Daily Oklahoman: Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a U.S. citizen who tried to sue a group of FBI agents over claims they falsely imprisoned and tortured him for several months in Africa.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is removing Myanmar (mee-an-MAWR') from its list of the world's worst offenders on human trafficking.
The State Department is upgrading Myanmar in its annual trafficking report from "Tier 3" to the "watch list.Read more on NewsOK.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's decision to partially reinstate President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban leaves the effort to keep some foreigners out of the country in a murky middle ground riddled with lingering questions and possibly more cumbersome litigation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as it allowed a limited version of the Trump administration's travel ban to take effect for now, the Supreme Court carved out a major exception.
It said Monday that travelers from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen could come to the United States if they have "a bona fide relationship" with a person or entity in the United States.

By Randy Ellis Staff Writer rellis@oklahoman.comThe Oklahoma Automobile Dealers Association has filed a state Supreme Court lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new 1.25 percent sales tax on Oklahoma motor vehicle purchases.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, it's still complicated.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Supreme Court's decision on the Trump administration's travel ban (all times local):
10:33 a.m.
The Supreme Court is letting the Trump administration mostly enforce its 90-day ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries, overturning lower court orders that blocked it.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican winner of the most expensive House race ever is scheduled to take her seat representing Atlanta's outskirts on Monday, along with a South Carolina Republican who claimed a narrower-than-expected victory to retain a strongly Republican seat.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

WASHINGTON (AP) — In Afghanistan's turbulent Helmand province, U.S. Marines are rekindling old relationships and identifying weaknesses in the Afghan forces that the Trump administration hopes to address with a new strategy and the targeted infusion of several thousand American forces.

By William Crum Staff Writer wcrum@oklahoman.comShawnee Milling renews animal feed donation
Shawnee Milling Co.Read more on NewsOK.com