WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "Brinker Harding has a Trump Problem" [Courier Nebraska] * There is trouble in paradise with Brinker Harding's best buddy Donald Trump. Trump's number-one cheerleader was missing from his rally in Nebraska, according to new reporting. Despite being "honored" to receive Trump's endorsement, repeatedly praising his unpopular agenda, and claiming Trump and Republicans' Big, Ugly Bill  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Elections, Ramirez, Immigration Advocates Introduce a People-Centered Vision for Immigration Reform * Congress last acted on immigration reform 40 years ago, when President Ronald Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, which created pathways to citizenship for approximately 2.7 million immigrants. Chicago, IL - Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Ranking  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 15 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey Leads Coalition Backing Pipeline Approval to Keep Gas Moving and Energy Jobs Secure * Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 12-state coalition urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve a proposed natural gas pipeline project in New Mexico and to reject efforts to widen federal environmental review beyond the pipel  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: Across the Country, Servers Are Keeping More of What They Earn Thanks to No Tax on Tips October 15, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. - All over the United States, members of the Ways and Means Committee are hearing directly from servers, bartenders, and the small business owners who employ them about how No Tax on Tips, one of Presid  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on Oct. 14, 2026, by Joseph Llobrera, senior director of research for the Food Assistance Team, and research analyst Catlin Nchako: * * * SNAP Participation Has Dropped to Its Lowest Point in 17 Years, Even Though Economic Conditions Haven't Improved SNAP is our most effective tool in reducing food insecurity and hunger. In each of the last four recessions over the past three decades, it has expa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Jovanovic Signs Letter of Support for NioCorp's Elk Creek Mine, Tours Innovative Project with Secretary Wright, Senior Nebraska Leaders * ELK CREEK, NE.--Today, Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Chairman John Jovanovic joined Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Governor Jim Pillen, Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts, Representative Adrian Smith (NE-03), and senior NioCor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 14, 2026 THREE WEEKS OUT: Senate Map "Expands" For Democrats as GOP Sees "Rising Threat to the Senate Majority" on "Increasingly Shaky" Battleground With less than three weeks to go until Election Day, coverage continues to highlight how Democrats are on offense, increasingly competing in "deep in Trump territory" as an "increasingly shaky" Republican Senate map "provide[s] little  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer, Energy Secretary Talk Biofuels with Ag Industry * LOUISVILLE - U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright visited with ag producers from across Nebraska to discuss E15 and the cost of fuel. The roundtable was hosted by the Nebraska Farm Bureau with Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Don Bacon (NE-02), and Adrian Smith (NE-03) also in attendance. "E15 is one of the  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 15 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Pillen Signs Executive Order Establishing Statewide Public Safety Communications Task Force * NORTH PLATTE, NE - Today, Governor Jim Pillen signed an executive order at North Platte Fire Station 3 establishing the Statewide Public Safety Communications Task Force. The whole-of-government initiative is charged with conducting a top-to-bottom evaluation of Nebraska's public safety communica  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 15 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Pillen Signs onto Pledge to Protect Americans from Fraud * LINCOLN, NE - Today, Governor Jim Pillen joined with Vice President JD Vance and other officials in a pledge to fight fraud. The Pledge to Protect Americans from Fraud is part of the Trump Administration's ongoing federal 'war on fraud' enacted earlier this year. Vice President Vance kicked off the pledge on X. It reads in part:   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Arrests Five-Time Deported Felon During Traffic Stop in California * Every day, ICE law enforcement is hard at work keeping criminals off American streets WASHINGTON -- The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operat  more

FREMONT, Nebraska, Oct. 15 -- Midland University issued the following news: * * * Midland University Recognizes Dr. Reid Ralston, Beth Schultz with Faculty and Staff Awards 10/14/26 Midland University recently honored two valued members of its faculty and staff. Dr. Reid Ralston, Assistant Professor Sociology, received the Excellence in Teaching Award, while Beth Schultz, Academic Advisor and Designated School Official, was presented with the Outstanding Staff Award. The two were recognized  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 15 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Mutual of Omaha Insurance, a provider of insurance, banking and financial products for individuals, businesses and groups, posted the following news release: * * * Mutual of Omaha Names Anjali Masand Vice President and Medical Director * OMAHA, Neb. - Mutual of Omaha has named Anjali Masand vice president and medical director. In this role, she leads medical underwriting initiatives, provides guidance on complex risk assessments and case r  more

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 15 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Toyota Motor Sales USA posted the following news: * * * Toyota and espnW Recognize 11th Class of Everyday Heroes at the 2026 espnW: Women + Sports Summit * 2026 espnW: Women + Sports Summit Read More PLANO, Texas (Oct. 15, 2026) - Toyota honored the 11th class of Toyota Everyday Heroes last night at the 2026 espnW: Women + Sports Summit in Ojai, California. Toyota's Everyday Heroes program recognizes individuals making a difference for  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 16 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * October 15, 2026 Asgarpoor elected American Society for Engineering Management fellow By Karl Vogel Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, director of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Master of Engineering Management program, has been elected a 2026 Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management, a distinction that recognizes her national leadership and sustained contributions to the engineering managem  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 16 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * October 15, 2026 Storz discusses his discovery, research of record-setting 'mountaineering mice' By Tiffany Lee, Research and Innovation Husker evolutionary biologist Jay Storz knows that what's fascinating to him may not, at first glance, capture the attention of the general population. For example, a video of a mouse scurrying across a snow field. "Even with the best soundtrack, this is probably no  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Killers, Pedophiles, and Violent Assailants * DHS will continue to hunt down, arrest, and remove these criminals who should never have been here in the first place WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of more worst of the worst illegal aliens yesterday, including those convicted for driving under the influence (D  more