Oklahoma

Nathaniel Batchelder, with the Oklahoma Coalition Against the Death Penalty, places a sign protesting the death penalty on Gov. Mary Fallin's office at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, April 29, 2014. (AP/ Steve Gooch)

Oklahoma attorney general agrees to stay of execution

Associated Press · May 8, 2014 4:00 am

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks in Des Moines, Iowa. Getting ready to run for president means working through a hefty checklist of activities long before most people are paying attention to the contest ahead. Prep work, positioning and auditioning don't wait for the primary season. And the pace is picking up. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth, File)

Gov. Rick Perry defends death penalty in Texas

Brian Hughes · May 4, 2014 4:00 am

FILE - In this April 17, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the White House in Washington. Obama says the botched execution of an Oklahoma inmate highlights significant problems with the death penalty, and he's asking the attorney general for a review. Obama says he found inmate Clayton Lockett's execution on April 29 "deeply troubling." Lockett convulsed violently during the execution and tried to lift his head after a doctor declared him unconscious. He later died of an apparent heart attack. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Obama troubled by botched Oklahoma execution

Nedra Pickler · May 3, 2014 2:06 am

This April 29, 2014 photo shows the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Okla. after Robert Patton stopped the execution of Clayton Lockett. Lockett died 43 minutes after his execution began Tuesday night as Oklahoma used a new drug combination for the first time in the state. Autopsy results are pending but state prison officials say Lockett apparently suffered a massive heart attack. (AP Photo/Tulsa World, John Clanton) KOTV OUT; KJRH OUT; KTUL OUT; KOKI OUT; KQCW OUT; KDOR OUT; TULSA OUT; TULSA ONLINE OUT

UN: Oklahoma execution may violate int’l law

Washington Examiner · May 2, 2014 10:37 am

White House: Oklahoma execution not done humanely

White House: Oklahoma execution not done humanely

Associated Press · April 30, 2014 1:44 pm

White House: Oklahoma execution not done humanely

Associated Press · April 30, 2014 12:00 am

National Governor's Association chair Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin speaks with the media during the NGA's Winter Meeting in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Oklahoma governor signs income tax cut into law

Associated Press · April 29, 2014 4:00 am

Nathaniel Batchelder, with the Oklahoma Coalition Against the Death Penalty, places a sign protesting the death penalty on Gov. Mary Fallin's office at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Steve Gooch)

Oklahoma inmate dies after execution is botched; second execution postponed

Associated Press · April 29, 2014 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

New York Times data-driven blog post on Southern whites’ votes doesn’t have much good data

Michael Barone · April 25, 2014 4:00 am

Washington Secrets

Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin, Mike Lee start ‘Liberty Rally’ for Tea Party candidates

Paul Bedard · April 24, 2014 4:00 am

Oklahoma state Rep. T.W. Shannon said he can "move the needle" in terms of convincing black voters to support Republicans. (AP File)

Oklahoma’s T.W. Shannon: A fresh black conservative voice

Star Parker · April 19, 2014 4:00 am

Oklahoma state Rep. Scott Inman gestures during a news conference in Oklahoma City, Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Oklahoma House’s top Democrat: No time for tax cut

Tim Talley · April 18, 2014 4:00 am