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Trump Spoke To Nebraska Senator During Pillen’s Winner-Take-All Meeting

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/30/2024 - 7:00am

The Nebraska Governor’s Mansion on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, in Lincoln.
(Rebecca S. Gratz / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Former President Donald Trump spoke by phone Wednesday with at least one of the two dozen Republican state senators who attended Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s winner-take-all meeting at the Governor’s Mansion.

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New Poll Shows Voters Moving Right On Tax Cuts

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/30/2024 - 6:00am

Ahead of Election Day, a new national survey shows most voters know little about the personal impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which is set to expire at the end of 2025.

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What Is ‘Dark Money’ Political Spending, And How Does It Affect US Politics?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/30/2024 - 5:00am

Every campaign season brings renewed attention to the amount of money influencing American politics, and who is spending it, and for what purposes. In particular, people are concerned about what is called “dark money.” For instance, recent media coverage has pointed to escalating dark money spending on both the Democratic and Republican sides.

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Biden In Farewell U.N. Address Says Peace Still Possible In Conflicts In Mideast And Ukraine

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/30/2024 - 4:00am

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Joe Biden declared in his final address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the U.S. must not retreat from the world, as Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon edged toward all-out war and Israel’s bloody operation against Hamas in Gaza neared the one-year mark.

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Trump Calls For 100% Tariffs On Cars Made In Mexico As Part Of US Manufacturing Plan

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/30/2024 - 3:00am

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks about the tax code and manufacturing at the Johnny Mercer Theatre Civic Center, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Savannah, Ga.
(Evan Vucci / AP Photo)

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged to stop U.S. businesses from shipping jobs overseas and to take other countries’ jobs and factories by relying heavily on sweeping tariffs to boost auto manufacturing — despite warnings that domestic consumers would pay more and a lack of specifics about how his plans would work.

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Congress Poised To Race Out Of D.C. After Dodging Shutdown

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/30/2024 - 2:00am

WASHINGTON — Congress overwhelmingly approved a stopgap spending bill Wednesday that will keep the federal government running through Dec. 20, though the divided Congress has a lot of negotiating to do if members want to pass the dozen full-year appropriations bills before their new deadline.

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More Than 60 NE Entities Show Unified Front To Update Laws, State Policies That Help Immigrants

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/23/2024 - 7:00am

Representatives of more than 60 organizations gathered at the State Capitol to proclaim agreement that certain immigration policies and laws should be updated, in part to help Nebraska’s workforce shortage.
(Cindy Gonzalez / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — More than 60 Nebraska organizations converged Wednesday at the State Capitol to announce a unified resolve to help change state and federal policies that would swing the door open for more immigrants to work and settle in as Cornhuskers.

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The Blame Game

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/23/2024 - 6:00am

The blame game is in full swing, and Donald Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance, are the ones using inflammatory rhetoric to fan the flames. "He believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it," Trump said of the gunman hiding on his golf course. "Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at, when I am the one who is going to save the country, and they are the ones that are destroying the country -- both from the inside and out."

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The Blame Game

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Trump Holds First Event Since An Apparent Assassination Attempt While Harris Does A Rare Interview

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/23/2024 - 5:00am

Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris (center) speaking during an unscheduled stop to talk to student volunteers at Community College of Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Philadelphia.
(Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo)

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday made his first public appearance since Sunday’s second apparent assassination attempt against him, speaking to an crowd chanting “God bless Trump!” and “Fight, Fight, Fight” as U.S. Secret Service agents surrounded the stage to protect him.