WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, 25 Colleagues Applaud Trump Admin's Exclusion of UNRWA from Gaza Peace Process * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska) and 24 colleagues in sending a letter applauding President Trump and U.S. Department of State Secretary Mark Rubio for excluding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from the Gaza peace process, citing UNRW  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Cryptocurrency Investment Firm Founder Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Defrauding Investors in $9.4M Ponzi Scheme * An Oklahoma man was sentenced yesterday to 60 months in prison and ordered to pay over $1 million in forfeiture and over $170,000 in restitution for his leading role in a cryptocurrency investment fraud conspiracy. According to court documents and admissions, Travis Ford, 36,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Republican Appropriators Stood United to End the Longest Shutdown in U.S. History With the enactment of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, into law, House Republicans restored order, reopened the government, and advanced three full-year appropriations b  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36849) entitled "Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad LLC - Lease and Operation Exemption With Interchange Commitment - Union Pacific Railroad Co.": * * * On August 8, 2025, the Board issued an order (August 2025 Order) setting an amended procedural schedule in this proceeding. However, on October 1, 2025, the Board issued in Docket No. EP 751 an order tolling all dead  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Secures Nationwide Support for Life-Saving SAFE ROADS Initiative Initiative will rebuild and reinforce America's roads, crosswalks, and intersections * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has delivered complete nationwide participation from all state partners for the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA)  more