Espy ‘Worried’ 600,000 Mississippians Could Lose Health Care as Trump Rushes Court Nominee

Mike Espy, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Mississippi, is worried that as many as 600,000 Mississippians could lose health-insurance coverage as President Donald Trump continues his effort to remake the U.S. Supreme Court.Â
Mississippi Choctaws Suffered More COVID-19 Deaths Than Hawaii, Alaska or Wyoming

The coronavirus pandemic has hit the Mississippi Choctaw Band of Indians harder than any major city in the nation—and 10 times harder than the rest of Mississippi. Of the 10,000 Choctaws the tribe serves, one in 10—1,092—has tested positive for COVID-19.