Opinion

W In contrast to the previous four years, trade has been at the forefront since January, and the pace has not slowed as we reach yearend. In recent weeks the administration has begun the mandatory six-year review of the U.S-Canada- Mexico Agreement, announced trade deals and frameworks with several Latin American and Asian partners, updated the Agreement on Trade and Agricultural Products with Israel, and inked a major agreement with People’s Republic of China which eases tensions and resumes Chinese purchases of U.S.

So much for cutting federal spending. Just recently, President Trump announced a new $12 billion payout to American farmers.

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With the next legislative session rapidly approaching, we have been tirelessly working on the agenda for 2026 and my focus includes continued work to keep our communities safe for families and protect individual rights, foundational to our constitutional freedoms.

WashingtOn d.C . A nation is only as secure as its borders.

W Spanning our state - Missouri River to panhandle - Nebraska’s Third District has been blessed with a breadth of natural resources. Although much of our state is naturally arid, generations of hard work, determination, and feats of engineering have maximized our resources to provide for local needs, feed the world, and minimize flooding risks.

If you’re like me, you probably have tuned in the latest, excellent documentary by Ken Burns, The American Revolution. If there was only one reason to donate to public television, it would be to help Burns produce more historical documentaries like The American Revolution, and those on the Civil War, baseball and country music.

d.C . Most of us don’t think twice about the networks that connect our phones, schools, or workplaces.

eWs by Senator Tanya Storer On November 7, I joined Senators Bob Andersen, Jared Storm, and Paul Strommen in a pledge to Nebraska taxpayers that we will not support any tax increase(s) that will grow the overall tax burden on Nebraskans. Any proposed tax/fee increase or expansion absolutely must provide for a dollar for dollar decrease in another current tax burden, guaranteeing that we hold the line.