My late husband’s family is from Oklahoma: His father came from Illinois, and his mother from Texas. They met in the early days of the state’s history. And while Vida Mae and Justus brought my husband and their other children to California just before the start of World War II, other members of the family remained in Oklahoma. Uncle Cecil was one of them. As soon as Cecil was able, he began buy...

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Gordon Sondland, Trump’s hand-picked ambassador to the European Union, is among administration officials being subpoenaed to appear on Capitol Hill.