Category: Sen James Lankford

Runoff Expected in Oklahoma’s Crowded GOP US Senate Primary

If there is one race to illustrate why a runoff exists in some states, it’s the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate special election in Oklahoma. Ten GOP candidates are vying to replace 87-year-old Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe, who took office in 1994 and was elected to a fifth term in 2020 before announcing in…


Five GOP Senators Seek Info From NIH Acting Director on Royalty Payments to Feds

Five Republican senators have asked National Institutes of Health (NIH) Acting Director Lawrence Tabak for a comprehensive accounting of every royalty payment by an outside source to an employee of the federal agency since 2009. “We believe that the American taxpayer deserves to know 1) the degree to which government doctors and researchers have a…


Senators Ask Why Mayorkas’ DHS Withheld Visa Overstays, Afghan Evacuee Vetting Reports

Two vital Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reports were not given to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs (HSGAC) despite being required by law to do so, according to two Republican senators. The 2020 Entry/Exit Overstay Report on visas held by foreign individuals residing in the United States has been published on…


Rep. Cloud: Biden Should Allow States to Exclude Abortion Providers From Medicaid Funding

Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas) said the Biden administration should support the Republican bill he and Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced, which would prevent taxpayer dollars from funding abortion providers. “What we haven’t seen is that middle-of-the-road approach so far. I hope we make a turn from that but that’s not what we’re seeing right here off…


Sen. James Lankford: Big Tech Is Trying to Shut Down Conservative Voices

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said on Sunday that Big Tech’s recent actions, with Apple suspending Parler and the removal of the accounts of President Donald Trump and other conservatives from their platforms, show the tech giants do not want Americans to have a dialogue with one other. “This has moved from ‘Hey, I don’t like…