OMAHA, Neb. – U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, announced Monday he will not seek reelection next year amid an increasingly polarized political climate.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the Thursday passage of the GOP’s spending bill symbolizes a “dark day for rural America,” ...

The first of many rural hospitals has announced its closure due to the devastating cuts in the Republicans' budget bill.

Ollie’s opens its first Nebraska store in North Omaha, drawing early crowds eager for deals, giveaways, and a new way to stretch their dollar close to home.

Sanders would institute a carbon tax and aim to slash U.S. emissions by 40 percent by the year 2030, and 80 percent by 2050. He would end all federal subsidies for the gas, oil and coal industries.