The United States has always acted decisively to defend U.S. sovereignty and U.S. citizens against the threat of the International Criminal Court (ICC). To date, the United States has imposed sanctions on 17 persons pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14203 “Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court.” Friday, at President Trump’s direction, Department of State announced additional actions to defend U.S. sovereignty and neutralize the threat posed by the ICC.
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Friday the availability of low-interest federal disaster loans for eligible private nonprofit organizations in Oklahoma impacted by the severe storm and straight-line winds occurring July 4. The eligible Counties include; Cleveland, Nowata, Osage, and Washington.
According to the U.S. State Department, Office of the Spokesman, political reconciliation talks between the interim Venezuelan government and 2015 National Assembly representatives are producing tangible reforms in civil liberties and political rights, laying the groundwork for credible elections and a democratic transition. Two rounds of talks have already taken place, producing significant results: a wholesale reform and reconstruction of an independent Venezuelan Supreme Court, the restoration of access to more than 70 previously blocked internet domains, and the reform of a key repressive law. The interim government has also released more than 1,000 political prisoners and announced the release of nearly 200 more.
Every bottle of whiskey made the old-fashioned way starts with grain. In Shattuck, out in northwest Oklahoma, Rock Creek Distillery grows the wheat for its bourbon and rye on its own farm and sells the finished product in more than 400 locations across the state. It’s a perfect illustration of the connection between Oklahoma grain growers and distillers, and it’s the kind of business our laws should support rather than undercut.
Analysis: Nothing in the economic history of our state has presented the citizens of Oklahoma with such a divide and a busload of passionate opposing opinions as the proposed Inola Primary Aluminum Plant. On one side many believe that it is an economic juggernaut to provide financial security for eastern Oklahoma’s children and grandchildren, eliminating the need for so many of them to leave rural Oklahoma just to find a decent job. On the other side, others believe it’s a first-class ecological disaster.
