Skip to main content
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Home
Omaha Daily Record
  • Login
  • Home
  • Subscribe
  • Calendar
    • Real Estate
    • Small Business
    • Non-Profit
    • Political
    • Legal
  • Podcasts
    • Real Estate
    • Small Business
    • Non-Profit
    • Political
    • Legal
  • Profiles
    • Real Estate
    • Small Business
    • Non-Profit
    • Political
    • Legal
  • E-Edition
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
  • Real Estate News
    • Market Trends
  • Business News
  • Non-Profit News
  • Political News
  • Legal News
  • Editorial
    • Empower You
    • The Serial Entrepreneur
    • Tom Becka
  • Other News
  • Public Records
    • Wreck Permits
    • Building Permits
    • Electrical Permits
    • Mechanical Permits
    • Plumbing Permits
  • Real Estate Leads
    • Notice of Default
    • Active Property Sales
    • Active Probates
    • Deeds
  • Public Notices
    • State of Nebraska
    • City of Bennington
    • City of Gretna
    • City of Valley
    • Douglas County West Community Schools
    • Gretna Public Schools
    • Omaha Airport Authority
    • Omaha Housing Authority
    • Plattsmouth Community Schools
    • City of Omaha
    • Douglas County
      • Tax Delinqueny 2025
    • City/County Notice of Bids
    • City of Ralston
    • Omaha Public Schools
    • Millard Public Schools
    • Ralston Public Schools
    • Westside Community Schools
    • Bennington Public Schools
    • Learning Community
    • MAPA
    • MECA
    • Omaha Airport Authority
    • Village of Boys Town
    • Village of Waterloo
    • Sarpy County
      • Tax Delinquency 2025
    • City of Bellevue
  • Advertise
    • Place a Legal Notice
    • Place a Print Ad
    • Place a Classified Ad
    • Place an Online Ad
    • Place Sponsored Content
  • Available For Hire
    • Real Estate
      • Contractors
      • Clerical
    • Legal
      • Paralegal
      • Clerical
  • About
    • Our History
    • Our Office
    • Our Staff
    • Contact Us

You are here

Home » Political News

Political News

DOGE Wanted To Assign Staff To The Nonprofit Vera Institute Of Justice Because It Got Federal Funds

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/21/2025 - 3:00am

NEW YORK (AP) — The nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice says staff from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency contacted them to assign a team to the organization and told them they planned to similarly install teams with all nonprofits receiving funds appropriated by Congress.

  • Read more about DOGE Wanted To Assign Staff To The Nonprofit Vera Institute Of Justice Because It Got Federal Funds

The Sudden Dismissal Of Public Records Staff At Health Agencies Threatens Government Accountability

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/21/2025 - 2:00am

Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services are continuing as the agency makes good on its intention, announced on March 27, 2025, to shrink its workforce by 20,000 people. Among workers dismissed in early April were several teams responsible for fulfilling requests for access to previously unreleased government data, information and records under a federal law known as the Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA.

  • Read more about The Sudden Dismissal Of Public Records Staff At Health Agencies Threatens Government Accountability

Trump’s EPA Plans To Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/14/2025 - 10:11am

Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters

by Sharon Lerner

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.

  • Read more about Trump’s EPA Plans To Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters

House Passes GOP Bill Requiring Proof Of US Citizenship For Voting, A Trump Priority

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/14/2025 - 10:09am

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans passed one of their signature issues for the year on Thursday, approving legislation to require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections, one of President Donald Trump's top election-related priorities.

  • Read more about House Passes GOP Bill Requiring Proof Of US Citizenship For Voting, A Trump Priority

The Week That Trump Pushed The Global Economy To The Brink With Tariffs — And Then Pulled Back

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/14/2025 - 10:06am
President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Washington, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listen. (Pool via AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The stock market was soaring and the sun was shining when President Donald Trump stepped out of the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon. Less than two hours earlier, he had retreated from his plans to increase tariffs on many U.S. trading partners, and investors were rejoicing after bracing for a global economic meltdown.

  • Read more about The Week That Trump Pushed The Global Economy To The Brink With Tariffs — And Then Pulled Back

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon Proposes Taking Back Congress’s Tariff Power From Trump

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/14/2025 - 10:00am

LINCOLN — Nebraska Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon unveiled legislation this week to claw back Congress’ authority on tariffs from the White House.

  • Read more about U.S. Rep. Don Bacon Proposes Taking Back Congress’s Tariff Power From Trump

Nebraska’s Dan Osborn Exploring Midterm Bid Against U.S. Sen Pete Ricketts

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/07/2025 - 7:00am

LINCOLN – Former Nebraska U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn decided Thursday to explore another nonpartisan run for the Senate, this time against Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts in the midterms.

  • Read more about Nebraska’s Dan Osborn Exploring Midterm Bid Against U.S. Sen Pete Ricketts

Stothert, Ewing Advance In Omaha Mayor’s Primary Race

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/07/2025 - 5:00am
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert announces her bid to run for a record fourth term. (Courtesy of Jean Stothert for Mayor)

OMAHA — Incumbent Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert and Douglas County Treasurer John Ewing easily advanced Tuesday to next month’s general election for mayor.

Despite outspending Ewing by hundreds of thousands of dollars, former State Sen. Mike McDonnell finished a distant third after angering key parts of both major political parties.

  • Read more about Stothert, Ewing Advance In Omaha Mayor’s Primary Race

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, In Tele-Town Hall, Says House GOP, DOGE Not Threats To Social Programs

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 03/31/2025 - 7:00am
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. (right) poses during a ceremonial swearing-in with Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb. (left) in the Rayburn Room at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein / AP Photo)

LINCOLN — U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., reassured his constituents Tuesday that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and the House GOP budget are not threats to the stability of the social programs they rely on or the federal agencies that provide benefits like Social Security and Medicaid.

  • Read more about U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, In Tele-Town Hall, Says House GOP, DOGE Not Threats To Social Programs

Trying To Rewrite The American Story

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 03/31/2025 - 6:00am

Among my youthful, unrequited dreams were becoming a professor of American history and playing centerfield for the New York Yankees. Obviously, neither came to pass. My passions for both the American story and the national pastime remain intact, however.

  • Read more about Trying To Rewrite The American Story
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • « first
  • ‹ previous
  • next ›
  • last »

            

Latest Podcasts

  • Real Estate
  • Political
  • Political
  • Real Estate

Nebraska Landlord

Betches Sup - A Liberal News Commentary

Ruthless - A Conservative News Commentary

REIA Radio Show

Omaha Daily Record

The Daily Record
222 South 72nd Street, Suite 302
Omaha, Nebraska
68114
United States

Tele (402) 345-1303
Fax (402) 345-2351
 

The Daily Record
222 South 72nd Street, Suite 302 | Omaha, Nebraska 68114 | United States | Tele (402) 345-1303 | Fax (402) 345-2351 | Sitemap
Site Design, Programming & Development by Surf New Media