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Sen. Jimmy Hickey, R-Texarkana , congratulates Sen. Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, after Hester successfully shepherded the highway-funding bill out of the Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation on Friday. Hickey earlier opposed moving the bill to that committee.
Stratton Weiss Hibbs, 18, of Tyler, has earned the highest advancement award offered by the Boy Scouts of America, the Eagle Scout Award. Hibbs was recognized at his home with more than 200 people in attendance for his Eagle Court of Honor, including Congressman Louie Gohmert, who presented Hibbs with a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol.
Butte County voters recently received a “voter guide” from the “California Republican Taxpayers' Association,” hoping to be passed off as an official candidate endorsement. Read the disclaimer and Google the organization.
Georgia's top education official said Friday that state school districts don't have to comply with the Obama administration's recent guidance that transgender students at public schools be allowed to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity.
The Oklahoma abortion bill vetoed Friday by the governor followed at least seven other attempts by state lawmakers to restrict abortions. All of them were shot down by the courts over the last five years.
Donald Trump is picking up plenty of Republican endorsements as he settles into his new role as the party's presumptive nominee. What they're supporting, however, isn't entirely clear.
Oklahoma lawmakers have moved to effectively ban abortion in their state by making it a felony for doctors to perform the procedure, an effort the bill's sponsor said Thursday is aimed at ultimately overturning the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide. The bill , which abortion rights group Center for Reproductive Rights says is the first of its kind in the nation, also would restrict any physician who performs an abortion from obtaining or renewing a license to practice medicine in Oklahoma.
A simmering political crisis in Congo that the U.S. and its allies have been unable to defuse is stoking fears in Congress that one of Africa's largest countries is on the verge of slipping into widespread violence. Tension is building in Congo over President Joseph Kabila's maneuvering to avoid national elections and remain in office beyond his constitutionally permitted term, according to U.S. officials and members of a coalition opposing Kabila.
Donald Trump's presidential campaign has been notably light on policy specifics. Yet one of his very few clear proposals is to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency.
'He nicknamed me Miss Piggy': Former Miss Universe blames Trump for years of eating disorders she suffered after 'he called me an eating machine' San Francisco police chief forced to resign just hours after an officer shot dead an unarmed black woman amidst mounting racial tensions Are you washing your dishes correctly? From cutlery placement to temperature setting and whether or not to pre-rinse: The eight rules to make sure your dishes leave the dishwasher sparkling clean revealed Boy, 14, arrested for demanding nude pictures from classmates on Snapchat and forcing them into 'sexual acts' during lunch breaks Disgraced former NFL star Johnny Manziel is almost unrecognizable as he parades his skeletal body and growing tattoo collection at yet another Vegas pool party Mormon missionaries now allowed to wear sunglasses and hats thanks to dress code update... but the rules on what styles ... (more)
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, delivered a thank-you gift Thursday to the man who arguably risked the most to endorse him: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Trump held a fundraiser that he claimed would pay off the entirety of Christie's debt from his presidential campaign.
The Oklahoma legislature passed a bill Thursday making it a felony for doctors to perform abortions Gov. Fallin has 5 business days to veto or sign the bill Groups on both sides of the issue aren't very happy with it A controversial bill aimed at stopping abortions in Oklahoma could lead to a long and costly fight in the courtroom. Governor Mary Fallin now has five business days to sign or veto the bill after it was passed in the state legislature Thursday.
A grand jury investigating Oklahoma's execution protocols says the state should study the use of nitrogen gas to administer the death penalty. Attorney General Scott Pruitt said in a statement that the recommendation is important and that he looks forward to working with Gov. Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Legislature to consider its feasibility.
Reyes was working out for the first time after being suspended under MLB domestic-v... . Colorado Rockies' Jose Reyes, right, laughs with players as they run drills during an extended spring training, Thursday, May 19, 2016, at the Rockies' facility in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Republican members of Congress have accused New York's Democratic attorney general and his counterparts in 16 other jurisdictions of chilling free speech over climate change through their legal and political campaign to curb fossil fuel burning. Thirteen of the 21 GOP members of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology said in a letter Wednesday that Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the others have been pushed by environmental activists "to use their prosecutorial powers to stifle scientific discourse."