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The House Has Impeached Trump Again. Here's How House Members Voted

By & • Jan 13, 2021

President Trump has become the only president in U.S. history to be impeached twice.

The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives delivered the historic rebuke to Trump on Wednesday afternoon — exactly one week after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in a rampage that led to five deaths, including that of a Capitol Police officer.

How House Members Voted On 25th Amendment Resolution

By & • Jan 13, 2021

The Democratic-controlled House approved a resolution Tuesday night calling on Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment of the Constitution to assume the powers of the presidency.

Here Are The Republicans Who Objected To The Electoral College Count

By • Jan 7, 2021

Heading into Wednesday's joint session of Congress to tally the Electoral College vote results, lawmakers anticipated a long day peppered with objections hinged on baseless allegations of election fraud. More than a dozen Republican senators had said they would object to at least one state's election results.

$60 Million To Help Expand Small Meat Processors Included In New Coronavirus Aid Bill

By • Dec 23, 2020
Chelsea Stanfield / KOSU

The new $900 billion coronavirus relief bill recently passed by Congress includes $60 million of grants for small meat processors to update and expand their facilities.

Election Day 2020 Live Blog: Bice Wins, State Questions Fail & Republican Supermajority Grows

By , , , , , , & & Katelyn Howard • Nov 4, 2020
Quinton Chandler / StateImpact Oklahoma

Updated 12:37 a.m.

A record number of Oklahomans voted this year. More than 1.5 million Oklahomans cast ballots during the 2020 general election, beating 2016's number of about 1.4 million. Oklahoma also saw about an 175% increase in mail and absentee voting compared to 2016.

Letter In U.S. House Advocates For More Funding To 4-H, Youth Mentoring Programs

By & • Jul 14, 2020
U.S. House

As COVID-19 isolates many children and families in their homes, many youth mentorship programs like 4-H have been forced to online formats.

More than 40 members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to House leadership, advocating for more than $260 million in grant funding to support mentorship programs.

Bill Seeks to Boost Small Scale Meat Processors Amid Meatpacking Shutdowns

By & • Jul 8, 2020
KRISTOFOR HUSTED / HARVEST PUBLIC MEDIA

Large meatpacking plants across the country shut down after outbreaks of COVID-19 among employees, causing supply chain disruptions for farmers, ranchers and consumers. But a new bill in the U.S. House seeks to address the problem by boosting small scale meat processors.

Train Carrying GOP Lawmakers Hits Garbage Truck In Virginia

By • Jan 31, 2018

Updated at 1:15 a.m. ET Thursday

An Amtrak train carrying House and Senate Republicans to their annual retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck Wednesday morning near Charlottesville, Va.

At least one person was killed, according to a statement released by White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

As Vote On GOP Health Care Bill Nears, Find Out Where Members Of Congress Stand

By • Mar 22, 2017

With a vote scheduled for Thursday in the U.S. House, it's down to the wire for the American Health Care Act, the Republican-authored bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Veteran Congressmen From Oklahoma Face Primary Challengers

By • Jun 19, 2016

Oklahoma's longest-serving members of the U.S. House face primary election opposition from challengers who say the incumbents' time in Washington has put them out of touch with constituents back home and their votes do not represent voters' values.

Third District Rep. Frank Lucas, the senior member of Oklahoma's delegation, faces fellow Republican Desiree Brown of Hennessey in the June 28 primary, in which Lucas is seeking a 12th term in the sprawling western Oklahoma district. The winner will meet Democrat Frankie Robbins of Medford in the Nov. 8 general election.

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