MFP News Editor Ashton Pittman appeared on CNN this morning to discuss the results of Mississippi’s U.S. Senate election. You can watch the interview below.

I appeared on CNN this morning to discuss where things stand as the count continues in Mississipi's U.S. Senate election. Watch it here:

— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman.bsky.social) 2026-11-09T16:02:52.398Z

Award-winning News Editor Ashton Pittman, a native of the South Mississippi Pine Belt, studied journalism and political science at the University of Southern Mississippi. Previously the state reporter at the Jackson Free Press, he drove national headlines and conversations with award-winning reporting about segregation academies. He has won numerous awards, including Outstanding New Journalist in the South, for his work covering immigration raids, abortion battles and even former Gov. Phil Bryantā€™s unusual work with ā€œThe Bad Boys of Brexit" at the Jackson Free Press. In 2021, as a Mississippi Free Press reporter, he was named the Diamond Journalist of the Year for seven southern U.S. states in the Society of Professional Journalists Diamond Awards. A trained photojournalist, Ashton lives in South Mississippi with his husband, William, and their two pit bulls, Dorothy and Dru.