Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Jari Askins still planning to lead Senate at times 16 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Ted Stevens loses Alaska Senate race Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a Washington political power and...

Oklahoma lawmakers sworn in for 2009 session Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 6 Republicans have officially assumed control of the Oklahoma Senate for the first time in history after a swearing-in ceremony for newly elected members. Oklahoma Supreme Court Chief Justice...

Oklahoma legislators take their oaths today Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment Legislators in the 101-member state House of Representatives and newly elected and re-elected members of the state Senate will be sworn in today. Twenty-three freshmen – 17 in the House and...

Voter shifts outline GOP challenges Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Comments 2 WASHINGTON — The deeper one digs into the returns from this last election, the more portentous the results seem. I know the dangers of deciding too soon that any one election is a turning...

IN BRIEF: Republicans begin exploring presidential runs in 2012 Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment Republicans begin exploring presidential runs in 2012 WASHINGTON — Several Republicans seem to be testing the waters for potential White House runs in 2012. At least two are on tap for...

Will Obama name ex-foe as secretary of state? Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama has interviewed primary election rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Richardson for secretary of state, according to Democratic officials who...

IN BRIEF: Obama resigns from Senate Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Comments 2 Obama resigns from Senate CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama said Thursday that he will resign from the Senate effective Sunday. In a statement, the junior Illinois senator called his...