Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 02/26/2024 - 5:00am
LINCOLN — A rural Nebraska county delivered a blow last Tuesday to plans by an Iowa corporation to build a pipeline carrying carbon dioxide across the state.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 02/26/2024 - 3:00am
Recent polling for the November 2024 election shows that President Joe Biden is struggling with young voters, who have traditionally supported Democrats.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 02/19/2024 - 5:00am
Americans generally believe that voting is an effective way to bring about positive change in the country. But in recent years, there have been contentious debates in a number of states over the rules around voting and elections.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 02/19/2024 - 3:00am
Immigration is already a major polarizing issue in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico reached an all-time high in December 2023, and cities like New York and Chicago are struggling to provide housing and basic services for tens of thousands of migrants arriving from Texas.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 02/19/2024 - 3:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Black History Month, often a time to recognize the contributions of African Americans in U.S. history, was marked in the nation's capital this week with a focus on present divides and the November election when Black turnout will be integral to the outcome.
Published by josie@omahadail... on Mon, 02/12/2024 - 7:30am
LINCOLN — Days after the Nebraska Republican Party endorsed none of the state’s five-member, all-GOP congressional delegation — an endorsement none of them sought this year — 26 GOP state senators signed a letter endorsing all five.
“We, State Senators of Nebraska, endorse our current federal incumbents for re-election in 2024,” the letter says.
The letter thanked U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and U.S. Reps. Mike Flood, Don Bacon and Adrian Smith for taking “commonsense Nebraska values” to Washington, D.C., touting their “dedicated conservative leadership.”
Published by josie@omahadail... on Mon, 02/05/2024 - 12:00pm
WASHINGTON — Leading Republicans — and the Biden presidential campaign — on Wednesday rushed to identify former President Donald Trump as the presumptive GOP nominee after he won decisively in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary.
Published by josie@omahadail... on Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:57am
The United Auto Workers has endorsed President Joe Biden’s bid for reelection in 2024. “Joe Biden has earned it,” said union president Shawn Fain on Jan. 24 as he announced the union’s decision to back the incumbent candidate.
Published by josie@omahadail... on Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:24am
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Almost a year after Nebraska lawmakers drew national attention for a bitter feud that saw left-leaning senators filibuster nearly every bill, the speaker of the Legislature vowed last Monday to do more to avoid another quagmire this session.