Gov. Kevin Stitt says he prefers the federal government's top court justice selection process over Oklahoma's tiered appointment system. The comments come days after his latest state supreme court appointment and amidst active legislative efforts to reshape the Judicial Nominating Commission.
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Trump praised the pope at the start of Francis's papacy, in 2013. But relations soured during the 2016 election, when Francis criticized Trump's proposal to build a wall on the U.S.-Canada border.
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In Iraq, Pope Francis was recalled as a courageous leader who worked to deepen inter-faith understanding.
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Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian who stridently defends free markets, acknowledged his and the pope's differing viewpoints.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's fight with the state Forestry Services continues, as he purged agency leadership and set up a "working group."
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Employees of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality will have to return to work, despite their parking garage being out of commission.
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A power blackout hit all of Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the heavily Catholic U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend.
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The Lyrid meteor shower will reach a peak later this month, but stargazers can catch a first glimpse beginning Wednesday night.
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Shapiro, a Democrat, is Jewish and has said he supports a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
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The James Webb Space Telescope may have detected life-associated gas in the atmosphere of a far-off planet. The news is being greeted with both enthusiasm and skepticism.
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All staff were put on leave at the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. Congress created the entity in 1987 and, among other things, it helped drive down veterans homelessness.
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The National Labor Relations Board told employees Wednesday that DOGE staffers would be assigned to the agency, one day after a whistleblower alleged DOGE may have removed sensitive NLRB data.
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Katherine Maher, president and CEO of National Public Radio, talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the White House proposal to eliminate federal funding for public media.
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An independent vaccine advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met to discuss and vote on vaccine policy for the first time since the change in administrations.