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House Majority PAC, Congressional Leadership Fund Invest Early In NE-02

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/27/2026 - 12:00am

OMAHA — House Democrats’ main Super PAC is bringing more money to an already expensive race in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District. House Republicans’ Congressional Leadership Fund answered with reservations of its own. And both are happening earlier than usual.

House Majority PAC announced plans Thursday to spend nearly $2.9 million on television and digital advertising reservations, essentially reserving ad time and space ahead of time. In 2024, the group spent about $1.9 million in the Omaha market. In 2022, the PAC spent around $660,000.

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Children, Money, and Politics

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/27/2026 - 12:00am

In some years in the United States, politics churn over abortion, and sometimes they boil continuously around firearm laws. This last year has been a wild ride, though honestly, with some confidence, I can say that the two political issues that stand out to the American people the most are immigration and the Epstein files.

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Trump Orders US Military To 'Shoot And Kill' Iranian Small Boats Choking Strait Of Hormuz

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/27/2026 - 12:00am

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines to choke traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump’s post on social media came shortly after the U.S. military seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil, ratcheting up a standoff with Tehran over the strait through which 20% of all crude oil and natural gas traded passes.

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If Justice Alito Resigns Before The Midterms, A Trump Nominee To The Supreme Court Is Likely To Sail Through Confirmation

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/27/2026 - 12:00am

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson listens to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee members on Capitol Hill on March 21, 2022.
(J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo, pool)

Washington is buzzing with the possibility that President Donald Trump might name one or more Supreme Court justices before the November midterm elections.

In a conversation with Fox Business TV host Maria Bartiromo on April 15, 2026, Trump discussed the potential retirement of Justice Samuel Alito, 76, the reliably conservative justice appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005.

Trump praised Alito as “a great justice” and said that he is prepared to appoint a replacement, should Alito retire.

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Navy Secretary John Phelan Is Leaving In The Latest Departure Of A Top Defense Leader

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/27/2026 - 12:00am

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan speaks, as President Donald Trump listens, at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, Dec. 22, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla.
(Alex Brandon / AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job, the Pentagon abruptly announced Wednesday, the first head of a military service to depart during President Donald Trump’s second term but just the latest top defense leader to step down or be ousted.

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Nebraska Budget Back In $72M Deficit After Tax Revenues Hit Below Forecast

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/20/2026 - 12:00am

State Sen. Rob Clements of Elmwood, chair of the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee, April 7, 2026.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Two weeks after Nebraska lawmakers filled a $646 million hole in the state budget, a new round of tax receipts brought the state back into an expected deficit.

The state Department of Revenue released Nebraska’s March tax receipts Wednesday showing a net loss of 14.8% compared to what Nebraska’s Economic Forecasting Advisory Board had predicted in late February. That difference equates to about $78 million less in revenue headed to the state’s coffers.

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Trump Urges Extending Foreign Surveillance Program As Some Lawmakers Push For US Privacy Protections

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/20/2026 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is set to take up the reauthorization of a divisive program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over foreigners' calls, texts and emails, with supporters like President Donald Trump saying it has saved lives while critics point to long-standing concerns about warrantless surveillance of Americans.

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Trump Proposal To Streamline Jobs Program Funding Would Cut Funding To States

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/20/2026 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — Tucked into President Donald Trump’s new budget request is a plan that could dramatically change — and, critics say, slash — how much money and help states provide to people needing jobs and training.

Trump’s latest budget proposes a federal “Make America Skilled Again’’ grant that would combine a dozen current programs and provide $3.4 billion in spending for certain employment and training programs, down from $4.65 billion anticipated this fiscal year.

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Gov. Jim Pillen Signs Nebraska Budget Adjustment Bills Without Line-Item Vetoes

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/13/2026 - 12:00am

LINCOLN — After tough fights to approve adjustments to Nebraska’s two-year budget in the state Legislature, Gov. Jim Pillen signed both budget bills without any vetoes.

Tuesday was the deadline for Pillen to file line-item vetoes on this year’s budget bills, Legislative Bills 1071 and 1072. Budget bills are the only type of legislation that the governor has the power to line-item veto, but Pillen bypassed his opportunity this session, allowing the budget to be finalized without objections.

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Regardless Of Heaven

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/13/2026 - 12:00am

It’s just dirt.

Not special dirt; there is no spectacular mineral inside it for which the next age of mankind will be built off of, nor are there wells of untapped liquid black magic sauce to fuel economies under it. It, like all dirt, is probably some shade of brown with hints of red or grey depending on the clay or iron content. Yet, the inhuman and depraved obsession that a large cut of humankind has over this particularly thin slice of land over the last six thousand years would probably beg more research be done into what makes its dirt so incredible.