Despite being promised otherwise, COVID-19 did not disappear from the headlines the day after the presidential election. In fact, nearly a month later, the pandemic’s grip on America – and Oklahoma – is tighter than ever,

As home to 39 federally recognized tribal nations, Oklahoma knows well the cultural, economic and political power of Native America – a fact the rest of the U.S. started to learn this election cycle when Navajo voters not only propelled Democrat Joe Bi...

Under Gov. Kevin Stitt’s leadership, Oklahoma keeps breaking records. But they’re nothing you’d put in a trophy case. Ten days ago, the state reeled from a record-shattering one-day record of new COVID-19 cases – nearly 5,000. Today,

Last week’s general election was a gut-punch for Oklahoma Democrats. Yes, Joe Biden won the presidency. But Democrats lost seats in the state House. And their only member of the DC delegation, 5th District U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn,

Oklahoma’s senior U.S. senator, Republican Jim Inhofe, has been in elective public office for 53 years. On Tuesday voters will decide whether to reward him with a fifth full term as senator. If he wins, he’ll be 92 by the time his next term ends.

The combatants for Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District seat could not be more different. First-term Republican Rep. Kevin Hern is a McDonald’s franchisee who considers the hamburger giant “the most grassroots business in the world.

It’s never easy to unseat a 13-term congressional incumbent. It’s even harder when the district’s boundaries are bigger than a dozen states – and you’re campaigning amidst a pandemic. Third Congressional District candidate Zoe Midyett has taken on that...

If the last six months proved anything, it’s that “all politics is local” is no cliche in Oklahoma. Think how city governments acted boldly to curb the pandemic – imposing mask mandates – while the governor fiddled.

Across the nation, the Black Lives Matter movement in response to police brutality has thrust lower-profile local governments under the microscope. That is especially true in Oklahoma’s largest county, where the sheriff’s office lost control of the sca...

Oklahomans have been getting a government lesson like no other this year, and county-level government has been center stage. After the economy tanked in March as municipalities shuttered in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19 and Congress cobbl...