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Afternoon Sun Newsletter

Afternoon Sun: All Is Not OK

Markwayne Mullin

A fight over who can finish Markwayne Mullin’s Senate term is brewing in Oklahoma. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP)

By Marissa Martinez

September 23, 2026 05:00 p.m.

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