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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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Guide to the classics: John Steinbeck’s East of Eden has always been controversial

John Steinbeck is now most famous as author of The Grapes of Wrath (1938), a novel about agricultural workers displaced from Oklahoma during the Great Depression. But he regarded East of Eden (1952), a saga depicting the lives of two Californian families, as his favourite and most significant work.

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Stephen Miller left ‘blindsided’ by Trump’s pick to lead his deportation efforts: report

Over the weekend, Trump announced Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, would be the next ICE director

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Teen's Dream of TikTok Fame Ends in Tragedy After Dying Over Deadly 'Benadryl Challenge'

A 15-year-old Oklahoma girl has died after reportedly taking part in the viral 'Benadryl challenge', prompting renewed warnings from doctors and a heartfelt plea from her family

International Business Times UK

Oklahoma Expanded Raw Milk Sales Tenfold as Active Illness Outbreaks Were Underway in Three States

Oklahoma expanded raw milk sales tenfold in May 2026 while active outbreaks hit Idaho, Louisiana, and California. One child developed HUS. Here's the policy and the health data.

Medical Daily

'A Rate Never Seen Before': Trump Nominates Hardline Ex-Trooper Lance Schroyer to Unleash Historic ICE Deportations

Donald Trump has nominated former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE director, promising migrant deportations at a pace 'never seen before' if the Senate confirms him.

International Business Times UK

Meet Lance Schroyer: The Former Marine and Oklahoma Lawman Trump Has Nominated to Lead ICE

President Trump nominates Lance Schroyer, an Oklahoma law enforcement veteran, as ICE director, highlighting his operational experience amid contentious immigration policies.

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Lance Schroyer ICE Nomination: All about ex-Police officer from Oklahoma set to be next director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency

Lance Schroyer was a former state trooper and United States Marine "with DECADES of experience locking up the worst of the worst," said U.S. President Donald Trump.

The Economic Times

Trump says he will nominate Lance Schroyer as next ICE director

Schroyer, whom Trump calls ‘a patriot’, led deportation campaign in Oklahoma under ICE-partnered program

The Guardian - US

Trump team is building a base in Oklahoma to test out flying cars

Administration is expected to open 1,100-acre, $8.3M facility in 2027

The Independent UK

Woman Claims She Contracted Herpes After Arby's Manager Allegedly Spat in Her Sandwich: Signs and Symptoms of HSV-1 You Should Know

An Oklahoma woman sues Arby's after allegedly contracting herpes from a contaminated sandwich. The lawsuit follows a whistleblower's report and surveillance footage showing the manager spitting in the food.

International Business Times UK

Man arrested for obscenity at DC Reflecting Pool after calling Oklahoma State Troopers ‘clowns’

"Go back to Tulsa!"

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Man arrested near Trump’s reflecting pool plans to fight obscenity charge

Christian Miles berated Oklahoma state troopers near Washington DC landmark subject to botched renovation

The Guardian - US

Oklahoma woman stops at Arby’s for late night sandwich, unaware the restaurant manager allegedly planned to give her herpes

An additional ingredient she did NOT order.

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The Independent UK

As Native American boarding schools project ends, survivors describe feeling honored and restored

The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition is wrapping up an oral history project in Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Independent UK

Kim Kardashian’s fight to save death row inmate Richard Glossip enters dramatic new chapter

A former Oklahoma death row inmate who was released from incarceration after nearly three decades is scheduled to be back in court as his case proceeds to a retrial for a 1997 killing that put him on the brink of execution three times

Sports Illustrated

Three Bold Predictions for the Men's College World Series Finals Between North Carolina and Oklahoma

Both teams are looking to end long dry spells.

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Weekly Brew: June 19, 2026

Ohio will be one of six states to decide on a ballot measure on voter identification requirements this year. Other voter ID measures are set to appear on the ballot in Arizona, California, Nevada, North Carolina, and Oklahoma. Two other voter ID measures could also appear on statewide ballots this…

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The Mary Sue

Oklahoma Man Took a Pit Stop at QuikTrip so His Daughters Can Use the Restroom. Then, a Man Called the Cops on Him: ‘He’s Taking His Sweet Time’

Women’s bathrooms have been a subject of debate in today’s political climate. But it appears that the policing has gotten extreme to the point that even a father helping his two young daughters use the restroom at QuikTrip is now cause for controversy. Tyler Brodsky (@tylerbrodsky2), who was on a…

Golf Monthly

Ryder Cowan Facts: 16 Things To Know About The Amateur Contending At The 2026 US Open

Ryder Cowan is one of Oklahoma's top prospects. Get to know his impressive career so far with these facts...

International Business Times UK

Trump Pastor Jackson Lahmeyer Quits Politics After Affair Scandal with Former Miss Oklahoma Caitlin Simmons

Trump-backed pastor and congressional hopeful Jackson Lahmeyer has quit politics and taken a break from preaching after admitting he cheated on his wife with former Miss Oklahoma USA Caitlin Simmons Key.

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Arizona Legislature refers six of the seven new ballot measures with unanimous Republican support and no Democratic support

Welcome to the Thursday, June 18, 2026, Brew.

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Jon Echols (R) defeated Jeff Starling (R) in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Attorney General on June 16, 2026

Jon Echols (R) defeated Jeff Starling (R) in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Attorney General on June 16, 2026. Incumbent Gentner Drummond (R), first elected in 2022, ran for governor.

The Guardian - US

Oklahoma congressional candidate drops out amid texting infidelity scandal

Jackson Lahmeyer, a Christian nationalist and Pastors for Trump founder, loses Trump endorsement to competitor

The Times of India

Customer calls police on Oklahoma father who accompanied his two young daughters to women's washroom; confrontation caught on video

A routine stop at a petrol station during a family road trip turned into a heated confrontation for an Oklahoma father after another customer called police because he took his two young daughters into a women’s restroom.

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