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Tulsa commission: Sen. Lankford to stay on Centennial board

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Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., right, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on opportunity zones in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump moved Tulsa rally date after learning about Juneteenth

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2020, file photo, U.S. Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. Lankford says he believes Oklahoma's reopening of businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic comes at the right time. Lankford told The Associated Press Tuesday, May 5, 2020, that some will second-guess Gov. Kevin Stitt's decision to allow businesses to begin reopening, but said even harder hit states such as New York are now looking to reopen. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Sen. Lankford believes Oklahoma reopening at right time

By KEN MILLER - Associated Press

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., asks a question during a Senate Governmental Affairs subcommittee hearing on international mail and the opioid crisis, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

James Lankford’s ‘Fumbles’ report includes spending on Russian wine study, mariachi program

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Senate Intelligence Committee member Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., listens at left as follow committee member Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., questions witnesses on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, during the committee's hearing on Russian intervention in European elections in light of revelations by American intelligence agencies that blame Russia for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Roy Blunt, James Lankford propose new rules in Senate for nominees

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., asks a question during a Senate Governmental Affairs subcommittee hearing on international mail and the opioid crisis, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

James Lankford says Trump administration knows ‘where every single child is’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 file photo, Millie Friday, a descendent of Little Plume, a Native American student who was taken from his family and forced to go to boarding school, is comforted by Barbara Andrews-Christy of Circle Legacy Center, as Aílice Hall looks during a gathering on the grounds of the Carlisle Barracks, in Carlisle, Pa. The forced separation of Latino migrant children from their parents has generated strong condemnation of President Trump's immigration policies but it's not the first time the U.S. government or authorities have been involved in separating children from their families. (Charles Fox/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)

Russian internet trolls stoking family separation: Senator

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., left, with Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, right, speaks about immigration and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

James Lankford: Iran nuclear deal gave regime the tools to finish nuclear weapon

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by, Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks with reporters following a closed-door strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. McConnell urged confirmation for President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, but have indefinitely delayed the confirmation hearing for the president's pick to be Veterans Affairs secretary, Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Rules Committee backs proposal to reduce nomination debate time

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

"I don't know of any American who's going to be 'Hey, you know what's running well? The Senate,'" said Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma. (Associated Press)

James Lankford eyes speeding up nominations process by reforming filibuster rules

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., left, with Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, right, speaks about immigration and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Oklahoma announces new curriculum covering 1921 Tulsa race riots

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., left, with Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, right, speaks about immigration and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

James Lankford: White House, DHS already addressing possible cyber attacks in the midterms

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who moderated bipartisan negotiations in her office to break the government shutdown stalemate, describes the power of the centrists and her efforts to keep the talks civil, during a TV news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans aim to speed Donald Trump judges’ confirmations

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., heads to the chamber with fellow Democrats for a procedural vote aimed at reopening the government, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress fights over who gets to be in immigration meetings

By Stephen Dinan and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Congress fights over who gets to be in immigration meetings

The Washington Times

Jeff McNamara wears a Trump campaign hat as he waves a U.S. flag during an anti-abortion rally in front of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, in Denver, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) ** FILE **

GOP demands probe of ‘abortion bonds’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., speaks to the new Oklahoma Highway Patrol Officers during their graduation ceremony in Edmond, Okla., in this June 17, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) ** FILE **

James Lankford: Senate will use ‘nuclear option’ if his plan to limit debate time isn’t passed

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, holds a news conference to outline the release of his report on wasteful spending in the federal government, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

James Lankford says he believes Russia tried to meddle, can’t say if Donald Trump agrees

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, holds a news conference to outline the release of his report on wasteful spending in the federal government, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

PODCAST: Mack on Politics with Sen. James Lankford

By Matt Mackowiak