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U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn faces another election spending complaint

The chair of the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission (NADC), Jeffrey Davis, announced Tuesday that he's filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn. The complaint alleges that Osborn illegally used dark money to finance his campaign. Davis alleges that a hybrid political action committee, or PAC, founded by Osborn called the Working Class Heroes Fund has two accounts: one, known as a hard money account, has federal limits on any donations. The other, called a “soft money” account, can take any amount of donations from private individuals and corporations. But this soft money fund cannot be used for a federal campaign. Davis said that Osborn used it to pay his campaign staff, including his wife, who manages the PAC, and his sister-in-law, who is the treasurer. “If you’re trying to get around the contribution limits around the hard dollar account, this is how you would do it,” Davis said. Davis was appointed to the NADC by Osborn’s opponent in the senate race, U.S. Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts. Davis stressed that he is acting in his private capacity and said neither the Ricketts campaign nor the NADC has anything to do with his complaint against Osborn. According to Davis’ complaint, 23 of Osborn’s campaign staff were paid by both the campaign itself and the PAC between June and December of 2025. While the payments to each individual varied, the amounts given were very similar: the campaign paid just over $101,000 and the PAC paid the same people over $103,000 from the soft money account. “The moment outside money starts paying a campaign’s bills, the system breaks down,” Davis said. “Mr. Osborn has made campaign finance reform the centerpiece of his campaign. He has stood before Nebraska voters and said he doesn’t take corporate money, that he’s trying to end Citizens United. But his own filings tell a different story.” Osborn’s campaign called the complaint a nuisance specifically intended for political purposes. “This bogus complaint from Ricketts’ cronies is only further proof that the billionaire class is desperate to keep working people out of D.C.,” Osborn’s campaign wrote in an email. “Baseless distractions like this aren’t going to slow Dan’s momentum.” The FEC will determine if it will investigate the complaint. This is the second complaint against Osborn in less than a month. On March 23, conservative watchdog group Americans for Public Trust sent a similar complaint to the FEC alleging that Osborn used his campaign committees to pay his immediate and extended family members, and their businesses, for campaign work that far exceeds fair market value.

Apr 14, 202612 votes

Nebraska congressmen say Trump’s looking for peace in ‘civilization will die’ post

Several members of Nebraska’s federal delegation say President Donald Trump is looking for peace in his recent comments that threatened the livelihoods of people in Iran. He wants to see a deal reached by 7 p.m. Central Time to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In a social media post Tuesday morning, the president wrote on social media platform Truth Social, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!” The Strait of Hormuz has become a large centerpiece of the Iran war, since it’s a major transportation hub, especially for oil. The conflict has greatly disrupted shipping on the waterway, and that’s led to many Nebraskans feeling the effects – from sky-high fertilizer prices for farmers and ballooning gas prices. The president’s Tuesday post continues a streak in which he’s been ramping up his threats to destroy Iranian infrastructure. On Easter, President Trump sent similar threatening messages to Iran’s regime, writing, “Open the F*****’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.” While the president’s justification for attacking Iran has buoyed between several reasons, the administration says it’s putting pressure on the country in order to get its leaders to wind down its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities. The U.S. military is continuing to strike the region. The U.S. on Tuesday morning struck Iran’s Kharg Island, according to reporting by NPR. The island is Iran’s oil export on the Persian Gulf, but the U.S. official said the targets were not oil infrastructure but “restrikes” on sites the U.S. has already hit. Iran’s president said Tuesday morning that he’s willing to die along with millions of Iranians to defend his country. “More than 14 million proud Iranians have so far registered to sacrifice their lives to defend Iran. I too have been, am, and will remain devoted to giving my life for Iran," Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on social media. Three members of Nebraska’s delegation told Nebraska Public Media News on Tuesday that while they don’t necessarily support how the president phrased his message, it’s Trump’s way of negotiating peace. “It’s his way of threatening the regime to give in to our demands. Threatening the end of a civilization can be interpreted as genocide, and he shouldn’t have used that phrase. But, he is saying it to negotiate a peace. He wants Iran’s IRGC to back down. We want the Persian civilization to blossom again, and it can only do so without the Ayatollahs and Mullahs,” 2nd District Rep. Don Bacon said. In a statement to Nebraska Public Media News, Sen. Pete Ricketts said he wants to see peace and security for Americans and the world. “President Trump set a clear objective of ensuring Iran never possesses a nuclear weapon. That goal protects peace and security. No one other than the terrorist regime in Iran wants to see the loss of innocent life. The people of Iran protested for their freedom earlier this year. I hope those brave Iranians can one day live in freedom and security. And I trust that Americans will thrive without the threat of a nuclear Iran,” Ricketts said. All five members of Nebraska’s federal delegation supported the president’s move to join Israel in attacking Iran. The mission, named Operation Epic Fury, has killed Iranian’s supreme leader and his family. There are investigations underway as to if the strikes also killed dozens of children at an Iranian girls’ elementary school. More than a dozen members of the U.S. military, including one from Bellevue, have been killed. After the initial attacks, the U.S. House of Representatives considered a resolution that would limit the president’s war powers in the Iran conflict, but House members, including all three of Nebraska’s representatives, voted it down. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, 1st District Rep. Mike Flood said he continues to support the president’s strategy on Iran and destroying its military capabilities. “I believe this is a country we need to deal with once and for all and deal with what they've done to America,” Flood said. They are hell bent on getting a nuclear weapon, and they are hell bent on using that against their enemies, namely America and Israel. So, I support the president's efforts here. He regularly uses very strong language in his negotiations. I'm led to believe there are good negotiations happening, but to bring a country like this – that has ignored the world community, demanding that they rid themselves of nuclear weapons to this day – this is finally where the rubber meets the road, and let's hope this ends. I pray that it ends exactly as it should.” Sen. Deb Fischer and 3rd District Rep. Adrian Smith have not responded to requests for comment. The Nebraska Democratic Party said the disruption is taking a toll. Chair Jane Kleeb said the Republican Party “owns this chaos, and Nebraska families and our troops are paying the price.” “They own Trump’s erratic, unhinged behavior,” Kleeb went on to say. “They own the gas prices, crushing working people. If a Democrat were in the White House acting this way, every reporter in the country would be asking every cabinet secretary when they plan to invoke the 25th. Republicans stay silent. They built him, and they own every bit of this mess. The fix is clear: vote Democrats into office in massive numbers, and hope our allies can help hold the world together while Trump unravels it." Following the president’s remarks Tuesday, nearly two dozen Democratic members of Congress have called for Trump’s cabinet to invoke the 25th amendment to the U.S. Constitution and remove him.

Apr 7, 20269 votes

Nebraska congressmen say Trump’s looking for peace in ‘civilization will die’ post

Apr 7, 202611 votes

Nebraska congressmen say Trump’s looking for peace in ‘civilization will die’ post

Apr 7, 202611 votes

Big spending and high stakes steer Nebraska’s 2nd District race

National attention and a crowded Democratic primary have made for a heated 2nd District House race as eight candidates vie for the seat held by Rep. Don Bacon since 2017. There’s a lot on the line for both parties. The race holds the potential to influence political control of the House of Representatives. The high stakes have brought high spending to Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District. At the end of 2025, Democrat Denise Powell was in the lead with more than a million dollars and $624,760 in cash on hand. Lone Republican Brinker Harding was next with nearly $877,000 total raised. John Cavanaugh is likely to shrink the gap; he raised $343,608 in the last three months of 2025, and a little over $674,000 in all of 2025. The 2nd District House race could become one of the most expensive races in the nation, said Randall Adkins. The political analyst and professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha said he is surprised by the amount of money raised by the Democrats. “This race could become, at a national level, one that everybody begins to pay attention to. So, you start getting national money coming into the race, in addition to the local money,” Adkins said. “All of a sudden, this becomes one of the most expensive House races in America.” Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, sometimes called the “blue dot,” has awarded its singular Electoral College vote to Democratic candidates in the past two presidential elections – while also consistently supporting Bacon, a moderate Republican. With Bacon’s retirement, the Cook Political Report rates the district as leaning toward a Democratic flip. Adkins agrees with that analysis. He said the Democrats have about as good a chance as they've ever had to flip the seat for two reasons. First, there’s no incumbent running. Bacon, with his military experience and national name recognition, was hard to beat. The second reason is what Adkins calls “the midterm effect.” “Since Donald Trump is not running at the top of the ticket, and his approval rating is not really high right now, that's going to hurt the Republican candidate to some degree,” Adkins said. “Is that going to be enough to be the deciding factor in the race? It's hard to say.” Harding has been endorsed by some of Nebraska’s biggest political leaders, including Bacon and Gov. Jim Pillen. The longtime Omaha City Council member is likely to hit the ground running on fundraising as the general election approaches. Adkins said that money alone won’t win the primary. Nebraska’s top Democratic official, Jane Kleeb, agrees. “How many town halls are you hosting? What type of cultural events are you participating in? You know, how are you rooted in the really diverse community, not just of Omaha, but of Saunders and Sarpy as well,” said Kleeb, chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party. Adkins predicts the results of the primary will come down to which candidate was most active among the community. “This is literally going to be about who can knock on the most doors, who can shake the most hands, and who can raise the most dollars,” Adkins said, “and probably in that order.”

Apr 3, 202610 votes

Ricketts faces multiple challengers in US Senate race

In the race for U.S. Senate, Pete Ricketts and independent candidate Dan Osborn are garnering most of the headlines, but there are a number of other candidates seeking the seat. Ricketts, who was appointed by Gov. Jim Pillen in 2023 after former Sen. Ben Sasse resigned, is seeking reelection for his first full six-year term. Ricketts is endorsed by President Donald Trump, along with the Nebraska Farm Bureau. “Sen. Pete Ricketts is a leader who understands the importance of agriculture to our state’s economy and the importance of keeping farmers and ranchers on their land. We’re supporting Sen. Ricketts because of his record of leadership and results,” Katie Olson, Nebraska Farm Bureau first vice president and NEFB-PAC chair, said in a statement. At an agriculture roundtable hosted with Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman in West Point, Ricketts reached out to rural voters, speaking on investing in rural communities through the Farm Bill, renewable fuels and the Working Families Tax Cuts. Ricketts also continues to focus on tax relief, protecting Nebraskans from Chinese communism and border security. Most recently, Ricketts proposed a GOP bill limiting congressional stock trading – a notable move coming from the man whose family founded TD Ameritrade before selling the company in 2020. “No lawmaker should ever profit from insider information. Nebraskans send us to Congress to build a better country. Public service is a privilege, not a profit center,” Ricketts said in a press release. Ricketts ran in 2006 against Democratic incumbent Sen. Ben Nelson, losing by nearly 28%. Ricketts served as governor from 2015 to 2023. Independent candidate Dan Osborn tries again for Senate seat Ricketts’ best-known opponent is independent candidate Dan Osborn. Previously, Osborn ran against U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer in 2024, losing by six percentage points. While Osborn is considered to be Ricketts’ main competition, he will not be on the primary ballot. The Omaha union leader and registered nonpartisan will have to gather enough signatures to be on the November ballot as an independent candidate. Those signatures are due Aug. 3. Osborn’s platform focuses on lowering taxes for small businesses and the middle class. Another area of interest is foreign policy. Osborn wrote in a Facebook post, “I’m sick and tired of our hard-earned tax dollars funding never-ending foreign wars that don’t seem to make us any safer. We have enough problems to fix here at home. What are we doing!!” Osborn served in the U.S. Navy for four years before working as an industrial mechanic at the Kellogg’s plant in Omaha. He is known for his 11-week Kellogg’s strike in 2021, where he pushed for a five-year contract increasing wages. Alleged plant removed and added back onto ballot A notable candidate is Cindy Burbank, who was initially missing from the ballot. Secretary of State Bob Evnen took Burbank off the ballot earlier this month after the Nebraska Republican Party sent an objection letter, saying she was a “plant” to divert votes to Dan Osborn. Burbank openly supports Osborn, but she said that if selected she will serve in the Senate. A Lancaster County District Court Judge dismissed her case March 19. She appealed to a Nebraska Supreme Court judge who reversed Evnen’s decision Monday. She will be put on the ballot, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. Burbank isn’t the only alleged plant in the race, either. Nebraska Democratic Party Chair and Association of State Democratic Committee President Jane Kleeb released a statement alleging that Democratic candidate William Forbes is in the race to deceive voters to sway votes in favor of Ricketts. “The Nebraska Democratic Party made a deliberate, principled decision not to field a candidate in the U.S. Senate race,” Kleeb said. “We believe Dan Osborn – a veteran, a mechanic, a Nebraskan, and an independent voice – represents the best opportunity to defeat Pete Ricketts and deliver real results for working families.” Alleged plants in this race don’t stop there. Legal Marijuana NOW candidate Mike Marvin has been accused of being a plant for Osborn by former party chair Mark Elworth Jr. and Legal Marijuana NOW candidate Earl Starkey. Marvin was the former director of the Nebraska Association of Public Employees. His website doesn’t address specific issues; however, he does highlight his previous work and dedication to “fighting for the dignity of every Nebraskan worker” Starkey, a Minitare resident, said his biggest issues focus on marijuana deregulation and abortion access. Other candidates in the running Osborn and Ricketts face a slew of other contenders whose areas of interest range from eradicating cancer to taking down “Big Tech.” Running on the slogan “Together, let’s make America normal again,” Republican candidate Todd Knobel says he wants to bring common sense back to the U.S. Senate, according to his website. Knobel grew up on a farm in Nebraska before attending Georgetown Law and London Business schools, but he says Washington D.C needs fewer advanced degrees and more common sense – which he says he got from his time on the farm. His concerns focus on national debt and deficit, foreign policy and big tech companies’ harm on children. Republican candidate Mac Stevens plays on the “Make America Great Again” slogan, too. “Make America Cancer Absent” is the prime focus of Stevens’ campaign, which is all about “banning harmful and cancer-causing chemicals commonly added to our diets.” The University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate now works as a livestock consultant. Other areas of interest include SNAP benefits, Social Security, Medicare and ending childhood hunger. Debb Schultz initially filed a bid for Grand Island mayor before removing her name from the ballot in time to file for the Senate seat. The Republican candidate has a Facebook page; however, it did not include information regarding her candidacy as of publication. Nebraska Public Media did not hear from Schultz before publication. Eric Mortimore of Kearney is another Republican candidate in the race. He previously ran for a spot on Kearney’s City Council back in 2018. He noted two immigration and the trucking industry being two major areas of focus for his campaign. On his Facebook, he said he better represents local Nebraskans and their true values rather than the “rich” Nebraskans values. Important election dates Nebraska’s 2026 primary election is Tuesday, May 12. It will narrow the field of candidates ahead of the general election, which will be Tuesday, Nov. 3. Voting begins when county election offices start mailing early voting ballots on March 27 to Nebraskans and military members overseas. County election offices start mailing early voting ballots on April 3 to registered voters in Nebraska. Voters can cast their ballots early, in person at their respective county election office starting April 13. Voting in person at county election offices will end Monday, May 11. All early voting ballots are due back to county election offices by the close of polls on election day. Ballots received after the polls close will not be accepted. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Central Time on election day, Tuesday, May 12. Voters can locate their polling place online at Nebraska’s VoterCheck system, as well as verify their voter registration information is up to date and preview their ballot once those are finalized by county election offices. There are two voting registration deadlines ahead of the primary election. April 27 is the final day Nebraskans can update their voter registration information or register to vote online, by mail, at the DMV, via personal agent or via deputy registrar. May 1is the final day Nebraskans can update their voter registration or register to vote in person at their respective county election offices. This will be the second statewide election cycle with Nebraska’s voter ID law, which requires voters to present a photo ID before casting a ballot. Voters can complete that process when they submit their requests to vote early by mail, or they can present their photo ID before they cast their ballots at county election offices or at the polls. Voters who have questions about voting in this year’s election can contact their respective county election office by phone or email.

Mar 28, 202615 votes

Two Democrats face off in 1st District Primary, incumbent Republican Mike Flood and Libertarian run unopposed

He compared how he believes the government should provide health care to the way it provides roads — the government should fund and build them and allow people the freedom to use them. He called the current health care system dysfunctional and believes there is a way for the government to help without overstepping. Sandman has lived in Lincoln since 2013. He moved from Wauneta, a village in southwestern Nebraska, where he worked as a farmer for 26 years and a rural mail carrier for about 15 years. While living in Wauneta, Sandman was on the Wauneta-Palisade School Board for a few years in the 1990s. He spent one year as a mail carrier in Lincoln before retiring in 2014. A year later, Sandman started KNNA 97.5FM The Cross, a radio station based at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lincoln. The station broadcasts Lutheran programs such as Issues, Etc. and the Lutheran Hour. It also has a music program that plays songs from the 1920s to the 1950s. If elected, Sandman said he wants to bring light to issues he feels are not discussed enough in politics, such as the farm program. He specifically pointed out farm subsidies, saying they have turned out to be a deadly decision since the 1950s. He added that the Chicago Board of Trade is setting rates when it should be farmers. He also said the $12 billion farm aid package under the Trump administration was not enough to help farmers, and he called the money amount “crumbs.” Sandman wants to see farmers being able to make a living and a reasonable profit in farming. Sandman also said he’s concerned about censorship, especially under the government. He added that people’s basic political speech is being threatened when they criticize a certain foreign country. The Libertarian candidate sees himself as an advocate for the U.S. Constitution. He said he is looking forward to protecting people’s freedoms that are laid out in the founding document. The Libertarian party is focused on the idea that people should be free to make their own choices as long as it doesn’t hurt another person’s freedom. Sandman received his undergraduate degree from UNL in philosophy. He attributes his interest in philosophy as part of the reason he is running for office, specifically pointing to Plato and Aristotle, who had interests in politics. He hasn’t reported any fundraising as of early March. Important election dates Nebraska’s 2026 primary election is Tuesday, May 12. It will narrow the field of candidates ahead of the general election, which will be Tuesday, Nov. 3. Voting begins when county election offices start mailing early voting ballots on March 27 to Nebraskans and military members overseas. County election offices start mailing early voting ballots on April 3 to registered voters in Nebraska. Voters can cast their ballots early, in person at their respective county election office starting April 13. Voting in person at county election offices will end Monday, May 11. All early voting ballots are due back to county election offices by the close of polls on election day. Ballots received after the polls close will not be accepted. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Central Time on election day, Tuesday, May 12. Voters can locate their polling place online at Nebraska’s VoterCheck system, as well as verify their voter registration information is up to date and preview their ballot once those are finalized by county election offices. There are two voting registration deadlines ahead of the primary election. April 27 is the final day Nebraskans can update their voter registration information or register to vote online, by mail, at the DMV, via personal agent or via deputy registrar. May 1is the final day Nebraskans can update their voter registration or register to vote in person at their respective county election offices. This will be the second statewide election cycle with Nebraska’s voter ID law, which requires voters to present a photo ID before casting a ballot. Voters can complete that process when they submit their requests to vote early by mail, or they can present their photo ID before they cast their ballots at county election offices or at the polls. Voters who have questions about voting in this year’s election can contact their respective county election office by phone or email.

Mar 24, 202610 votes

USDA secretary says agency will 'back' Nebraska wildfire requests as state awaits federal financial help

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Monday toured the destruction left behind by the Morrill Fire. She was joined by several state leaders, including Gov. Jim Pillen, Sens. Deb Fischer, Pete Ricketts and 3rd District Rep. Adrian Smith. The visit comes as fire crews have nearly reached containment on the Morrill Fire, the largest wildfire in Nebraska’s history. Nearly 200 fire personnel were still stationed on that fire as of Monday afternoon. The fire has blackened at least 632,029 acres across five Nebraska counties: Morrill, Garden, Grant, Arthur and Keith. The wildfire ignited on March 12, and about two days later, Pillen said the cause was “electrical” in nature and possibly started from power lines being blown over. Crews are also nearly done with containing the Cottonwood Fire that’s burned around 128,289 acres between Lincoln and Dawson counties. The cause of that fire has yet to be disclosed, but about 262 people are still working to bring the fire under control. As of Monday afternoon, it was 96% contained. The state has received personnel and response assistance from the Rocky Mountain Incident Response Team and secured a special Fire Management Assistance grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). While touring the wildfire destruction this week in Nebraska, USDA Director Rollins said she will “fully back” Nebraska’s requests to FEMA for disaster declaration financial assistance. “Americans come together, and we lock arms, we bow our heads in prayer, and then we get to work. USDA and the entire Trump administration is with you. We are 100% committed to supporting our firefighters, our producers and all the Nebraska rural communities during this response and throughout the recovery that follows,” Rollins said. Nebraska is still waiting to hear back from White House on whether the Trump administration will grant its request for a disaster declaration. But state leaders are encouraging Nebraska property owners to take pictures and document any damage related to the fires or any purchases made to fix or replace property damaged in the fires, such as fencing and farm structures. The Morrill Fire, which killed one person in Arthur County, has left behind a mess for ranchers in western Nebraska. According to an official with the Rocky Mountain Incident Response Team, 200 sheep have also been killed by the Morrill Fire, but officials expect that toll to increase as the fire burns out and more surveys can be done. The fire destroyed one structure and damaged seven others. The Cottonwood Fire, which caused several evacuations since it ignited on March 12, has destroyed three homes and damaged two others. It also took out 41 structures and outbuildings. But one of the largest losses to farmers and ranchers is grass. The fires depleted miles of forage for cattle at an especially fragile time – calving season, when many pregnant cows are needing extra food to carry and feed their calves. Given the historically low number of cattle in the U.S. herd, cattle owners are raking in profits off any new cows they can produce. But with solid cattle prices comes an offset of higher prices for customers at the grocery store. President Trump signed off on importing beef from Argentina to bring beef prices down, and during her visit to Nebraska on Monday, Rollins was asked about how the Argentine imports and wildfire disruption would impact the beef market. “Obviously, beef prices are a fundamental concern to the president, to our administration, and frankly, to all Americans,” Rollins said. “At the end of the day, it was, you know, a move by the president to try to bring the cost of beef down, but it was never going to compromise our great American ranchers in this country.” Rollins said she’s spoken to President Trump about the Nebraska fires and other wildfires burning in Kansas and Oklahoma, and what effects those will have on cattle herds. She has a cabinet meeting Thursday with the president, and she said she will bring up the fires to her team. When state leaders briefed reporters in Ogallala a few days after the fires began, they said they were unsure of how much financial aid Nebraska would receive from FEMA, given the other fires burning across states. Pillen sought help from other states and Nebraska cities in the early days of the fires to get as many responders to help. Lincoln, Omaha and Columbus were just a few cities in Nebraska that deployed firefighters and trucks to help crews battling the Morrill Fire and Cottonwood Fire. Colorado, Iowa and North Dakota also sent resources to Nebraska. Fire officials said other states, like California, Missouri, Montana and Tennessee, offered to help send materials, too. Rollins said she will ensure that government groups will work with affected ranchers to ensure resources aren’t slowed down during the federal response. “If we’re not able to do something immediately for these cattlemen, they will have to find new land in a different part of the state, or perhaps in a different state, in order to keep their herds growing and moving, and that is not what we want. We want to preserve this part of Nebraska with everything we can, with the generational ranches and cattlemen and women that are on it.”

Mar 23, 202615 votes

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U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn faces another election spending complaint

Nebraska congressmen say Trump’s looking for peace in ‘civilization will die’ post

Nebraska congressmen say Trump’s looking for peace in ‘civilization will die’ post

Nebraska congressmen say Trump’s looking for peace in ‘civilization will die’ post

Big spending and high stakes steer Nebraska’s 2nd District race

Ricketts faces multiple challengers in US Senate race

Two Democrats face off in 1st District Primary, incumbent Republican Mike Flood and Libertarian run unopposed

USDA secretary says agency will 'back' Nebraska wildfire requests as state awaits federal financial help