Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Jari Askins still planning to lead Senate at times 0 min ago | Add a comment She may no longer be on standby to break ties, but Democratic Lt. Gov. Jari Askins says her role as president of the Senate hasn’t changed and she expects to preside occasionally over the...

Oklahoma GOP senators name spokesman 10 hr ago | Add a comment GOP senators name spokesman The head of the committee to get Republicans elected to the state Senate has been named communications director for the Senate Republicans. Friday, Randy Swanson was...

Patience is Republicans’ best medicine 20 hr ago | Add a comment It was the aftermath of the presidential election and everyone was explaining why the losing party lost. It was out of step with ordinary people. Its voters were too old. It was too identified with...

Scissor Tales: Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 20 hr ago | Comments 5 In Huntington, W.Va., the residents don’t talk much about living in the fattest city in America. Most of them probably don’t even realize it, according to health officials. Most people,...

Oklahoma GOP Senate majority focuses on justice change Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Comments 11 Unshackled after two years of sharing power with Democrats, the first Republican majority in the state Senate has a bead on changing the civil justice system to curtail so-called pain-and-suffering...

Congress rushing to extend jobless benefits Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON - Jarred by new jobless alarms, Congress rushed Thursday toward keeping unemployment checks flowing through the December holidays and into the new year for Americans whose benefits are...

Dems: Napolitano emerges for Homeland Security job Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Comments 3 WASHINGTON -- Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, an early Barack Obama supporter from the southwestern part of the country, is a leading contender for the job of secretary of homeland security,...

Detroit automakers' rescue stalls in Senate Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Comments 4 WASHINGTON -- A plan to give troubled U.S. automakers billions of dollars in government-backed loans is on life support, leaving the fate of hundreds of thousands of workers and Detroit's...

Rep. Tom Cole gives up job as chief of panel Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Rep. Tom Cole withdrew his bid Wednesday for another term heading the House GOP campaign committee, saying it was better to avoid strains among House Republican leaders. Cole,...

In brief: Energy Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment Energy panel Seeks leader WASHINGTON — Rep. Henry Waxman of California won backing from a House Democratic leadership panel Wednesday to replace veteran Rep. John Dingell as chairman of the...

Adding Hillary to team brings risks for Obama Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Comments 10 SEN. Hillary Clinton as America’s next secretary of state? President-elect Barack Obama apparently is considering it. According to one report, he already has offered the post to his...

Republicans are in need of new base Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 45 WASHINGTON — As Republicans sort out the reasons for their defeat, they likely will overlook or dismiss the gorilla in the pulpit. Three little letters, great big problem: G-O-D. I’m...

Auto aid plan heads for defeat as Big Three teeter Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 9 WASHINGTON - A Democratic Congress, unwilling or unable to approve a $25 billion bailout for Detroit's Big Three, appears ready to punt the automakers' fate to a lame-duck Republican president....

U.S Rep. Tom Cole loses GOP leadership role in U.S. House of Represenatives Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 10 WASHINGTON -- Rep. Tom Cole lost his bid today for another term as head of the House Republican campaign committee to a Texan who was backed by the House GOP leader. Cole, R-Norman, whose...

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' defeat marks end of an era Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 7 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Sen. Ted Stevens' election defeat marks the end of an era in which he held a commanding place in Alaska politics while wielding power on some of the most influential committees...

Democrats seek to lower expectations for auto bailout Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 3 WASHINGTON - Congressional backers of $25 billion in emergency loans to the domestic auto industry are urging colleagues not to punish the Detroit's Big Three automakers for past mistakes. But the...

IN Brief: Home market fears persist Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment Home market fears persist Homebuilders’ confidence in housing recovery sank to a new low this month, reflecting worries over the U.S. financial crisis. The National Association of Home...

Joe Lieberman to keep post Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 3 Taking their cue from President-elect Barack Obama, Democrats in the Senate decided not to take revenge on Joe Lieberman despite lingering anger over the Connecticut...

Oklahoma senators reflect on sacrifice Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment In the first official act of the Republican-controlled Senate, Sen. Glenn Coffee presided over the swearing-in ceremony for new senators Tuesday. Coffee, R-Oklahoma City, welcomed six newly elected...

Oklahoma Election Board rules state Sen. Jim Reynolds won Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment Board rules Reynolds won Two weeks after the last votes were cast, state Sen. Jim Reynolds officially won re-election Tuesday. The state Election Board certified the results of the Senate District...