Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 11/04/2024 - 5:00am
BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — In the back room of a brewery in southeastern Nebraska, more than three dozen people crowded together this summer to hear from Dan Osborn, a former cereal plant worker and independent running for U.S. Senate.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 11/04/2024 - 4:00am
On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has declared there are serious threats to the United States. First, he said, there is “the outside enemy, and then we have the enemy from within, and the enemy from within, in my opinion, is more dangerous,” as he told Fox News in an Oct. 13, 2024, interview.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 11/04/2024 - 3:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — In the shadow of the White House, seven days before the final votes of the 2024 election are cast, Kamala Harris vowed to put country over party and warned that Donald Trump is obsessed with revenge and his own personal interests.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 10/28/2024 - 7:00am
OMAHA — Nebraska’s 2nd District bathed in the attention Saturday of presidential surrogates befitting a swing state, not the most populous part of a conservative state that Republicans rule.
The presidential campaigns of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris held dueling rallies in parts of the district each would like to win — east Omaha and the suburbs.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 10/28/2024 - 6:00am
“Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.”
— UCLA Bruins football coach Henry Russell “Red” Sanders
Recently, Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen hosted several other Republican secretaries of state for a conference on “election integrity and security.”
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 7:00am
OMAHA — Forward Party leaders came to Omaha on Tuesday to discuss the need for independent voices in politics and to show support for local nonpartisan candidates running for office.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 6:00am
It started as a joyful campaign. When President Joe Biden dropped out, Kamala Harris, the president's pick and soon after the pick of every prominent Democrat, quickly secured the nomination. No one put themselves up against her. It was a relief and a joyful coronation. Her vice presidential nominee was the salt of the earth. Coach Tim. The convention was brilliant. Trump was "weird," not dangerous. She topped him in the debate. She should be comfortably ahead.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 4:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s dueling ballot initiatives on abortion had separate hearings Tuesday at the Capitol, with the testimony largely echoing the campaign fight between the sponsors.
Advocates for additional abortion restrictions spoke in support of Initiative 434, which would allow no abortions after the first trimester of pregnancy, with some exceptions.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 3:00am
Rumors and lies about government responses to natural disasters are not new. Politics, misinformation and blame-shifting have long surrounded government response efforts.