Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 02/07/2025 - 2:00am
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second nationwide pause on President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to someone in the country illegally, calling citizenship a “most precious right.”
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 02/07/2025 - 1:00am
LINCOLN — He isn’t yet responding to requests to talk to Nebraska media. But others are talking a lot about former University of Nebraska-Lincoln student Luke Farritor’s reported role in Elon Musk’s effort to reduce federal government spending.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/31/2025 - 7:00am
LINCOLN — State lawmakers, Gov. Jim Pillen and the president of the University of Nebraska were among those Tuesday seeking to understand the state-level impacts of a federal pause and review of certain financial assistance programs by the Trump administration.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/31/2025 - 5:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by next week — an unprecedented move to shrink the U.S. government at breakneck speed.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/31/2025 - 4:00am
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on whether a group of gun owners needs to run afoul of Lincoln weapons ordinances and an executive order by Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird before suing the city for enacting them.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/24/2025 - 6:00am
There is probably an image of a bleeding-heart progressive dying on a cross that they put themself on at the top of many articles or videos made about why you should support Ukraine, with headlines and themes like, “It’s morally right!" and "look at the cruelty in the war!”
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/24/2025 - 5:00am
OMAHA — Police chiefs in Nebraska’s two largest cities said Tuesday they are unaware of any planned immigration raids or other enforcement activities coming to their areas as a result of President Donald Trump’s promised crackdown on illegal immigration.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/24/2025 - 4:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on his first full day in office Tuesday defended his decision to grant clemency to people convicted of assaulting police officers during the 2021 attack on the Capitol and suggested there could be a place in American politics for the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, extremist groups whose leaders were convicted of seditious conspiracy against the U.S.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/24/2025 - 3:00am
A new bill in the Nebraska Legislature aims to make it harder for state-hired insurance companies to aggressively audit therapists providing mental health help to low-income Nebraskans.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 01/22/2025 - 12:00am
RESTON, Va. – Jan. 27, 2025 - The nationwide 2025 Court Reporting & Captioning Week, sponsored by the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), will be celebrated by court reporters, captioners, legal videographers, and others involved in the legal community. Feb. 1-8, 2025, will mark the event’s 13th year of observance with the theme: The Real AI: Accuracy & Integrity, and the Nebraska Court Reporters Association (NeCRA) will join in the celebration.