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Homeland Security Boss Visits Omaha, Talks Tough On Immigration, Touts Disaster Response Strides

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/21/2026 - 12:00am
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is flanked by Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts (left) and the parents of Sarah Root, Michelle and Scott (on the right). Their daughter Sarah was killed in a 2016 car crash involving an undocumented migrant. Mullin was in Omaha last Monday for two unrelated events. The other was to discuss his department’s progress on streamlining federal disaster aid to communities. (Cindy Gonzalez / Nebraska Examiner)

OMAHA — The head of U.S. Homeland Security was in Omaha Monday nurturing partnerships he said helped send roughly $120 million in federal disaster aid to Nebraska since 2025, and to seek feedback on cutting costly “red tape” in the reimbursement process.

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What To Know About Mail-In Voting For The 2026 Midterms

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/21/2026 - 12:00am

What to Know About Mail-In Voting for the 2026 Midterms

This week, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s plans to impose new rules for mail-in voting for the midterm elections in November. 

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As Shortfall Looms, Pillen Installs Allies On Board Originally Designed To Keep Politics Out Of Budget Forecast

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/21/2026 - 12:00am
Former State Sen. Tom Briese of Albion championed tax cuts for top earners and corporations when he was in the Legislature. He is shown here in January 2018 in the Legislative Chamber at the Capitol. (Nati Harnik / AP Photo)

In an unprecedented move, Gov. Jim Pillen has reshaped the state board that predicts Nebraska’s tax revenues for budget writers, replacing three members with appointees that include two former Republican allies in the Legislature.

Pillen appointed former State Sens. Lou Ann Linehan and Tom Briese to the nine-person Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board. He also appointed Tim Wilson, an Omaha accountant. The board’s chairman was notified of the shakeup in an email last week obtained by the Flatwater Free Press.

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Political Ads With Made-Up Trans People Are Being Used To Bash Democrats

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/21/2026 - 12:00am
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Trump Withdraws Lance Schroyer, A Former Oklahoma State Trooper, As His Nominee To Lead ICE

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/21/2026 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Thursday that it was withdrawing its nomination of Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ensuring that an agency at the forefront of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda will remain without a Senate-confirmed leader for at least a while longer.

Schroyer, who has little experience in immigration, is close to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma.

The White House offered no comment in a brief statement.

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Pillen Faces Blowback On Nebraska Immigration Stance, Releases ‘Pillen Playbook 2.0’ Platform

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/14/2026 - 12:00am
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (right) hosts a general election kickoff event where he confirmed he is sticking with his running mate, Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly, for another four years on Aug. 25, 2026, in Lincoln. To Pillen’s right are first lady Suzanne Pillen, Kelly and Kelly’s wife Susie. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is facing pushback from the challengers to his reelection bid over his immigration stance as a new Flatwater Free Press investigation states his family ag operation has long hired undocumented laborers.

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Trump Wants To Make This Midterm Year 'Special' To Avoid Losing Republican Control Of Congress

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/14/2026 - 12:00am

DALLAS (AP) — Republicans at their midterm convention know that history is not on their side this election season, but they are counting on President Donald Trump and his two-day extravaganza in Dallas to rally voters to protect their House and Senate majorities.

They spent the first night denouncing Democrats as extremists before Trump capped Wednesday with a speech saying the choice this election is “very, very simple” and making the outlandish promise of $5,000 to each American adult, if his party wins.

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Americans Agree Their Democracy Is In Crisis – Yet The Solution Is As Simple As It Is Elusive

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/14/2026 - 12:00am

Despite being divided on most issues, an overwhelming majority of Americans agree that their democracy is in a state of crisis or facing serious challenges.

A few of the symptoms of the problem: Close allies see the U.S. as a threat to peace. Immigration raids by poorly trained federal agents have terrorized cities. President Donald Trump claims that only his own sense of morality limits his power. The Trump administration has politicized the Justice Department, and many of Trump’s political nominees refuse to acknowledge that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election.

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Ricketts, Osborn Talk Tariffs, Iran War During Nebraska State Fair Debate

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/07/2026 - 12:00am
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb. (left) and nonpartisan challenger Dan Osborn at the Nebraska State Fair gubernatorial debate in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Sept. 1, 2026. (Erin Bamer / Nebraska Examiner)

GRAND ISLAND — Amid the late-summer heat ahead of Labor Day weekend, incumbent U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts and independent challenger Dan Osborn met for a debate at the Nebraska State Fair.

This was the first state fair debate since 2018 when U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., debated Jane Raybould of Lincoln, then a Lincoln City Council member, and then-Gov. Ricketts debated state Sen. Bob Krist of Omaha for governor.

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Trump Is Proposing A US Space Academy – If Created, It Could Blur The Lines Between NASA And The Military

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/07/2026 - 12:00am
President Donald Trump holds up an order to create the U.S. Space Academy before a Congressional Space Medal of Honor ceremony at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Houston, as Kevin Hassett (center), director of the National Economic Council and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (right) look on. (Karen Warren / AP Photo)

During a visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Aug. 28, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a United States Space Academy.

The proposal, which would establish a NASA-led institution set up along the lines of a military academy, is a new one. As a space policy expert, I see several open questions and potential problems related to the vision Trump’s executive order described.

The Proposal

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