the Natchez Trace Parkway at 10 a.m. May 18 at the parkway's administrative headquarters near Tupelo.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) When do 21 Republican senators vote for higher taxes Answer: When the biggest businesses and local politicians hire top K Street lobbyists to push for the tax-hike legislation.

Not the Army, which views its fleet of Lakota choppers as operational only in "permissive" environments such as the United States, according to Lt.

Sen. Barbara Boxer , D-Calif., let loose at Thursday morning's Environmental and Public Works Committee meeting that the eight Republican members boycotted .

Bipartisan agreement is hard to come by in today's political environment. But one thing both parties seem to agree on is the importance of science and math education as a driver of future innovation and economic progress.

When do 21 Republican senators vote for higher taxes? Answer: When the biggest businesses and local politicians hire top K Street lobbyists to push for the tax-hike legislation.

On April 16th, 2013 a suspicious letter mailed to Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi tested positive for ricin, a highly toxic poison derived from the castor bean plant.

Republican Gov. Phil Bryant supports giving states the authority to force collection of sales taxes on Internet transactions, his spokesman, Mick Bullock, said Tuesday.