Leaders in Oklahoma are taking aim at environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies embraced by federal agencies in Washington D.C., coming together to push back against what they say are "woke" financing companies that discriminate against the state's energy producers. "The Oklahoma Energy Producers Alliance (OEPA) has joined with State Treasurer Todd Russ as he takes steps to withhold state funds from woke institutions that discriminate against making oil and gas and agriculture...

(Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors plan to wrap up a case on Friday against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, with jurors expected to hear about his dangling a Trump administration job to the chief executive of a Chicago bank that gave him $16 million in loans. FILE PHOTO: Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort departs from U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo Greg Andres, a lawyer on U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team,...