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Gov. Jim Pillen Proposes DHHS Cuts Of Over $152 Million To Balance Budget

Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 01/19/2026 - 12:00am

LINCOLN — With a projected $471 million budget deficit on the horizon, Gov. Jim Pillen looked to the state Department of Health and Human Services for the largest chunk of his proposed budget cuts.

Pillen previewed his preferred mid-cycle adjustments to the state’s biennial budget Thursday during his annual State of the State Address. Overall, the governor’s changes would reduce state spending by 0.4% in the current fiscal year and by 1.8% in fiscal year 2027.

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War Powers Resolution Fails In US Senate After 2 Republicans Flip, Vance Breaks Tie

Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 01/19/2026 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance broke a tied Senate vote to block advancement of a war powers resolution that would have stopped President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization.

Senate Republicans used a procedural maneuver Wednesday night to halt debate on the Vietnam War-era statute that gives Congress a check on the president’s deployments abroad.

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George Washington’s Foreign Policy Was Built On Respect For Other Nations And Patient Consideration Of Future Burdens

Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 01/19/2026 - 12:00am

Foreign policy is usually discussed as a matter of national interests – oil flows, borders, treaties, fleets. But there is a problem: “national interest” is an inherently ambiguous phrase. Although it is often presented as an expression of sheer force, its effectiveness ultimately rests on something softer – the manner in which a government performs moral authority and projects credibility to the world.

The style of that performance is part of the substance, not just its packaging. On Jan. 4, 2026, on ABC’s This Week, that style shifted abruptly for the U.S.

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Motion Filed To Expel McKeon From Nebraska Legislature

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 01/12/2026 - 12:00am

LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers are preparing to suspend legislative rules to speed up the process of expelling a state senator for the first time in state history.

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Minneapolis Protesters Vent Their Outrage After An ICE Officer Kills A Woman

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 01/12/2026 - 12:00am

A protester covers their eyes after confronting law enforcement outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn.
(Tom Baker / AP Photo)

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis was on edge Thursday following the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal officer taking part in the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown, with protesters venting their outrage, the governor urging restraint and schools canceling classes as a precaution.

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What Does The New Childhood Vaccine Schedule Actually Mean For Your Family?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 01/12/2026 - 12:00am

A healthcare worker prepares a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in La Paz, Bolivia, Jan. 7, 2025.
(Juan Karita / AP Photo)

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Senate Pushes Back On Trump's Military Threats Against Venezuela With War Powers Vote

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 01/12/2026 - 12:00am

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks to reporters about a war powers resolution regarding Venezuela on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Washington.
(Mariam Zuhaib / AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.

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Kennedy Center Renaming Prompts A New Round Of Cancellations

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 01/05/2026 - 12:00am

The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump's name was added to the facility, prompting the institution's president to accuse the performers of making their decisions because of politics.

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NU Regent O’Connor Resigning, Effective Jan. 9, In Wake Of DUI Allegation, Possible Impeachment

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 01/05/2026 - 12:00am

University of Nebraska Regent Elizabeth O’Connor of Omaha speaks in Lincoln at the NU Board of Regents, Dec. 5, 2025.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Embattled University of Nebraska Regent Elizabeth O’Connor, who increasingly faced likely impeachment proceedings, announced Tuesday that she is resigning her post.

O’Connor, 35, faces a felony charge of drunken driving causing bodily injury from a Douglas County crash that police say totaled two vehicles and broke the back and pelvis of a passenger.