President Donald Trump campaigned Monday in Mississippi for U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde Smith as he continued a closing midterm rally blitz that has highlighted Republicans’ challenges ahead of an election that could drastically shift power in Washington and statehouses across the country.
Sophie Bates
Sophie Bates is The Associated Press's new video journalist in Mississippi. Sophie joins from the ABC affiliate in Toledo, Ohio, where she works as a multimedia journalist. Sophie is an aggressive reporter whose role in Ohio is a mix of breaking news and deeper off-the-news investigative stories. She recently worked on a five-part investigative series on homelessness and affordable housing in the Toledo area.
