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Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

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Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

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Shortly before President Joe Biden left the Oval Office he heeded calls from activists to commute the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, who had been convicted of the murder of two FBI agents. /Federal Bureau of Investigations

Biden Commutes Peltier Sentence

Kevin Eagleson January 21, 2025

Shortly before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted Leonard Peltier’s life sentence to indefinite house arrest following decades of community activists fighting for his release. “It’s...

Donald Trump supporters lined the heart of DC this morning for the MAGA Victory Rally at Capitol One Arena. /Kevin Eagleson Gaylord News

Oklahomans travel for Trump’s 2.0 inauguration, adapt to disruptions

Kevin Eagleson January 20, 2025

Thousands traveled to the nation’s capital for President Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th president, among them were Oklahomans who made the journey as supporters, critics and security. Those...

Photos by Madeline Cantrell/Gaylord News

Inauguration weekend in photos

Madeline Cantrell January 20, 2025

WASHINGTON-Over inauguration weekend, thousands flocked to the nation’s capitol both in support and opposition of President Donald Trump. Saturday:  “The People’s March” saw individuals...

Oklahoma’s own Carrie Underwood sang a rendition of America the Beautiful during President Trump’s Inauguration. Underwood joined the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation in the Rotunda for the ceremony. Photo courtesy CSpan.org

Oklahoma’s GOP delegation gathered Monday to celebrate Trump inauguration

Madeline Cantrell January 20, 2025

WASHINGTON – Oklahoma’s Republican delegation gathered Monday in the Nation’s Capitol to celebrate the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. Trump, who won Oklahoma...

Oklahoma National Guard troops deployed to Washington D.C. to bolster inauguration security

Michael Buchanan, Multimedia journalist January 19, 2025

WASHINGTON – National Guard troops from Oklahoma joined nearly 8,000 other soldiers in Washington D.C. this week to bolster security efforts during the inauguration of President-elect Trump. Around...

Pete Hegseth, left. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, right. /Courtesy CSpan.org

Mullin rises to defense of Hegseth during hearing

Madeline Cantrell and Kevin Eagleson January 14, 2025

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Westville) accused senators of working while drinking during defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Mullin,...

Women of the Alpha Gamma Delta chapter at the University of Oklahoma coordinate a sorority recruitment video for TikTok. Starting in the summer of 2021, sorority recruitment became a viral trend on the platform due to the prevalence of dance videos created by chapters at universities across the country, specifically at the University of Alabama. “Alabama RushTok” has impacted the university’s admissions and recruitment and is credited by some at SEC universities to have led to the increase in enrollment at institutions with large Greek Life presences.

Gen Z will lose a formative platform if TikTok ban is upheld

Madeline Cantrell January 10, 2025

WASHINGTON – It appears that my generation is about to lose its crutch. In a little more than nine days the government is set to take TikTok away if arguments held Friday before the Supreme Court...

The hearse carrying the casket of 39th U.S. President Jimmy Carter drives down Massachusetts Avenue in Georgetown on its way to the National Cathedral for a state funeral attended by all five living presidents. Kevin Eagleson/Gaylord News

President Carter remembered for life, legacy and connection to Oklahoma

Madeline Cantrell and Kevin Eagleson January 9, 2025

WASHINGTON — Thousands of mourners gathered in Washington this week to honor the life and legacy of the nation’s 39th President Jimmy Carter. Carter arrived in the capital city on Tuesday after...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) secured his seat atop the House in the 119th Congress after holdouts threatened his bid. //Kevin Eagleson Gaylord News

Johnson secures Speaker’s chair after vote ‘gyrations’

Kevin Eagleson January 3, 2025

WASHINGTON – Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) was reelected as Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 119th Congress in a nail-biting first ballot. Johnson secured the speakership 218-215-1. Reps....

Hours before gifting the American public a shutdown for Christmas, Congress passed a continuing resolution to fund the government until March 14. Gaylord News Photo / Kevin Eagleson

Congress avoids shutdown in down-to-wire votes

Kevin Eagleson December 21, 2024

WASHINGTON – Narrowly avoiding the September’s stopgap spending bill expiration, Congress passed a new spending bill to keep the government open until March 14, 2025. The legislation called a continuing...

On Tuesday evening, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) unveiled a stopgap spending bill to continue government funding until March 14. Hours later, billionaire and close adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk unleashed a flurry of tweets criticizing the bill. On Wednesday, Trump rejected the bill and called on Republicans to pass a clean spending bill that includes a debt ceiling increase. // Office of Speaker Mike Johnson

Spending bill dead following Trump, Elon Musk rejection

Kevin Eagleson December 18, 2024

WASHINGTON — Less than a day after Congressional leadership came to a bipartisan agreement on a new stopgap spending bill, or continuing resolution, that included farm aid and disaster relief, the agreement...

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