3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (605+ words) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would give American adults a $5,000 “dividend” if Republicans kept the House and Senate in the midterm elections this fall, marking at least the second time he’s promised to use tariff revenue…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (867+ words) The Broken Bow City Council held extended sessions on Tuesday, September 8. Kicking off with the final public hearing before establishing the 2026-2027 budget starting at 4:30 PM, and continuing with the regular City Council session starting at 5:15 PM. All members of the…...

1+ week, 21+ min ago   (451+ words) A 38-year-old Ohio man was arrested Sunday after allegedly “pushing his way” through a crowd at a fair where Amy Acton, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Ohio, was speaking, according to authorities. The suspect, identified by police as Patrick Havas,…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (496+ words) The Trump administration on Sunday filed another emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to immediately implement new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot rules for November. The application is not meaningfully different from the request the administration filed on Sept. 3, but…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (1018+ words) LONDON — President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff hailed what he described as “very meaningful discussions” regarding the Ukraine-Russia war, saying the talks in Kyiv Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were “substantive [and] important.” Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (687+ words) (WASHINGTON) — Officials in Texas’ third most populous county voted on Tuesday to reduce polling locations by 92. The move will see Tarrant County’s voting sites reduced from 316 in the 2022 midterm elections to 224 for this year’s elections. Tuesday’s vote took place during…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1046+ words) GRAND ISLAND — Amid the late-summer heat ahead of Labor Day weekend, incumbent U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts and independent challenger Dan Osborn met for a debate at the Nebraska State Fair. This was the first state fair debate since 2018 when U.S....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (885+ words) (WASHINGTON) — An anonymous government employee whistleblower has come forward to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal, warning that a “rushed, chaotic and fundamentally flawed” effort by the U.S. Postal Service to implement President Donald Trump’s mail-in ballot executive order risks a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (403+ words) (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court has formally granted the Trump administration’s request to move forward with construction of the White House East Wing ballroom project as litigation continues, all but guaranteeing the building will be substantially completed before any final judgments…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (383+ words) sandhillsexpress.com U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts took time for a campaign stop in Broken Bow on Wednesday, August 26th. Ricketts held a “Victory Program Event” before attending the ground breaking ceremony at Adams Land & Cattle as his campaign for reelection heats up…...