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In D.C., A Moped On The Ground, An SUV Full Of US Marshals And A Mystery

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/15/2025 - 12:00am

A demonstrator at a march on Sept. 6, 2025, protesting the Trump administration’s federalization of law enforcement and deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., held a sign on 16th Street NW defending local moped food delivery drivers.
(Ashley Murray / States Newsroom)

WASHINGTON — A siren blared down one of Washington, D.C.’s busiest thoroughfares. And then, a loud noise.

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Who Was Charlie Kirk? The Activist Who Turned Campus Politics Into National Influence

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/15/2025 - 12:00am

President Donald Trump shakes hands with moderator Charlie Kirk, during a Generation Next White House forum at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, March 22, 2018.
(Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP Photo)

The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, has drawn widespread condemnation and renewed attention to the climate of political violence in the United States. To many, Kirk was not just another partisan commentator.

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NATO Scrambles Jets To Shoot Down Russian Drones In Poland, Raising Fears Of War Spillover

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds an extraordinary government meeting at the chancellery, with military and emergency services officials, following violations of Polish airspace during a Russian attack, in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.
(Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland via AP)

WOHYN, Poland (AP) — Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described Wednesday as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down. A NATO spokesman said it was the first time the alliance confronted a potential threat in its airspace.

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‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Projected To Cost Nebraska Over $216 Million In Tax Revenue

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/08/2025 - 12:00am

LINCOLN — A report from Nebraska’s Department of Revenue projects that the federal budget reconciliation bill will cost state government more than $216 million over the next two years.

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Trump Moves Space Command From Colorado To Alabama, Capping Yearslong Fight

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/08/2025 - 12:00am

A solider wears a U.S. Space Force uniform during a ceremony for U.S. Air Force airmen transitioning to U.S. Space Force guardian designations at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 12, 2021.
(Noah Berger / AP Photo)

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the U.S. Space Command will permanently relocate to Huntsville, Alabama, vacating its temporary headquarters in Colorado.

The move reverts back to Trump’s plans during his first administration to locate the combatant command in Alabama to oversee Space Force, the military branch he created in 2019.

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Rubio Says US And Mexico Will Strengthen Security Collaboration

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico and the United States on Wednesday agreed during U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to keep collaborating on cross-border security, including fighting the trafficking of drugs, guns and fuel, but made clear it would be done from their respective sides of the border, respecting each other's sovereignty at a time of heightened concerns over U.S. intervention in the region.

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Trump Says US Would Be On 'Brink Of Economic Catastrophe' Unless Justices Rule His Tariffs Are Legal

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is seeking a swift and definitive decision on tariffs from the Supreme Court that he helped shape, saying the country would be on “the brink of economic catastrophe” without the import taxes he has imposed on U.S. rivals and allies alike.

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License Plate Readers In Nebraska Help ICE Conduct Immigration Enforcement Efforts

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/01/2025 - 12:00am

Authorities have conducted at least 20 immigration-related searches of the Flock Safety surveillance networks in Nebraska’s two largest counties since January. The systems, traditionally used by local law enforcement to investigate car thefts and other crimes, are being used in immigration-related cases across the U.S.
(Illustration by Hanscom Park Studio)

When federal immigration agents arrested Melvin Varela Perez in the Omaha area on July 9, they were quick to thank the local cops and other federal officials who helped crack the case.

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Blink Twice If You Are OK!

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/01/2025 - 12:00am

Visitors to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. have made some stark observations about our nation’s legislative body. One visitor pleaded with the Daily Record’s handsome interviewer to remain nameless out of fear that people might associate his name with anyone in Congress, or, just anyone in D.C.

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Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman, First Woman To Serve On Nebraska Supreme Court, To Retire

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/01/2025 - 12:00am

Nebraska Supreme Court justices Edward Hannon and Lindsey Miller-Lerman look over shared evidence during the Hergert impeachment trial in the Nebraska Supreme Court, Thursday, May 11, 2006, in Lincoln, Neb. University of Nebraska Regent David Hergert was called by prosecutors to testify Thursday in his impeachment trial.
(Robert Becker / The Lincoln Journal Star / AP Photo)

LINCOLN — Nebraska Supreme Court Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman, the first woman to serve on the state’s high court and its longest-serving current member, announced her retirement effective Oct. 31.

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In D.C., A Moped On The Ground, An SUV Full Of US Marshals And A Mystery

Who Was Charlie Kirk? The Activist Who Turned Campus Politics Into National Influence

NATO Scrambles Jets To Shoot Down Russian Drones In Poland, Raising Fears Of War Spillover

‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Projected To Cost Nebraska Over $216 Million In Tax Revenue

Trump Moves Space Command From Colorado To Alabama, Capping Yearslong Fight

Rubio Says US And Mexico Will Strengthen Security Collaboration

Trump Says US Would Be On 'Brink Of Economic Catastrophe' Unless Justices Rule His Tariffs Are Legal

License Plate Readers In Nebraska Help ICE Conduct Immigration Enforcement Efforts

Blink Twice If You Are OK!

Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman, First Woman To Serve On Nebraska Supreme Court, To Retire

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