Mississippi Sailor Killed at Pearl Harbor Finally IdentifiedJohn Melton was 22 years old in October of 1940 when he found himself stationed in Hawaii. Raised on a farm near Liberty, Mississippi, the...
Wicker: Brace for Biden’s Summer of Inflation
Cost of Living Soars as Possible Recession LoomsBy now we have all experienced sticker shock, the sense of disbelief that prices have risen so incredibly high. This time last year, we were paying...
Wicker: Taiwan Should Arm to Prevent Chinese Invasion
U.S. Should Sell High-Tech Weapons to Pacific AllyThe war in Ukraine is a stark reminder that dictators take advantage of weakness. President Biden’s threat of economic sanctions clearly failed to...
Wicker: Supreme Court Leak Is Attack on Key Institution
Historic Breach of Trust Threatens Independence of the CourtThe U.S. Supreme Court came under unprecedented attack last week when a news outlet published an early draft of a majority opinion in...
Wicker Pushes Military Aid for Ukraine
Ukraine Prepares for Part Two of Putin's WarVladimir Putin thought he could seize the capital of Ukraine in three days. Yet after two months of bloody fighting, Ukrainian troops have staved off...
Wicker Calls for Sane Approach to the Border
Biden Headed for Worst Year Ever on Illegal ImmigrationAfter four years of strict immigration enforcement under President Trump, President Biden has reduced our border to a state of chaos. During...
Wicker Fights to Preserve Tax Cuts
Biden Proposal Would Raise Taxes, Trigger More InflationAs the annual tax filing deadline arrives, Americans should take heart that President Biden’s massive tax hikes have not become law. His...
Wicker: Defense Budget Is Recipe for U.S. Decline
Biden Plan Would Appease Dictators While Indulging SocialismIf there was ever a moment for presidential leadership, it is now. Ukraine is engulfed in a bitter war with Russia, gas prices are...
Wicker Opposes Biden’s Supreme Court Pick
Judge Jackson’s Record Suggests She Will Legislate from the BenchThis past week, I met with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in my office to discuss her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. I entered...
Wicker Works to Improve Weather Forecasting
Key Bills Would Provide Better Tornado, Flood Warning SystemsTornado season came abruptly last week as heavy storms swept through Mississippi, taking down trees and power lines across our state....