If former White House strategist Steve Bannon gets his way, Mississippi's two long-serving establishment Republican senators won't be in office by the start of the next Congress.
Bannon has urged state Sen. Chris McDaniel to challenge Sen. Roger Wicker in a primary next year. According to people familiar with Bannon's plans, he also wants Gov. Phil Bryant to send himself to Washington if Sen. Thad Cochran retires before his term ends in 2020. Cochran is 79 and in poor health.