http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Trent_LottFind stories, videos, and photos about Trent Lott from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:35:39 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/POLITICS/05/28/ifill.sotomayor/tztop.sherrilyn.ifill.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Trent_Lott14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Trent Lott from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/28/ifill.sotomayor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/28/ifill.sotomayor/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Don Imus denigrated in clearly racist terms the championship women's basketball team from Rutgers University; when actor Michael Richards screamed at black guests in a comedy club, calling them the "n-word" and invoking the threat of lynching; when Trent Lott said that things would have been better if a southern segregationist had been elected president a half-century earlier, responsible white people from across the ideological spectrum stepped forward to explain that these individuals were not racist.Fri, 29 May 2009 14:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/30/ms.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/30/ms.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a normal election, the possibility of traditionally red Mississippi voting blue is slim.Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/04/navarrette.mccain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/04/navarrette.mccain/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublicans are a gloomy lot. You show them a silver lining. They'll find a cloud.Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:51:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1709351,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1709351,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe EPA moves to veto an Army Corps of Engineers project that would destroy a huge swath of Delta wetlands Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/31/wicker.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/31/wicker.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextMississippi Gov. Haley Barbour announced Monday that he is naming Republican Rep. Roger Wicker as Trent Lott's replacement in the Senate.Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/26/lott.resign/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/26/lott.resign/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Trent Lott, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, intends to resign by the end of the year, the Mississippi Republican announced Monday.Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/08/congress.water/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/08/congress.water/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate on Thursday handed President Bush his first veto override -- authorizing $23 billion in new water projects.Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/02/bush.veto/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/02/bush.veto/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush certainly will veto legislation expanding a children's health insurance program by $35 billion over five years despite Democratic pressure lobbying him to change his mind, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino reiterated Tuesday.Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:03:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1645106,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1645106,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Senate committee approved a five-year, $35 billion expansion of a children's health insurance program that would be financed through higher tobacco taxesFri, 20 Jul 2007 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/26/poll.iraq.schneider/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/26/poll.iraq.schneider/index.htmlPublic support for the war in Iraq has fallen to a new low. Not only that, but Republican support is beginning to waver.Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:54:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1636627,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1636627,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSenators pushing a new immigration policy appealed Sunday to wavering supporters ahead of renewed debate on securing the borders and dealing with 12 million undocumented immigrantsMon, 25 Jun 2007 23:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/12/immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/12/immigration/index.htmlPresident Bush broke bread with resistant Senate Republicans on Tuesday, but the fate of a White House-supported immigration bill remained uncertain.Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/06/dobbs.1986/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/06/dobbs.1986/index.htmlThese are some facts from tonight's show that you might find interesting.Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/15/congress.leaders.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/15/congress.leaders.ap/index.htmlMississippi Sen. Trent Lott, ousted from the top Senate Republican leadership job four years ago because of remarks considered racially insensitive, won election to the No. 2 post Wednesday for the minority GOP in the next Congress.Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/15/bellsouth.nsa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/15/bellsouth.nsa/index.htmlDespite media reports to the contrary, BellSouth said late Monday it had not participated in any effort by the National Security Agency to collect customer phone records.Tue, 16 May 2006 01:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/14/hillary.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/14/hillary.tm/index.htmlLast Thursday was as good a day as any to chart Hillary Clinton's steady progress from junior Senator to Democratic presidential front runner. She attended a press conference on port security in the morning, had lunch with some eBay executives, did an event about kids and car safety with New Hampshire Republican Senator John Sununu and then attended the promotion ceremony of a female Army officer on loan to her staff. Later that evening she joined Republican Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi to talk to CNN about their joint plan to make the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) independent again. Asked by Anderson Cooper whether the Lott-Clinton duet was the beginning of a beautiful relationship, Clinton was unable to stifle a guffaw. Lott, on the other hand, adjusted his coat, moved half a step closer to his partner and replied, "How do we look?"Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/01/katrina.gulf.sixmonths/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/01/katrina.gulf.sixmonths/index.htmlWhen Hurricane Camille struck the Gulf Coast in 1969, Kay Kell had to swim to higher ground in Waveland, Mississippi, with her two children -- a 3-month-old and an 18-month-old -- in tow.Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/18/congress.ethics/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/18/congress.ethics/index.htmlCongressional Democrats made a sweeping election-year promise Wednesday to clean up Capitol Hill amid an influence-peddling scandal that has spurred Republicans to propose a reform package of their own.Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/17/lott.senate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/17/lott.senate/index.htmlFormer Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott announced Tuesday that he will seek a fourth term to the U.S. Senate.Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/15/alqaeda.strike.us/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/15/alqaeda.strike.us/index.htmlU.S. politicians have expressed regret over the weekend killings of 18 civilians along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, but said the airstrike was justified by the erroneous belief that a top al Qaeda leader was among the group, which included women and children.Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/26/novak.lott/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/26/novak.lott/index.htmlTrent Lott within the next week plans to decide between seeking a fourth term in the U.S. Senate from Mississippi or retiring from public life. That could determine whether Republicans keep control of the Senate in next year's elections. For the longer range, Lott's retirement and replacement could signal that Southern political realignment has peaked and now is receding.Mon, 26 Dec 2005 19:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/26/shields.lott/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/26/shields.lott/index.htmlTrent Lott within the next week plans to decide between seeking a fourth term in the U.S. Senate from Mississippi or retiring from public life. That could determine whether Republicans keep control of the Senate in next year's elections. For the longer range, Lott's retirement and replacement could signal that Southern political realignment has peaked and now is receding.Mon, 26 Dec 2005 19:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/08/prison.probe/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/08/prison.probe/index.htmlThe CIA has sent a report to the U.S. Justice Department indicating classified information may have been leaked to The Washington Post for its recent story about secret prisons run by the spy agency, according to U.S. officials.Tue, 08 Nov 2005 18:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/27/miers.reasons/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/27/miers.reasons/index.htmlHarriet Miers took her name out of consideration for the Supreme Court on Thursday amid a brewing showdown over White House documents. But some lawmakers and observers suggest that the impasse was simply the most graceful exit possible for a floundering nominee.Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/27/miers.nominations/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/27/miers.nominations/index.htmlPresident Bush on Thursday accepted the withdrawal of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers after weeks of opposition from both liberals and conservatives, who questioned her qualifications and record.Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/13/katrina.response/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/13/katrina.response/index.htmlMichael Brown may have been the first official to lose his job to Hurricane Katrina, but he might not be the last.Tue, 13 Sep 2005 13:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/05/katrina.lott/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/05/katrina.lott/index.htmlSen. Trent Lott berated both the Federal Emergency Management Agency and his own state's emergency management, MEMA, for being mired in red tape at a time of urgent need given the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina.Tue, 06 Sep 2005 00:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/05/bush.missteps.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/05/bush.missteps.tm/index.htmlIt isn't easy picking George Bush's worst moment last week.Mon, 05 Sep 2005 17:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/30/katrina.lott/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/30/katrina.lott/index.htmlSen. Trent Lott's oceanfront house in Pascagoula, Mississippi, was among the thousands of homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, according to the senator's spokeswoman.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 20:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.mississippi/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.mississippi/index.htmlHurricane Katrina has inflicted more damage to Mississippi's beach towns than Hurricane Camille did, and its death toll is likely to be higher, the state's governor said Tuesday.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/21/hagel.iraq.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/21/hagel.iraq.ap/index.htmlA leading Republican senator and decorated Vietnam War veteran said Sunday the Iraq war has destabilized the Mideast and is looking more like the Vietnam conflict a generation ago.Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/18/rove.delay/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/18/rove.delay/index.htmlThe White House stands "strongly" behind Tom DeLay amid ethical questions over the House majority leader's fund- raising and overseas trips, deputy chief of staff Karl Rove said Monday.Mon, 18 Apr 2005 22:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/03/frist.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/03/frist.tm/index.htmlAre Republicans in the Senate growing restive under the leadership of Bill Frist?Tue, 03 Aug 2004 18:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/15/wmd.cia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/15/wmd.cia/index.htmlMembers of the Senate Intelligence Committee investigating prewar Iraq intelligence expressed displeasure Tuesday with CIA efforts to keep large parts of the committee's report secret.Tue, 15 Jun 2004 20:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/20/bush.capitol/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/20/bush.capitol/index.htmlAmid GOP hand-wringing about slumping approval ratings, President Bush sought to rev up congressional Republicans at a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill on Thursday.Thu, 20 May 2004 18:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/23/rx.drugs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/23/rx.drugs/index.htmlIt's rare these days for an issue to break through the boundaries of partisanship. When it does, we'll call it the political Play of the Week.Fri, 23 Apr 2004 20:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/20/speech.reax/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/20/speech.reax/index.htmlSenate Republican Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee said Tuesday that President Bush's State of the Union message was "big, strong and confident" even as he acknowledged the speech "didn't have a lot of big new proposals."Tue, 20 Jan 2004 22:56:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/06/25/305446/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/06/25/305446/index.htmThis hasn't been the most stable year for those in the public eye. Cisco, once unassailable, has become unmentionable. The bickering, underachieving Lakers transformed themselves into the Second Co...Mon, 25 Jun 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/01/254418/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/01/254418/index.htmHere are four reasons why Washington might actually deliver a tax cut in 1999: New House Speaker Dennis Hastert is determined to produce something positive for Republicans in the first year of the ...Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/11/23/251415/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/11/23/251415/index.htmIn the waning days of the last election, President Clinton often disparaged the Republicans' "do nothing" Congress, pointing to its failure to pass anti-tobacco legislation or a plan to save Social...Mon, 23 Nov 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/30/240122/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/30/240122/index.htmSure, you could spend your few spare hours in Washington soaking up history at the Jefferson Memorial. But it's a lot more fun to soak up history in the making--along with some sustenance--at the r...Mon, 30 Mar 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/02/02/237221/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/02/02/237221/index.htmThree years ago--in other words, 20 years after he and Paul Allen founded the company--Bill Gates decided to open Microsoft's first lobbying office in Washington, D.C. The effort, to say the least,...Mon, 02 Feb 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/21/229210/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/21/229210/index.htmTrent Lott is organized and logical. He's unfailingly polite. He is the picture of calm. So why is everyone angry at him? Only a year ago the Senate Majority Leader was the symbol of a fresh Republ...Mon, 21 Jul 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/21/229221/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/21/229221/index.htmWashington isn't the kind of town that likes to be told what to do. Its greatest recent failure was President Clinton's health care plan, which was handled by the White House as if it were the comm...Mon, 21 Jul 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/07/228647/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/07/228647/index.htmBig-time politics is sometimes a trivial pursuit. Just ask Paul Weyrich. Until recently, the Republican Party stalwart was one of the few nonlawmakers who could drive all the way up to the east ent...Mon, 07 Jul 1997 04:01:00 EDT