Bessent, a hedge fund manager, becomes the nation’s 79th Treasury secretary. He will lead President Trump’s economic agenda.

The 109th Legislature approved a pair of small changes to its rules on Wednesday before launching a debate over a third ...

President Trump is set to address the House Republicans at their annual policy retreat in Florida, while the Senate votes on ...

State Sen. Kathleen Kauth of Omaha filed LB530, which increases motor vehicle homicide penalties in the event that an unborn child is killed. She also submitted LB532, which would require employers to ...

The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Mr. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary.

Roger Mandigo, a UNL meat science professor who was often mistakenly credited with creating the McDonald's sandwich, died ...

The United States Senate voted to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick, Pete Hegseth, as Defense Secretary on Friday night. The development comes after a high-tempered battle to sway lawmakers ...

During their first news conference since Trump took office, House Republican leaders were effusive about the new ...

A viral Threads post—responding to a poster who suspected that Republicans cheated in the 2024 presidential election—claims that Democrats won Senate races in all of the swing states in 2024. “Another ...

With the 2025 legislative session underway in Topeka, 109th representative Troy Waymaster has released his first newsletter ...

No president has ever exercised this constitutional power, but "this remains a significant possibility in the eyes of the ...

States are moving to act as Congress struggles to respond nationally to rapid changes in technology. However, the tech industry may have a bigger voice for itself in Washington, if early ...