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As the first week of Oklahoma's legislative session closed, leadership in both chambers held the first of many weekly press conferences. With thousands of bills filed and federal funding cuts looming, a budget shortfall is one top concern shared across party lines.
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Alberto Castañeda Mondragón was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account.
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A collapsed sewer line, about 8 miles from the White House, pumped 368 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of wastewater into the Potomac. Repairs could take longer than previously expected.
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Amid an ongoing standoff between Harvard and the White House, the Defense Department said it plans to cut ties with the Ivy League — ending military training, fellowships and certificate programs.
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Washington Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis has resigned just days after the newspaper announced massive layoffs.
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As the 2026 Legislative Session opens, lawmakers sort through bills and evaluate budget requests from state agencies and the governor's executive budget plan.
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On the Scene w/Brett Fieldcamp, Feb. 5, 2026
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The coalition, including the ACLU and Oklahoma Appleseed Center, claims the theoretical school would "indoctrinate its students in Jewish religious beliefs."
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The Oklahoma Legislature is back in session for 2026, with thousands of bills up for consideration. StateImpact Oklahoma focuses on health, education, science and the environment. Logan Layden talked with the team about what they’ll be watching.
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In the first electoral temperature check in Minnesota since President Trump launched Operation Metro Surge to ramp up immigration enforcement in the state, voters had a lot to say.
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An update on the suicide bombing in Pakistan's capital that killed 31 people.
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As indirect talks begin between the U.S. and Iran over that country's nuclear program, Ryan Fayhee, lawyer for journalist Abdolreza Valizadeh, talks about his concern for his client, who is being held in Evin prison in Tehran.
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Danish veterans of the war in Iraq want an apology from Trump over Greenland stance.
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Meg Anderson, who has been reporting on the Trump administration's immigration campaign in Minneapolis, talks about what it is like to cover a national event in her home town.
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Nancy Guthrie was last seen a week ago. In the days since, investigators have launched a frantic search to return the 84-year-old home.