Although Congress is currently in recess, lawmakers have taken to the airwaves and social media in recent days to offer support, recriminations and other commentaries on the U.S.’s departure from Afghanistan after 20 years and the Taliban’s rapid conquest of the country. In interviews with Jewish Insider on Monday, four House of the 74 total House veterans — including two… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Tom Gouttierre is the retired Dean of International Studies and Programs and the retired Director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha. He first arrived in Afghanistan in 1965 as a Peace Corps volunteer. He taught high school and eventually coached the country’s national basketball team. Among his students was President Ashfar… Read more »

Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee demanded President Biden provide Congress with a plan to prevent terror groups from using Afghanistan as a "safe haven" after the Taliban takeover, while criticizing his response to the worsening security and humanitarian situation unfolding.  The top Republican on the committee, Rep. Mike Rogers, along with his GOP colleagues… Read more »

Dozens of members of Congress are joining the scramble to evacuate people trapped in Afghanistan, urging President Joe Biden's administration to expedite the relocations as efforts to flee grow more dire — and deadly — by the hour. Multiple Democrats and Republicans say distressed calls to help evacuate U.S. residents, Afghan interpreters and other asylum-seekers have flooded their… Read more »

Omaha, Neb. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), a nearly 30-year veteran and retired brigadier general who was deployed four times to the Middle East, issued the following statement on Pres. Biden’s address concerning Afghanistan: “We have to address what the president didn’t say.   “Number one, President Biden didn’t take responsibility for the disaster that is happening… Read more »

President Joe Biden is two to three months too late into developing a plan for removing interpreters from Afghanistan in the wake of the U.S. pullout of troops from the country, leaving them and others who worked to support the United States and coalition forces in danger of death at the hands of the Taliban, Rep. Don Bacon told Newsmax Saturday.  "We're just starting to get the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus endorsed the Growing Climate Solutions Act, which aims to remove barriers for farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners to participate in the voluntary carbon credit marketplace. As producers look to reduce their environmental footprint, they often look to the carbon credit marketplace to offset their emissions. Problem Solvers, Rep.… Read more »

ASHLAND — As Taliban forces continued to race across Afghanistan on their way to Kabul, members of Nebraska's all-Republican congressional delegation expressed outrage Thursday at the swift withdrawal of U.S. troops ordered by President Joe Biden. The drama unfolding in Afghanistan half a world away briefly threw the 2021 federal legislative summit hosted by the Lincoln… Read more »

Omaha's sewer maintenance division has been busy assessing the damage from Saturday's flash flood.  "It's crucial get in and get eyes on what's going on," said Steve Andersen with sewer maintenance. The City shared video of the inspection of the cave-in near 19th Street and St. Mary's Avenue. The sewer runs 20 feet deep. "There is combined wastewater and sanitary flow in that… Read more »

Nebraska's congressional delegation tackled a host of questions during a legislative summit at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum Thursday. [...] On funding for the University of Nebraska Medical Center's $ billion Project NExT, Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, who sits on the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, said they are on track but at a "delicate"… Read more »