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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- President Donald Trump's plan to nominate U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma as Homeland Security secretary will leave an unexpected Senate vacancy in deep-red Oklahoma.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- President Donald Trump's plans to nominate Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to take over as Homeland Security secretary follow a meteoric political rise for the plumbing company owner who was first elected to Congress in 2012.
An Arkansas man accused of killing his daughter's alleged abuser won the Republican nomination for local sheriff while waiting to stand trial for murder in his rural county, where he ran on a message of seeing the failures of law enforcement.
Texas Reps. Christian Menefee and Al Green have advanced to a runoff in a Democratic primary for U.S. House.
Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas was forced into a primary runoff with his GOP opponent in Tuesday's vote as he faces calls to resign over allegations of having an affair with an aide.
Republican challenger Steve Toth defeated U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw on Tuesday night, ousting the only House Republican in Texas who President Donald Trump didn't endorse heading into the nation's first big primary of 2026.
Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas sought to fend off a primary challenge Tuesday that comes as he faces calls to resign following allegations of an affair with an aide, who later died after setting herself on fire.
Texas Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa entered the race for governor Wednesday, criticizing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott as beholden to big donors in an uphill bid to become the first Democrat to hold the office since 1995.
Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat and former schoolteacher with a rising national profile, joined a widening race for U.S. Senate on Tuesday that already has two prominent challengers trying to unseat Republican Sen. John Cornyn.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahoma high school students studying U.S. history learn about the Industrial Revolution, women's suffrage and America's expanding role in international affairs.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A former pastor of a Texas megachurch accused of child sexual abuse surrendered to Oklahoma authorities Monday.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A former pastor of a Texas megachurch is expected to turn himself into Oklahoma authorities Monday on child sexual abuse charges.
Federal employees across the country, many of whom have worked from home since the COVID-19 pandemic, were back at agency offices Monday under President Donald Trump's return-to-office mandate.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said he will stop a plan pushed by the state's top education official to collect the immigration status of children when they register for public school.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Parents enrolling children in Oklahoma public schools will be required to provide proof of their child's U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status under a proposal rule approved Tuesday by the State Board of Education.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Parents enrolling children in Oklahoma public schools would be required to provide proof of their child's U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status under a proposal aimed at helping President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
Parents enrolling children in Oklahoma public schools would be required to provide proof of their child's U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status under a proposal aimed at helping President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond, who has at times pushed back against his own party's governor and other politicians who sought to push religion into public schools, announced Monday his candidacy for governor.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas won reelection Tuesday, defeating U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and Democrats' latest try at ending decades of GOP dominance in the booming state that was thrust this election year to the center of battles over immigration and abortion.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, of Texas, sought to fend off an underdog challenge Tuesday from Democratic Rep. Colin Allred in one of the year's most expensive races, which is testing shifts in America's biggest red state and could factor into the fight for U.S. Senate control.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- An Afghan man who is accused of plotting an Election Day attack in the U.S. was ordered Thursday to remain in custody as officials disclosed that he had previously worked as a security guard for an American military installation in Afghanistan.
DALLAS (AP) -- Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred met for their only debate Tuesday night, trading attacks over abortion and immigration in a closely watched race that could help determine which party wins control of the U.S. Senate.
DALLAS (AP) -- Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred will meet Tuesday night in the only debate of their Texas Senate race that could help determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahomans will vote on gradually increasing the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour but not until 2026, angering supporters who are questioning the timing set by Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Eleven-term Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Tom Cole won a five-way Republican primary outright on Tuesday and avoided an August runoff.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Eleven-term Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Tom Cole won a five-way Republican primary outright on Tuesday and avoided an August runoff.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma, the powerful Republican chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, was trying to fend of a primary challenge Tuesday from a businessman who has poured millions of his own dollars into the race.