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Two students of the Visual Arts Department were chosen as winners in Mississippi’s Third Congressional District Art Contest, sponsored by the office of Congressman Michael Guest. Kandace Tate, a senior from Jackson, MS, received third place in the Mixed Media category. Theo Cooper, a senior from Jackson, MS, received first place in the Painting category. Theo also won BEST OF SHOW in the competition and his work will be displayed in Washington, D.C. for one year.
The New York Times has released a trove of raw government data on the unaccompanied alien children who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in recent years. Among over 10,000 pages of information is data on the number of children who crossed the border into America without an adult and then were handed over to someone other than a family member.
Amid a rise in anti-Israel protests on college campuses across the country, the U.S. House of Representatives took up the Antisemitism Awareness Act on Wednesday, updating the definition of antisemitism used in federal anti-discrimination law.
The legislation passed the House by a vote of 320-91, with 21 Republicans and 70 Democrats opposing the bill.
Washington, D.C. – The impeachment managers for the U.S. House of Representatives delivered the articles of impeachment for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the U.S. Senate.
WASHINGTON — After a weeklong delay, the House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon sent its articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate.
Articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, over his handling of the border, were officially transmitted to the Senate on Tuesday.
The House impeachment managers, selected by Republican leadership, walked the two articles through the Capitol led by the House clerk and sergeant-at-arms.
The charges against Mayorkas were read aloud from the Senate dais by House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green.
ELLISVILLE- Mississippi’s third district Congressman Michael Guest spent the day with his Bay Springs constituents before the Easter break touring Hol-Mac Industries, Jasper County General Hospital and Jones College’s Jasper County Center. While at the Jasper County Center as the guest of Jones College President, Dr. Jesse Smith, the Congressman met with students, faculty and staff along with the Center’s Director, Grant Crowder to see first-hand the various programs.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael Guest (R-Miss) voted today to advance H.R. 7521, the bipartisan Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. H.R. 7521 passed the U. S. House of Representatives by an overwhelming majority of 352-65, 1.
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – McLaurin Elementary School in Florence celebrated Read Across America Week (March 2-6) with special guest readers Congressman Michael Guest and his wife Haley Guest.
“Reading is not always easy. I remember when I was a kid. It was hard for me to learn how to read,” said Congressman Guest.
The Guests’ encouraged the group of kindergarteners why it’s important to read, but also why their voice matters.
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Bottom Line,” Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS) responded to arguments from Democrats that the failure of the Senate bill will force budget shortfalls on DHS by pointing out that the House appropriations bill increased the number of Border Patrol agents and the number of detention beds, while prior budget requests from the Biden administration have requested cuts to detention beds.