Election 2024 updates: With Arizona, Trump sweeps all 7 swing states
President-elect Donald Trump will meet with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office Wednesday at 11 a.m., White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement Saturday.
Officials condemn racist text messages sent to Black residents in at least 32 states
The texts were received by people in states including Alabama, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South ...
Bribery case adds to problems in Mississippi city with water woes and policing disputes
Bribery and conspiracy charges against the mayor are the latest shock to Mississippi’s capital, where a federally appointed ...
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US officials in Mississippi charged with bribery, conspiracy
A federal indictment released Thursday revealed the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged the Jackson, Mississippi, ...
Justice Department says Mississippi Senate paid a Black attorney less than her white colleagues for years
The discrimination lawsuit said Kristie Metcalfe was paid "significantly less" than her white co-workers for 8 years.
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District Attorney Jody Owens, Councilman Aaron Banks, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba plead not guilty in bribery scandal
A public servant tasked with upholding the law was indicted on 8 counts that allege he facilitated hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.
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Trump's second term likely to be very different
Trump plans to “close” the U.S.-Mexico border on Inauguration Day and order the deportation of millions of immigrants who are ...
DOJ files lawsuit against Mississippi State Senate for severely underpaying Black staffer
Friday's lawsuit alleges Kristie Metcalfe, the only Black attorney at the Mississippi State Senate, was paid about half the ...
U.S. Justice Department sues Mississippi State Senate for race discrimination
According to the lawsuit, the Senate paid the former staff attorney “about half the salary of her white colleagues." ...
DOJ accuses Mississippi Senate of pay discrimination against Black staff attorney
A Black attorney who formerly worked on the staff of the Republican-controlled Mississippi State Senate was the target of ...
Mississippi Senate paid Black attorney less than white ones, US Justice Department says
The Mississippi Senate discriminated against a Black attorney by paying her about half of what her white colleagues were paid ...
US DOJ suing MS Senate for race discrimination, paying her less than White colleagues
The United States Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi Senate, alleging it discriminated against a former Black attorney who worked in the Legislative Services Office by ...