Tag: Oklahoma

President Trump poses for photos with the University of Utah ski team during an event with NCAA championship teams at the White House, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, in Washington. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is to the right of the president. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Which college teams visited the White House, and who stayed home?

Michael Moates · November 19, 2017 5:01 am

After an oil leak, portions of the Keystone XL Pipeline from between Canada, Oklahoma, and Illinois are expected to remain shut down as the pipeline developer responds to the incident. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Energy and Environment

Keystone pipeline shuts down after 5,000-barrel leak

Josh Siegel · November 16, 2017 10:06 pm

Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., left, and Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, both say adding an Obamacare mandate repeal to the tax reform bill would bring in more opposition. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Republican lawmakers warn repeal of Obamacare mandate could sink tax bill

Susan Ferrechio · November 14, 2017 11:23 pm

"I am a no," Lankford said when asked on NBC's "Meet the Press" if he'd vote against the bill if it raised the nation's debt too much. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Republican James Lankford promises to vote against tax reform if it raises the debt too much

Kyle Feldscher · November 5, 2017 4:52 pm

"Bob Mueller needs to be able to finish his investigation," Lankford said. "The challenge of any investigation like this is how long it could go on and how broad it could be." (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

James Lankford: Robert Mueller needs to be allowed to do his job

Kyle Feldscher · November 5, 2017 4:25 pm

He is the first politician to be nominated as NASA administrator. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Energy and Environment

Nomination hearing for Trump’s NASA chief Jim Bridenstine turns into referendum on climate change science

Josh Siegel · November 1, 2017 6:16 pm

A Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty study shows Obama-era policy contributed to a decrease in suspensions in Wisconsin public schools, subverted local control over disciplinary policies, and made schools and teachers less safe. (iStock photo)

Betsy DeVos should reverse Obama’s failed school discipline policy

Natalie Goodnow, Will Flanders · October 26, 2017 4:01 am

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that "we don't have a sentencing problem, we have a crime problem." (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

Attorney General Jeff Sessions: ‘We don’t have a sentencing problem, we have a crime problem’

Kelly Cohen · October 19, 2017 5:35 pm

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., said President Trump reassured him that he was willing to extend the March 5 deadline for ending the DACA program and give "Dreamers" "some more time." (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

James Lankford says Trump willing to extend DACA past March 5: Report

Anna Giaritelli · October 13, 2017 12:07 pm

The possibility of providing more state flexibility on Obamacare has been central to keeping bipartisan talks alive in the Senate, and contributed to 15 governors supporting a recent bill to overhaul Obamacare, known as Graham-Cassidy. The bill would have given states block grant funding to set up their own healthcare systems, but it failed in part because of concerns about inadequate funding.

States plead for federal flexibility on health spending

Kimberly Leonard · October 9, 2017 4:01 am

Oklahoma said it is pulling a request to set up a program to lower Obamacare premiums next year by more than 30 percent because the Trump administration waffled over approving it. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Late response prompts Oklahoma to pull Obamacare waiver request

Robert King · September 29, 2017 6:56 pm

The regulators testified at a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Wednesday on how to stabilize the individual market. A majority of the five state insurance commissioners at the hearing wanted Congress to provide a reinsurance fund for Obamacare insurers. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Insurance regulators want Obamacare reinsurance funds

Robert King · September 6, 2017 4:41 pm