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Gentner Drummond (R) and Mike Mazzei (R) campaign on experience and Trump support in the August 25 Republican runoff for Oklahoma governor

Gentner Drummond (R) and Mike Mazzei (R) advanced to the August 25 Republican primary runoff after defeating seven other candidates in the primary on June 16. Incumbent Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) is term-limited and retiring from public office. In the primary, Drummond received 25.9% of the vote to Mazzei’s 25.5%.

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Newly announced TribFest speakers grapple with the country’s hardest questions

Kevin Stitt, Sherrilyn Ifill, Karl Rove, Imani Perry, Carla Espinoza-Grcic and Avi Loeb join us this September

The Texas Tribune

Oklahoma to have first open Republican gubernatorial primary since 2018

Nine candidates are running for the Republican nomination for governor of Oklahoma on June 16, 2026. Four have led in media attention: Gentner Drummond (R), Chip Keating (R), Mike Mazzei (R), and Charles McCall (R). Incumbent Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) is term-limited and retiring from public office.

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Oklahoma Child Marriage Ban Passes Into Law Despite Dozens Of Republican Lawmakers Voting No On The Measure

Oklahoma has banned child marriage, becoming the 17th US state to do so. Senate Bill 504, which faced Republican opposition, sets the minimum marriage age at 18 without exceptions.

International Business Times UK

Energy executive tapped to replace Mullin in the US Senate after his DHS promotion

Mullin would have been up for reelection in November

The Independent UK

Energy executive Armstrong tapped to replace Mullin in Senate

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has picked Republican energy executive Alan S. Armstrong to fill the seat former Sen. Markwayne Mullin vacated to serve as President Donald Trump’s new Homeland Security secretary. Stitt, also a Republican, announced his selection at a Tuesday morning news conference, calling Armstrong a “strong business leader”…

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At least 6 dead as ‘large and extremely dangerous tornado’ tears through Michigan and storms rattle Central US

A mother and daughter died when a tornado hit their car in Oklahoma Thursday night

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Oklahoma tornado: Mother and daughter killed as severe storms rip through state; more dangerous weather expected

A mother and her daughter were killed when a tornado struck their vehicle in western Oklahoma on Thursday night as powerful storms swept across the state, authorities said.

The Times of India

Potential 2028 Democratic nominee hits out at his own party: ‘I don’t answer to party bosses’

Maryland Governor Wes Moore has repeatedly denied wanting to run for president in 2028

The Independent UK

Trump finally apologizes for something

President Donald Trump sorry for endorsing the ‘very mediocre (at best!) RINO Governor of Oklahoma’

The Independent UK

Trump slams ‘mediocre’ Republican in spat over inviting Democratic governors to White House dinner

Trump attacked Republican Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt as part of the public back-and-forth around the upcoming events

The Independent UK

US governors cancel White House meeting after Donald Trump didn’t invite Democrats: Report

The National Governors Association canceled its meeting with President Trump after the White House excluded Democratic governors. This decision undermines federal-state collaboration, as the association emphasizes unity and constructive engagement. The White House's exclusion of key Democratic leaders goes against the NGA's tradition of bipartisan gatherings.

The Times of India

Deadly Minnesota shooting ramps up first period of pushback on Trump 2.0

From oil executives to Western leaders and now Republican officials, Donald Trump is riding a wave of recent pushback from unlikely sources.

Roll Call

Oklahoma college instructor is fired after giving failing grade to a Bible-based essay on gender

The University of Oklahoma has fired an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination

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University of Oklahoma Essay Scandal Escalates: Second Professor Removed for Backing Protest Over Controversial TA

A University of Oklahoma essay citing the Bible ignites campus uproar, with two instructors suspended amid protests and discrimination claims.

The Independent UK

An Oklahoma college student flunked her gender studies paper. Now Turning Point is leading her academic fight

The university placed the instructor on leave as it conducts a ‘full review’ of the matter

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‘Embarrassing’: Dumb as a brick MAGA college student hands in garbage essay, Trumpite Governor rushes to her defense

Oklahoma cementing its place as the worst place for education in the USA!

International Business Times UK

University of Oklahoma Responds After Student Given Zero for Bible-Cited Essay Sparks Free Speech Row

A psychology student at the University of Oklahoma says she was discriminated against after receiving a zero on an essay citing the Bible. The university has launched an investigation and placed a graduate instructor on leave.

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Gov. Greg Abbott, long a defender of states’ rights, embraces Trump’s push to expand presidential power

Defending Texas sovereignty has been central to Abbott’s political identity. Yet he has helped Trump erode states’ authority over elections, policing and deploying the National Guard.

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Oklahoma governor saves death row inmate, calls it justice. But evidence says he never stopped being a criminal, even behind bars

Another death stopped. But did he deserve the kindness?

The Guardian - US

Oklahoma inmate’s life spared moments before scheduled lethal injection

Republican Kevin Stitt commuted Tremane Wood’s death sentence to life in prison for 2002 murder of Ronnie Wipf

The Independent UK

Death row inmate’s life spared minutes before scheduled execution

Wood was sentenced to die for his role in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old migrant farmworker

The Independent UK

Divided Oklahoma board recommends clemency for man scheduled for lethal injection

An Oklahoma board is recommending that the governor spare the life of a man scheduled to be executed next week

Axios

The small cracks of dissent emerging in Trump's GOP

Fellow Republicans are criticizing Trump's team on National Guard deployments, free speech, the federal shutdown and more.

The Independent UK

First Republican governor comes out against Trump’s deployment of National Guard

‘We believe in the federalist system — that’s states’ rights,’ Oklahoma’s Gov. Kevin Stitt told The New York Times

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