Former Sen. Cochran draws bipartisan praise at funeral
Two U.S. senators from opposing parties praised their former colleague, Republican Thad Cochran of Mississippi, as one of their closest friends and as a gentleman who cared about the people of his state and worked across party lines.
Photos: State funeral for Sen. Thad Cochran
Speaker of the House State Rep. Philip Gunn speaks at the state funeral of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran at the Mississippi Capitol Building in downtown Jackson on Monday.
Funeral reflects bipartisan work of former US Sen. Cochran
A second funeral for former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran reflects the Mississippi Republican’s reputation for working across party lines.
Mississippi Capitol hosts funeral of former US Sen. Cochran
Flags in Mississippi are flying at half-staff to honor a Republican former U.S. senator who brought billions of dollars to the state.
Money leaders to speak at funeral of former US Sen. Cochran
Leaders of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, one a Republican and the other a Democrat, will speak at the funeral of former Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi, a Republican who led the committee for several years and was known for working across party lines.
Catfish, rice, Navy ships: Cochran spending leaves legacy
Former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran was a master of the federal budget process, quietly shrugging off criticism about pork-barrel spending while directing billions of dollars back to his home state of Mississippi.
Our View: Sen. Cochran is a reminder of what legislators should be
The news of Thad Cochran’s death Thursday morning was not entirely unexpected — poor health had forced him to resign on April 1, 2018, four years into his last six-year term in the U.S. Senate.
‘A fair and moderate voice’: Area leaders reflect on Cochran’s influence on the Golden Triangle
When Lowndes County Board of Supervisors President Harry Sanders thinks of Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, who died Thursday at age 81, he remembers the senator’s sense of humor.
Former US Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi dies at 81
Former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, who served seven terms and used seniority to steer billions of dollars to his home state of Mississippi, has died. He was 81.
Cochran’s final chief of staff, Brad White, said Cochran died Thursday at a veterans’ nursing home in Oxford.
Departing Sen. Cochran ‘optimistic about the future’ of US
Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi on Thursday gave a farewell speech in the U.S. Senate, where he’s the longest-serving current member of Congress.
Vermont now only state to never send a woman to Congress
Vermont, considered by many to be one of the most liberal states in the country with a higher-than-average percentage of women serving in the state Legislature, is the only state to have never sent a woman to Congress.
Senate appointee in Mississippi pledges to support Trump
Mississippi’s Republican agriculture commissioner, who served on a farm advisory committee for President Donald Trump, was appointed Wednesday to succeed a veteran U.S. senator who is resigning because of poor health.
Bryant: National GOP won’t choose new senator
Mississippi’s Republican governor said Thursday that his decision about appointing a new U.S. senator won’t be influenced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell or other GOP leaders in Washington, but he believes his appointee will receive campaign help from the president and vice president.
With 2 US Senate races, Mississippi lawmaker switches pick
With a rare opportunity to run for either of two U.S. Senate seats, an insurgent Mississippi Republican switched targets Wednesday.
Mississippi GOP governor won’t appoint himself to US Senate
Mississippi’s Republican governor took himself out of the mix Tuesday for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Thad Cochran, saying he’ll find another strong contender to keep the seat firmly in GOP hands for decades, as Cochran did.
Return of 2 ill GOP senators crucial next week for tax bill
Ailing Republican senators John McCain and Thad Cochran missed votes this week, but their presence will be crucial early next week as the GOP tries to pass a sweeping $1.5 trillion tax package in the Senate with a razor-thin majority and all Democrats opposed to the legislation.
Cochran’s illness raises what-if scenarios in Mississippi
A Mississippi senator’s frail appearance on Capitol Hill this week raises questions that make some of his home-state supporters downright queasy.
Cochran back at work, faces questions on health
Longtime Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran is back at work in Washington after a health setback and facing questions about whether he’s up for the rigors of his job.
Cochran’s illness shows risks to GOP leaders of aging Senate
Top Republicans coping with a razor-thin majority in the Senate as they try pushing a partisan agenda are running smack into another complication — the sheer age and health issues of some senators.
Trump says Republicans have health care votes … but they don’t
Guess what? Turns out Republicans have the votes to push health care legislation through the Senate, but they’ve been flummoxed because one supportive senator is in the hospital.