If all goes according to plan, 400 new, deadly and nuclear-tipped LGM-35A Sentinel missiles will be lowered into refurbished silos scattered across western Nebraska and four other states beginning in 2029. They will replace a similar number of now0outmoded Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles that have been poised in those same silos for the past 50… Read more »

Lawmakers are racing Friday to pass the final spending package needed for the current budget year, a long overdue action that will set funding for federal agencies and push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall. With spending set to expire for several key federal agencies at midnight Friday, the House and Senate are expected to take up to spare a $1.2 trillion measure that… Read more »

People would no longer be allowed to drive on Burt Street through Creighton University's Omaha campus if a proposal before Omaha City Council passes. But the public would be able to walk, bike, run and otherwise freely move to and through Creighton on a new pedestrian mall with which the university plans to replace Burt Street.… Read more »

Recent findings reveal a concerning dependency on foreign sources for key pharmaceutical ingredients critical to the United States' healthcare system, with a significant focus on China. This dependency places over a quarter of US-designated essential medicines at a 'very high risk,' sparking bipartisan efforts to address the nation's pharmaceutical supply chain… Read more »

If all goes according to plan, 400 new, deadly and nuclear-tipped LGM-35A Sentinel missiles will be lowered into refurbished silos scattered across western Nebraska and four other states beginning in 2029. They will replace a similar number of now-outmoded Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles that have been poised in those same silos for the past 50… Read more »

International non-stop flights are likely on the way to Omaha’s Eppley Airfield, thanks to additional funding from Congress. U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer and Congressman Don Bacon notified the Omaha Airport Authority Wednesday that Eppley will receive $7 million in community project funding with the passage of this year’s Consolidated Appropriations… Read more »

Unemployed military spouses could have child care fully paid for during their job search under a proposal being crafted by a leading lawmaker. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee's military quality-of-life panel, is advocating for what she has termed a "GI Bill for child care." The proposal would provide grants of up to… Read more »

Home Democrats try to drive a flooring vote on a bipartisan Senate invoice that would supply assist to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, since Home Republican leaders have been resisting strain to take up the laws. https://pressnewsagency.org/home-democrats-attempt-to-drive-flooring-vote-on-overseas-assist-for-ukraine-israel-taiwan/ Read more »

China now has the world’s largest arsenal of hypersonic missiles, missiles capable of striking U.S. targets with nuclear and conventional warheads, a U.S. intelligence analyst told Congress on Tuesday. Russia has also deployed three types of ultra-high-speed maneuvering weapons that can also be equipped with nuclear or conventional warheads and fired the first hypersonic weapon in combat… Read more »

House lawmakers are circulation two separate discharge petitions to bring some of Ukraine aid bill to the floor, setting the stage for a drawn-out fights as Congress pushes to provide increased funding to the wartorn country. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2917280/fight-ukraine-aid-complicated-dueling-petitions-house/ Read more »