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Bacon Declares Victory In Nebraska’s 2nd District Over Vargas

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 11/11/2024 - 7:00am

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen applauds U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., for his service to Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District on Wednesday in Omaha.
(Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner)

OMAHA — U.S. Rep. Don Bacon has survived another close race in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, declaring victory Wednesday morning after pulling away from State Sen. Tony Vargas overnight to secure a fifth term.

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The Blame Game

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 11/11/2024 - 6:00am

And now it begins. America has elected a very flawed candidate. An aging, raging bully. Not the first choice of many Republican leaders. Not an acceptable alternative. Not a moderate by any standard. Not presidential by any definition.

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Here’s What We Know About How Trump Will Tackle These Major Issues

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 11/11/2024 - 5:00am

Protesters hold competing signs about abortion laws.
(Jeenah Moon / AP Photo)

Originally published by The 19th

Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump has made big promises on issues of enormous consequence to Americans, from the economy to reproductive health care — but offered few details on how he would see those promises through.

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China Is Bracing For Fresh Tensions With Trump Over Trade, Tech And Taiwan

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 11/11/2024 - 3:00am

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The first time China faced Donald Trump in the White House, there was a trade war, a breach of protocol involving Taiwan’s former leader, and a president-to-president bromance that turned sour.

As President-elect Trump prepares to start his second term in office, China is bracing for unpredictability in its ties with the United States and renewed tensions over trade, technology and Taiwan.

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Justice Jeffrey Funke Chosen As Nebraska’s Next Chief Justice After Justice Heavican Retires

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 11/04/2024 - 7:00am

Justice Jeffrey Funke (center) is officially named the next chief justice of Nebraska’s Supreme Court on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen has elevated one of the associate justices on the Nebraska Supreme Court to be the state’s next chief justice.

Pillen selected Justice Jeffrey Funke of Nebraska City to succeed Chief Justice Mike Heavican of Lincoln, who will retire at the end of October.

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The Bully And The Billionaire

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 11/04/2024 - 6:00am

It was a front-page story in The Washington Post back in October 2019. Amazon was in line to receive a $10 billion contract from the Department of Defense for cloud computing (the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, or JEDI, contract) when, at the last minute, the contract was awarded to Microsoft. Then-President Donald Trump has been outspoken about not wanting the contract to go to Amazon.

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This Independent Candidate Is Worrying Republicans In Deep-Red Nebraska's Senate Race

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 11/04/2024 - 5:00am

Independent Dan Osborn, a challenger to two-term Republican Sen. Deb Fischer, chats with patrons of a brewery in Beatrice, Neb., July 30, 2024.
(Margery Beck / AP Photo)

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.

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Threatening ‘The Enemy Within’ With Force: Military Ethicists Explain The Danger To Important American Traditions

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 11/04/2024 - 4:00am

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump greets members of the National Guard on the U.S.-Mexico border, Feb. 29, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas.
(Eric Gay / AP Photo)

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.

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Two Closing Arguments Show The Stark Choice Between Trump And Harris

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.

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A Saturday In Presidential Crosshairs For Nebraska’s 2nd District

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 10/28/2024 - 7:00am

Nebraska’s 2nd District drew presidential campaign surrogates Saturday on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (left) rallied in Papillion. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard rallied in Omaha, Oct. 19, 2024.
(Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner

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.