By Aaron Sanderford | Editor-in-chief
The process for Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Cindy Burbank to clear the general election ballot of her name might be more complicated than it at first appears.
Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen looking at sample ballots at the Lancaster County Election Commission office on April 24, 2026. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner)
ELECTION 2026
By Juan Salinas II
LINCOLN — As she did to get on the ballot, Nebraska Democratic Party-backed U.S. Senate candidate Cindy Burbank might have to sue the state to get off it. Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers confirmed that state election officials have asked if they can keep her on.
Nebraska Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Cindy Burbank in Omaha, while she was running for the nod. April 11, 2026. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner)
ELECTION 2026
By Juan Salinas II
LINCOLN — Nebraska Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Cindy Burbank, whom the party backed in the May primary, endorsed nonpartisan Austin Ahlman in eastern Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District over the Democrat who won the U.S. House primary.
Supporters of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people gather outside the Nebraska State Capitol every Saturday to honor Ukraine in its continue resistance to Russian invasion, including on Feb. 28, 2026, marking the four-year mark of the war. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
ICYMI
By Zach Wendling
LINCOLN — A former Nebraska state lawmaker and U.S. Army veteran hopes his ninth trip to Ukraine since Russia’s February 2022 invasion next week keeps a spotlight on what he fears has become a “forgotten war.”
Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska speaks at a Ukrainian Appreciation Dinner hosted by the House of Prayer in north Lincoln. Nov. 7, 2025. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
ICYMI 2
By Zach Wendling
LINCOLN — One Nebraska congressman is helping force a vote on additional Ukrainian aid and Russian sanctions. Retiring U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., is one of just two Republicans signed on to a “discharge petition” for the “Ukraine Support Act.”
Members of Teamsters Local 554 gather. The union is protesting for a better contract with Premier-Midwest Beverage in Omaha. (Courtesy of Teamsters Local 554)
OUTSIDE COMMENTARY
By Jeff Miller
My name is Jeff Miller, and this may be my last fight. I’ve spent my life in Fremont, Nebraska and have worked as a driver for Premier Midwest Beverage for 24 years. When I started, my goal was simple: Provide for my family.
Carmen Cancino and her daughter Ximena Lopez at a December protest against arrests of immigrants at green card appointments in Salt Lake City. (Annie Knox, Utah News Dispatch)
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
By Tim Henderson
Immigrants seeking green cards will have to return first to their home countries and wait despite backlogs, the Trump administration announced Friday. The change would apply to workers on temporary visas and people seeking sponsorship by relatives.
Timothy Bjork served in the Army, completing two tours in Vietnam. He died in 2025 and is now being honored by the In Memory program. (Photo courtesy of Bonnie Bjork; illustration by Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
By Joshua Haiar
A South Dakota woman wants more families of Vietnam veterans to know about a program honoring those who came home from war and later died. Her husband died from health problems related to Agent Orange exposure, she said.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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COMMENTARY
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EDITOR'S CHOICE
How did Powell beat NE-02 dynasty | By Juan Salinas II
Leaders tout Malcolm X birthsite | By Cindy Gonzalez
Petersen wins GOP primary | By Erin Bamer
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