Countering China Requires More Ships and Faster RepairsEarlier this month, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced a plan to equip the U.S. Navy with the ships we need to stay competitive with...
Wicker Opposes Calls to Pack Supreme Court
Expanding High Court Would Harm American System of GovernmentLast year, the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave what would become her last major interview, reflecting on the Supreme Court and her...
Wicker: Time to Remove Obstacles to Intercountry Adoption
State Department Has Made Overseas Adoption More DifficultI am fortunate to have grown up in a home with two loving parents. They gave me the care, stability, and training I needed to succeed. But...
Wicker: Amy Coney Barrett Is Outstanding Pick for Supreme Court
President’s Nominee Could Shape High Court for a GenerationPresident Trump struck gold with his selection of Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. She is an outstanding pick who has the right...
Wicker Pushes for New COVID-19 Relief Measures
Urgent Action Needed for Small Businesses, Military, and InfrastructureWhen the pandemic began, few could have imagined how hard it would hit our communities. Yet over the past six months, Americans...
Wicker Celebrates Historic Middle East Peace Agreement
Formal Ties Established Between Israel and Two Arab StatesIt is always an important day when the Israeli Prime Minister visits our nation’s capital, but his arrival at the White House on September...
Wicker Urges Mississippians to Complete the Census
Mississippi Is Lagging Behind as National Effort Nears CompletionAs a second-semester freshman at Ole Miss in 1970, I earned a few hundred dollars working as a part-time census taker. My job was to...
Wicker Marks 75th Anniversary of Victory Over Japan
World War II Adversary Has Become a Valued PartnerCarl and Gayle Long tied the knot in 1939 in the pastor’s study at Tupelo’s First Baptist Church. Carl was a salesman who supplied grocery stores,...
Wicker Encourages Schools to Reopen With Caution
Following Health Protocols Will Help Prevent Surge in CasesWith summer coming to a close, school buses are making the rounds again as children head back to school. But for thousands of Mississippi...
Wicker: Postal Service Is Fully Equipped for Election
Partisan Scare Tactics Are Baseless and HarmfulPresidential elections are often the subject of misinformation. Unfortunately, some of the most vocal proponents of the latest conspiracy theory are...