Emails: Trump Jr. Embraced Help Said to be from KremlinDonald Trump Jr. eagerly accepted help from what was described to him as a Russian government effort to aid his father's campaign with damaging information about Hillary Clinton, according to emails he released publicly on Tuesday.
Senate GOP Leaders Hope for Health Care Vote Next WeekRepublican leaders are hoping to stage a climactic vote on their health care bill next week, though internal rifts over divisive issues like coverage requirements and Medicaid cuts leave the timing and even the measure's fate in question.
Union Files for Vote by Workers at Mississippi Nissan PlantThe United Auto Workers filed petitions Monday to force a unionization election at a Nissan plant in Mississippi after a yearslong campaign to build support in a region typically unwelcoming to organized labor.
Alex MonsourRepublican Alex Monsour is resigning from the Mississippi House of Representatives after winning a city office in Vicksburg.
Kremlin Disavows Knowledge of Lawyer-Trump Staff MeetingPresident Donald Trump's eldest son changed his account over the weekend of a meeting he had with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign, saying Sunday that the woman told him she had information about Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Survey: US Uninsured Up by 2M This Year as Gains ErodeThe number of U.S. adults without health insurance has grown by some 2 million this year, according to a major new survey that finds recent coverage gains beginning to erode.
State Election Officials Worry About 2018 Election SecurityState election officials voiced doubt Saturday that adequate security measures can be adopted before 2018 elections to safeguard against the possibility of a foreign government interfering in U.S. elections.
Mississippi Already Shares Some Voter Info with Other StatesMississippi's top elections official says he is consistent by sharing some voter information with other states while also telling a national group to "jump in the Gulf of Mexico" as it requests similar data.
Sophia LeonardThe Eudora Welty Foundation recently named Sophia Leonard, a doctoral student at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., as its 2017 Eudora Welty Fellow.
GOP Leader Says He'll Rework Health Bill, but Offers Plan BSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he plans to produce a fresh bill in about a week scuttling and replacing much of President Barack Obama's health care law. But he's also acknowledging a Plan B if that effort continues to …