Capitol chaos; what Pence told Inhofe; OKC bubble for NCAA softball? Your morning headlines for Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021

DAILY HEADLINES [The Oklahoman]( 7 Jan, 2021 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS]( What stories do you wish The Oklahoman were chasing? What do you wish we knew? [Tell us!]( Contact information is optional. [Sign up here]( to get daily coronavirus updates in your email. [Subscribe]( today! View the [print replica]( of today's newspaper for more stories! [After riot, most Oklahoma lawmakers still vote to reject two states' electoral votes]( Oklahoma's senators voted against an attempt to reject electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania, while all five Oklahoma members of the U.S. House voted to uphold the objections and not accept those states' results. Latest News/Sports [Inhofe says Pence told him he was hurt that Trump turned on him]( Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe said Wednesday that Vice President Mike Pence expressed his frustration to him that President Donald Trump had turned on him for not trying to overturn Electoral College Votes. [Pro-Trump rally in OKC has much different feel than Washington, D.C.]( In what often took the tone of a tent revival, with praise for President Donald Trump and prayers for his protection, more than a thousand of his supporters rallied Wednesday at the state Capitol as some of the president's supporters in Washington, D.C. clashed with police and breached the U.S. Capitol. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [Carlson: Indy bubble for March Madness? Here's why an OKC bubble could work for NCAA softball]( The NCAA announced earlier this week that it has decided to play the entire men's basketball tournament this year in and around Indianapolis to make sure the event is held. Business [Red tape flies in $106.5 million Tanenbaum government property purchase]( Red tape flew when an investor group led by Oklahoma City developer Richard Tanenbaum paid $106.5 million for 42 buidings leased by the federal government in a portfolio purchase adding to its reputation as "one of the most active buyers of federally leased product in the country. [World shares up on stimulus hopes as Congress OKs Biden win]( Global shares rose Thursday after Congress certified Democrat Joe Biden's electoral college victory following unprecedented chaos when supporters of President Donald Trump ran rampant through the U.S. Capitol. [US unemployment claims slip to still-high 787,000]( The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell slightly to 787,000, evidence of a job market stumbling in the face of the viral pandemic and the damage it has inflicted on the economy for nearly 10 months. Opinion [Opinion: A sad spectacle at the U.S. Capitol]( Unprecedented. Shocking. Troubling. Scary. Pathetic. You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences Or Unsubscribe]( The Oklahoman 100 W Main St, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 © 2021 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.