OKLAHOMA VOICE: Oklahoma lawmakers propose changes to elections
In the 2024 general election, the percentage of Oklahoma eligible voters who cast ballots was among the lowest in the nation, ...
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Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state in first Trump Cabinet post approval
Washington — The Senate on Monday confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, making him the first of President Trump's Cabinet nominees to win the approval of the upper chamber. The Senate ...
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Senate Passes Border Crackdown Bill, Teeing Up Final House Vote
The measure, which increases deportations for undocumented migrants charged with crimes, is likely to be the first bill to reach President Trump’s desk. It must pass one more House vote to clear ...
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Senate votes to confirm Marco Rubio as secretary of state, first Trump Cabinet official to be approved
The Senate voted on Monday to confirm Marco Rubio as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state, the first high-level Cabinet official for the new administration to be approved by the chamber ...
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Homicides were down in Kansas City in 2024. Violence still soared, causing a ‘lost sense of safety’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — High-profile mass shootings at the Crown Center shopping center and the Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally at Union Station heralded a violent start to the year for Kansas City ...
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Senate panel advances Defense secretary nominee Hegseth on party-line vote
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday voted to advance Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of Defense, to the floor. The 14-13 vote was strictly along party lines.
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GOP-led immigration bill on verge of Senate passage after Democrats join with Republicans in key vote
A GOP-led bill to require the detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes is on the verge of passage in the Senate after a significant number of Democrats joined with ...
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Rubio unanimously confirmed as secretary of State, becoming Trump’s first Cabinet official
The Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as America’s 72nd secretary of State, putting in place the first member of President Trump’s Cabinet on the day of his ...
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Senate passes immigrant detention bill, which may be the first item Trump signs into law in new term
WASHINGTON — Fresh off President Trump’s inauguration, the Senate on Monday passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and certain ...
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WATCH: Senate passes Laken Riley Act and confirms Rubio as secretary of state
WASHINGTON (AP) — Convening shortly after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president, the Senate on Monday passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain migrants ...
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Senate passes immigrant detention bill that could be the first measure Trump signs into law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh off President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Senate on Monday passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent ...
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Marco Rubio breezes through Senate confirmation, becomes first Latino secretary of State
WASHINGTON – Sen. Marco Rubio became the first member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to be approved by the Senate, overwhelmingly winning confirmation hours after the executive branch ...