Families of individuals still missing after being abducted Oct. 7 by Hamas terrorists say they are thankful for the few who have been released, but they also issue a dire warning to both U.S. and European citizens that Hamas operatives could well be planning more hostage taking in their home countries.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Josh Brecheen voted in favor of H.R. 6126 – The Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, which provides $14.3 billion in supplemental aid to Israel, including defense spending for ammunition, missiles, and Iron Dome replenishment. The supplemental also includes funding to evacuate Americans out of Israel.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are headed for a showdown over emergency funding for Ukraine and funding the government beyond Thanksgiving, two tough issues that will test their ability to work together.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, will lead an interim study on the potential of bringing nuclear energy to Oklahoma.

OKLAHOMA CITY – A study on the economic impact of Oklahoma State Parks have on their communities met Monday before the Oklahoma House Appropriations & Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee. The study was organized by Rep. Tammy Townley, R-Ardmore.

There are scores of political pundits and observers who are of the belief that when public sentiment, the economy or other voter angst gets bad for a sitting president, it’s likely a war or other massive social event will break out.

the point As world peace and social stability continue to decline in virtually all of the leadership countries, citizens in the Americas and elsewhere are beginning to question their political loyalties and the operational policies that have spawned social, business and health erosion across the globe. Members of the Hamas terrorist group launched one of the most egregious attacks on the people of Israel on Oct.

by Jennifer Palmer Oklahoma’s attorney general on Friday sued to stop the nation’s first publicly-funded religious charter school. Gentner Drummond filed the petition in the Oklahoma State Supreme Court, seeking to rescind the state’s sponsorship of the school.

Democracy/Criminal Justice Reporter Oklahoma Watch Phillip Hancock admits he shot and killed two men during an altercation at a southwest Oklahoma City home on April 27, 2001. But the 59-year-old death row prisoner maintains that an Oklahoma County jury got it wrong when they convicted him of murdering Robert Jett and James Lynch and sentenced him to death by lethal injection.

Bowman Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn. com No credit taken for this column’s title today. Before it hit File Thirteen, I read it on the front of a magazine that was promoting one of the articles inside and it stuck with me. Courage in a crumbling culture.