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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government is not ok with the ongoing immigration raids, claiming that they are targeting “honest” and “hardworking” individuals. The politician made those comments on Thursday during her daily news conference, where Sheinbaum claimed to have met with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau. During the brief meeting, Sheinbaum stated that they discussed various items related to the ongoing relationship between the two countries

On May 14, 2025, Governor J. Kevin Stitt signed Oklahoma HB 2818 into law. This type of law is known as a Defensive Display law. It codifies and clarifies actions that are allowed during the defense of self, others, and property while being armed. HB 2818 was passed by the House with a 73-16 vote on March 25, 2025. It passed the Senate 39-7 on May 8, 2025. The law took effect immediately. From oklegislature.gov: 4. For purposes of this subsection, “defensive display of a firearm” includes, but is not limited to:a. verbally informing another person that the person possesses...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) signaled Wednesday evening that he supports President Trump’s decision to open direct communication with Hamas on the release of hostages amid the militant group’s fragile ceasefire with Israel. “It looks like the administration’s directly negotiating with Hamas. Do you like that, or you don’t like that? How do you feel?” Fox News’s Jesse Watters asked Graham. The Republican senator responded that he doesn’t mind what the president does, “because I trust Trump.” He pointed to Trump’s recent post on Truth Social that called for the remaining hostages in Gaza to be released “immediately.” “Trump sent out...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KSWO) - An Oklahoma bill is being proposed which will allow medications such as Ivermectin to be purchased over the counter in the Sooner State. The Bill is SB426 and is authored by Oklahoma Freedom Caucus Chairman Shane Jett (R-Shawnee). The bill requires pharmacies in the state to make chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin over the counter drugs. Ivermectin became world-wide known seemingly overnight during the COVID pandemic. If a pharmacy or pharmacist does not make those drugs over the counter medicine, then the State Board of Pharmacy is to revoke their license immediately. The bill has yet to...

MCLOUD, Okla. (KFOR) — A shooting in McLoud leaves the suspect in the hospital before he was booked into jail. The sheriff’s office said it all started after several burglaries in the area. Investigators said they got a call about a burglary on Saturday afternoon and learned multiple items, including a gun, duffle bag, money, and more, were stolen from someone’s property. “We’ve had a string of other burglaries prior to that. So they were in the process of checking out the area,” said Lt. Scott Hawkins, with the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the suspect, Cameron Wahpekeche, ran...

The Afghan national who was arrested Monday for allegedly plotting an Election Day terrorist attack worked as a security guard for the CIA in Afghanistan, NBC News reported citing sources familiar with the matter. Twenty-seven-year-old Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi was allegedly planning a “violent attack in the United States in the name of and on behalf of ISIS, which was planned for Election Day,” according to the criminal complaint filed against him. While the CIA has not publicly commented on the revelation, “sources familiar with [Tawhedi’s] work in Afghanistan say he would have had minimal interaction with Americans and he was...

On Tuesday, the Justice Department unsealed an indictment against an Afghan national living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for "conspiring to conduct an Election Day terrorist attack in the United States on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO)."According to a Justice Department press release, "Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, conspired and attempted to provide material support to ISIS and obtained firearms and ammunition to conduct a violent attack on U.S. soil in the name of ISIS." Both Tawhedi and his juvenile co-conspirator were in the U.S. on Special Immigrant Visas. Tawhedi is...

TULSA, Okla. — FOX23 heard from the brother of a man who Tulsa Police said shot two people in self defense, killing one of them. Tulsa Police said the two people shot were part of a group that went after the man on Tuesday night in a north Tulsa neighborhood near Apache and M.L.K. The second person shot is in critical condition. FOX23 spoke with the brother of the shooter who said this has been an ongoing issue with this group that unfortunately escalated. ”I'm sorry for that family, and whatever is going on with them, but I told them...

This week, there was an “insurrection” in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. A group of radical extremists invaded the State Assembly, interrupting the first day of the legislative session and forcing lawmakers to flee the chamber. They continued to occupy the legislature even after the lights were turned off. But eventually, they were allowed to leave peacefully, and there were no arrests at all. The reason: unlike the January 6 protesters in Washington, the California protesters are on the political left.

Texas dominates U.S. oil production, contributing 42.6% of the total output, mainly due to the Permian Basin.New Mexico has seen dramatic 190% increase in oil production over the past five years, becoming the second-leading oil producer in the U.S.California faces a 30.7% reduction in oil production over the past five years, largely due to political and geological challenges.U.S. oil production has increased by 21% over the past five years. According to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), earlier this month U.S. oil producers set a new annual production record.This increase is being driven by a surge of production in...

TULSA, Okla. — A 15-year-old boy is charged with first-degree murder after a shootout led to the deaths of a 16-year-old boy and a 40-year-old man. The shooting also left three others injured. Tulsa police said the shooting happened at a home near north Harvard and Apache at around 2 a.m. on Nov. 19. The shooting began during a family gathering when an argument broke out between three young men who were invited to the home and family members of the home. Court documents identified the three teens as Tyrell Junior, Michael Thomas, and another boy named "Marco." The three...

A woman is dead after authorities say she was struck by a plane while mowing the lawn in Oklahoma last week. The woman, identified as 27-year-old Samantha Hayes, was on a lawn mower at the Broken Bow Airport in McCurtain County Friday afternoon, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. At the same time, a 1972 Bonanza A36 piloted by a 70-year-old man was coming in to land on the runway.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) Confronts Anti-Plastics Witness About All The Things She Has Containing Plastic

If identifying as Jack and Carson makes me a mentally ill schizophrenic, wouldn't identifying as Jack and Jill not also make me a mentally ill schizophrenic? Further, proceeding to have my body mutilated to try to become female when actually born a male would heighten that mentally ill classification, wouldn't it? It is known that schizophrenics ARE dangerous and DO kill. This seems to mesh with what we are seeing among the transgender population as they begin to assault and kill those who disagree with them. So, does that make those who defend and support that lifestyle mentally ill? KJP,...

Details unknown, but reports of a shooter at University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK.

Mother sentenced after 8-year-old son weighing 30 pounds found searching dumpster for food (Oklahoma County Detention Center) EDMOND, Okla. (WKRC) - A mother in Oklahoma was sentenced Thursday for starving her young son. Court records show Akemi Cox pleaded guilty to one count of child neglect. Neighbors called child services back in February of 2021 after seeing the boy digging through a dumpster for food. A case worker found the eight-year-old was slightly over three feet tall and weighed just 30 pounds. He reportedly wore clothing made for children around 2.5 years old. “His stomach is distended, yet he is...

NEW BRAUNFELS, TX — Tensions rose between a local couple today after a woman texted her husband to ask him to pick up a mobile Target order for her on his way home from work, to which he replied "Ok." Reports indicated she was not at all happy with the tone of his "Ok" response. "What on earth is that supposed to mean?" said Monique Johnson who had put in an order for dishwashing soap and Reese's Peanut Butter Easter Eggs and set the pickup time to coincide with her husband, Derek, getting off of work. "I thought I could...

President Trump arrived today in Tulsa to see the NCAA Wrestling Championships. The crowd roared as he entered the event. This morning President Trump jumped on his plane and flew to Oklahoma. He was joined by Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin. President Trump has always seemed to love NCAA freestyle wrestling. The President arrived this afternoon. see tweet The crowd cheered when he entered the arena. see tweet Here’s another view of the crowd as the President entered. The fans and wrestlers appeared happy and shocked to see him. another tweet Trump received an ovation, meanwhile Kamala Harris was booed at...

Lawrence Paul Anderson, 44, killed his neighbor, his uncle and a four-year-old He cut out Andrea Lynn Blankenship's heart and tried to feed it to his family Grief-stricken families screamed at the killer at Grady County District Court An Oklahoma triple murderer who cut out his neighbor's heart and cooked it with potatoes to feed his family before stabbing his uncle and a four-year-old girl to death has been jailed for life. SNIP

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — A man drove himself to his Tulsa home after being shot during a home invasion in Sand Springs, according to the Osage County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say they were called to a home on Heritage Hills Drive in Sand Springs just after 8 p.m. Thursday night for a home invasion. The homeowner shot the suspect, now identified as 52-year-old Robert Lee Johnson, in the face with a .45 caliber, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies say Johnson was in the process of assaulting his ex-girlfriend when he was shot, who is also the homeowner's niece. Johnson...