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Two Appropriations Committee Lawmakers Seek Public Briefing On Nebraska-ICE Jail; Chair Declines

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 10/06/2025 - 12:00am

The planned conversion of the McCook-based Work Ethic Camp into an ICE detention center has been lauded by Nebraska’s Republican governor and several GOP state senators, but has created consternation among progressive lawmakers and in its host city.
(Cindy Gonzalez / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Two Nebraska lawmakers on the Legislature’s budget-setting committee requested that their panel schedule a public briefing to better understand the planned conversion of a McCook-based state prison into an ICE detention hub.

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You Can Only be Free When–

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 10/06/2025 - 12:00am

“And an orator said, ‘Speak to us of Freedom.’ And he answered: ‘At the city gate and by your fireside I have seen you prostrate yourself and worship your own freedom, even as the slaves humble themselves before a tyrant and praise him though he slays them. Ay, in the grove of the temple and in the shadow of the citadel, I have seen the freest among you wear their freedom as a yoke and a handcuff–

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Trump Uses Government Shutdown To Dole Out Firings And Political Punishment

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 10/06/2025 - 12:00am

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in Washington.
(Evan Vucci / AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, meeting with budget director Russ Vought on Thursday to talk through “temporary or permanent” spending cuts that could set up a lose-lose dynamic for Democratic lawmakers.

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In A Room Full Of Men, Hegseth Called For A Military Culture Shift From ‘Woke’ To ‘Warrior’

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 10/06/2025 - 12:00am

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Nebraska U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts Launches Reelection Bid

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/29/2025 - 12:00am

OMAHA — Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts launched his reelection bid last weekend at R&R Realty Group and kicked off a three-day tour of the state.

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Red States Pushed Child Tax Credits This Year, But The Broadest Plans Fizzled

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/29/2025 - 12:00am

Earlier this year, some conservative states began to embrace child tax credits that put cash directly into the hands of families raising children.

Long favored by liberals, child tax credits can help ease the financial burdens of parenthood and have been shown to slash childhood poverty rates.

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New Documentary Places Omaha At The Center Of Discussion On America’s Division

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/29/2025 - 12:00am

Randy (left) and Nick Beaulieu sit down to talk in “My Omaha,” a documentary Nick made. The film tracks Omaha’s emerging social justice movement and Nick’s attempt to repair his relationship with his father.
(Courtesy of Nick Beaulieu)

When filmmaker Nick Beaulieu set out to make his first documentary, he wanted to understand an apparent contradiction in his hometown — “a tale of two Omahans.”

How, he wondered, could the city bill itself as one of the top middle-class cities in America while Black Omahans continued to face disproportionately bad outcomes?

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Ewing: Results, Not Opposition To Trump Or Other Elected Leaders, Will Guide Policy In Omaha

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/22/2025 - 12:00am

Omaha Mayor John Ewing (right) talks with Flatwater Free Press Editor Matthew Hansen during the third annual Flatwater Free Press Festival Wednesday, Sept. 17, at Creighton University.
(Abiola Kosoko / Flatwater Free Press)

On his 100th day in office, Omaha Mayor John Ewing emphasized the nonpartisan nature of his goals to lift the city’s economic standing and declared his disinterest in playing politics with divisive national figures.

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Another Democrat Joins Nebraska’s 2nd District U.S. House Primary

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/22/2025 - 12:00am

Omaha native James Leuschen joins a crowded Democratic field for an open-seat race in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District.
(Courtesy of James Leuschen for Congress)

OMAHA — Another Democrat with ties to Washington, D.C. is running to be the Democratic nominee for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District.

James Leuschen, an Omaha native and a 20-year congressional staffer, told the Examiner this week that he is running because President “Donald Trump’s policies are hurting Nebraska families and hurting our community.”

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FBI Director Kash Patel Clashes With Skeptical Democrats At Contentious Senate Hearing

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/22/2025 - 12:00am

FBI Director Kash Patel appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his first oversight hearing, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington.
(Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel clashed with skeptical Democrats at a contentious Senate oversight hearing Tuesday, defending his record amid criticism that he has politicized the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency and pursued retribution against perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump.