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Drummond pledges to fight federal court ruling blocking Oklahoma healthcare protections

Wednesday, November 12 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond vowed to continue defending a new state law designed to protect Oklahoma’s rural healthcare providers after a federal judge blocked the enforcement of key provisions while three pharmaceutical companies challenge the law in court. A federal district judge in the Western District of Oklahoma issued a preliminary injunction... Read More.

Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November

Friday, November 7 by AP

A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.The ruling by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. on Thursday was in response to a challenge from cities and nonprofits complaining that the administration was only offering... Read More.

Oklahoma City pausing utility cutoffs as residents impacted by federal government shutdown

Friday, November 7 by News 5

OKLAHOMA CITY —As the federal government shutdown continues, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt announced that the city is pausing utility cutoffs.The mayor said the pause is going to be felt for a long time."We may be able to fade the heat here for a few more days, but this is, this is going to... Read More.

Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1

Tuesday, October 28 by AP

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown drags on.The new notice comes after the Trump administration said it would... Read More.

States worry about how to fill the gap in food aid ahead of a federal benefits halt

Saturday, October 25 by The Associated Press

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press(AP) — Officials in Louisiana, Vermont, and Virginia pledged Thursday to keep food aid flowing to recipients in their states, even if the federal program is stalled next month because of the government shutdown.The fate of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which helps about 1 in 8 Americans... Read More.

Inconsistencies between state, federal agencies in illegal immigrants arrest in Oklahoma

Thursday, October 23 by News 6

OKLAHOMA -There are inconsistencies between state and federal agencies surrounding an immigrant who was arrested while driving through Oklahoma.Governor Kevin Stitt first brought attention to the man's New York driver's license on Sept. 29, posting on social media a picture of an ID that showed the man’s name as "No Name Given."Stitt’s post... Read More.

Oklahoma SNAP benefits to be suspended on Nov. 1, federal government shutdown continues

Wednesday, October 22 by KOKH

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (KOKH) — Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) has announced that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be suspended starting Nov. 1, 2025, due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) informed OKDHS of the suspension, which affects over 684,600 Oklahomans who rely on these... Read More.

Government shutdown enters third week, deepening uncertainty for federal workers

Tuesday, October 14 by TNND-AP

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The government shutdown is heading into its third week, continuing to create uncertainty for hundreds of thousands of federal workers who are already furloughed without pay amid the stubborn stalemate in Congress.Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown... Read More.

Federal shutdown hurts services for Native Americans and they worry worse is coming

Saturday, October 4 by The Associated Press

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated PressOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Native Americans watched the shuttered government on Friday and braced for damage to health care, education, infrastructure, and other services funded by Washington under treaties struck more than a century ago.Tribal nations with casinos, oil and gas leases, and other independent revenue sources said they... Read More.

Donald Trump plans to send federal intervention to Chicago and Baltimore

Tuesday, September 2 by AP

Credit: Associated PressWASHINGTON, D.C. -President Donald Trump was asked if he had decided to send National Guard troops to Chicago and said, “We’re going in,” but added. “I didn’t say when.”Trump said he’d like Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, to call him and say “send in the troops.”“If the governor of Illinois... Read More.

DC Mayor Bowser reverses course, admits Trump’s federal crime crackdown is working

Friday, August 29 by Fox News

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser initially expressed fear of President Donald Trump’s plan to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital, but its clear success made her change her mind. After Trump announced his plans to deploy National Guard troops and assume oversight of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to tackle rising crime in... Read More.

Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard

Tuesday, August 12 by AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he’s deploying the National Guard across Washington and taking over the city’s police department in the hopes of reducing crime, even as the city’s mayor has noted that crime is falling in the nation’s capital.The Republican president, who said he was formally declaring... Read More.

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