WASHINGTON – Donald Trump brought his dark views of Joe Biden’s presidency to Dallas on Saturday night, warning that “American civilization will collapse” if he’s not returned to power and reciting his oft-peddled falsehoods about the 2020 election. “The election was rigged and stolen, and now our country is being systematically destroyed. And everybody knows it. ... I ran twice and won ...
Kansas voters made a statement on abortion, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi angered China with her visit to Taiwan and gas prices continued to fall.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has arrived in Taiwan, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China in 25 years.
Mike Flood is sworn in as Nebraska's new 1st District congressman and Sen. Deb Fischer celebrates the arrival of her former state legislative colleague as he joins Nebraska's five-member congressional delegation.
State Sen. Mike Flood of Norfolk stepped down from his legislative seat Monday. He'll join the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday.
The Journal Star asked both 1st District congressional candidates to respond to six questions about their priorities and how they'd deal with current political issues. Read Republican nominee Mike Flood's responses here.
The committee showed new, graphic video from the insurrection, moving through a timeline of the violence. It started with rioters angrily walk…
A bill before the House on Wednesday would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle and prohibit the sale of ammunition magazines of more than 15 rounds.
And as any household know, gas prices for Memorial Day travel have hit their highest level ever. Here's the news you need to know today.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Friday both called for U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry to resign.
Fortenberry's chief of staff said the Nebraska congressman followed the proper protocol for requesting to vote by proxy while he stands trial for three felony counts in Los Angeles.
Andy Braner, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s chief of staff, said Fortenberry sought approval from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to vote by proxy and received it.
Congress has made some tough decisions lately, and more are soon to come. Here's what they did recently about COVID, and more virus news.
A federal judge has ruled that the House's mask mandate didn't violate the First Amendment and dismissed a case from three Republicans who sued Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Capitol Hill administrators over the rule.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is poking fun of herself for mixing up the Nazi secret police with a chilled Spanish soup.
A stalwart of the political scene since 1987, Nancy Pelosi will go down in history as a uniquely effective speaker of the House. Rumors have begun to circulate that she may retire this year. What will that mean for the national political landscape?
President Joe Biden will mark the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection by delivering remarks on Thursday morning focused on …
It's exactly the scenario Democrats had worked for months to avoid -- but now find themselves confronting.
The relief provided by passage of the legislation will only be temporary though, forcing Congress to revisit the issue in December.
President Joe Biden enters the most seismic week of his legislative agenda explicitly set to miss one deadline and implicitly knowing he'll so…
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Mich., are facing condemnation and questions following their surprise visit to Afghanistan.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill strengthening a landmark civil rights-era voting rights law. Senate Republicans intend to block it.
"While not perfect, it includes resources for Nebraska in the key areas I wanted to see, such as roads, bridges, water infrastructure, airports and broadband," Sen. Deb Fischer said.
"I think he should resign,'' Biden said at the White House after giving a Covid-19 update.
Several Dems urged Kevin McCarthy to apologize to Speaker Nancy Pelosi or quit after audio surfaced of him saying it would be "hard not to hit her."
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