WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for Oklahoma and ordered Federal assistance to State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding beginning on April 25, 2024, and continuing. President Biden issued a major disaster declaration in t  more