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Paxton To Lead Senate as New Pro Tem; Legislative Session Begins With Focus On Policy, New Ideas

News 9 For the first time in a decade, a new face will lead from the Senate floor as work for the 2025 legislative session begins. Sen. Lonnie Paxton, (R-Tuttle), was elected as the next Senate Pro Tem, succeeding Sen. Greg Treat, who terms out this month.

'Reprehensible And Inappropriate': State Senator Calls LGBTQ People 'Filth' During Forum

News 9 An inflammatory comment made by an Oklahoma senator during a legislative forum in Tahlequah has sparked reaction from lawmakers.

Sweden Ends Neutrality, Joins Finland In Seeking NATO Berth

McConnell, GOP Senators Meet Zelenskyy In Surprise Kyiv Stop

Associated Press Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and a delegation of GOP senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv during an unannounced visit Saturday, delivering the latest show of American solidarity with the country at war with Russia.

McConnell, GOP Senators Meet Zelenskyy In Surprise Kyiv Stop

Bipartisan Push On Mental Health Crisis That COVID Worsened

Associated Press A major effort to overhaul care for people in the United States with mental health and drug problems is gaining traction as Congress and the Biden administration work on overlapping plans to address concerns across dividing lines of politics, geography and race.

Bipartisan Push On Mental Health Crisis That COVID Worsened

Biden To Propose Minimum Tax On Households Worth Over $100 Million

CBS News President Biden intends to propose a minimum tax of 20% on households worth more than $100 million and cut projected budget deficits by more than $1 trillion over the next decade, according to a fact sheets released Saturday by the White House budget office.

Biden To Propose Minimum Tax On Households Worth Over $100 Million

Combative Trump Brawls With Media, Slams His Own Party

News 9 President Trump opened his first press conference after the midterm elections — the longest press conference of his presidency — with talk about bipartisanship, but he quickly turned combative, sparring with reporters. Mr. Trump had laudatory words for Nancy Pelosi, who could once again be speaker of the House, saying they can work together. But he also blasted members of his own party and reporters. Mr. Trump told an African-American reporter that she asked a &q...

Combative Trump Brawls With Media, Slams His Own Party

Kavanaugh Accuser Has Not Responded To Invitation To Testify Before Senate

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The woman who has accused Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, Christine Blasey Ford, has been invited to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday, but the chairman of the committee, Sen. Charles Grassley, says that she has not responded to the three or four emails sent by the staff over "the last 36 hours."

Kavanaugh Accuser Has Not Responded To Invitation To Testify Before Senate

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Kavanaugh, Woman Accusing Him Of Sexual Assault, To Testify In Public Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman alleging he assaulted her in high school will both testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, delaying the committee's vote previously scheduled for Thursday, the committee announced Monday night.