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Inhofe, Lankford urge Biden to keep Hinton prison open

April 15, 2021 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Several members of Oklahoma's congressional delegation are urging President Joe Biden to suspend his executive order shutting down private federal prisons, saying they expect the move to mean a privately operated prison in Hinton would close...

GOP senators criticize Pentagon nominee’s ‘partisan’ tweets

By LOLITA C. BALDORMarch 4, 2021 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration's nominee for top Pentagon policy adviser was met with sharp criticism from Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, including accusations that he has been too partisan...

Congress defies Trump veto threat on Confederate base names

By MATTHEW DALYJuly 23, 2020 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday joined the House in defying a veto threat from President Donald Trump to approve defense legislation that would remove the names of Confederate officers from American military bases such as Fort Bragg and Fort Benning.

Jim Inhofe wins Republican Senate primary in Oklahoma

July 1, 2020 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jim Inhofe wins Republican Senate primary in Oklahoma.

US closes probes into 3 senators over their stock trades

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKERMay 27, 2020 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has closed investigations into stock trading by Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California, Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, according to people familiar with notifications sent to the senators...

GOP senator defends EPA chief, calls ethics allegations lies

By ELLEN KNICKMEYERJune 20, 2018 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator who had expressed concerns about Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt mounted an outspoken defense of him Wednesday after a face-to-face meeting, calling ethics allegations against Pruitt "outrageous lies...