President Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” (HR1) passed the Republican controlled U.S. House last week by one vote (215-214), with five Republican House members voting no (2), present (1) or not voting at all (2). It now heads to the Senate, where it faces some opposition. The text of HR1 is available at: https://www.congress.gov/ bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/text for those interested in the details.

Voting rights organizations are pushing Gov. Kevin Stitt to veto Senate Bill 1027, arguing that it’s unconstitutional and threatens to make Oklahoma’s method of direct democracy next to impossible.

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Here’s why we cannot allow the wind and solar tax credits, in current form, to continue in the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” As it is currently written, Green New Scam subsidy phaseouts are delayed until 2029 — with some of these subsidies lasting until 2041. Further, the bill’s Medicaid work requirements don’t start until after President Trump’s term, when they should start now.

Gov. Kevin Stitt and Republican legislative leaders struck a budget deal last week, paving the way for an undramatic ending to the 2025 legislative session.

Rep. LaMonica McIver, New Jersey Democrat, is facing federal criminal charges for getting physical with ICE agents who tried to block her from entering a detention facility in Newark earlier this month.

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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected the first American-born pope on May 8, becoming Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo was born on Sept.