By:<a href="https://nebraskaexaminer.com/author/jsalinas/">Juan Salinas II</a>-<br><a href="https://nebraskaexaminer.com/">Nebraska Examiner</a>

LINCOLN — Nebraska’s two largest airports aren’t airing a video by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that blames Democrats for the government shutdown.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Officials with the biggest airport in the state — Omaha-based airport&nbsp;Eppley Airfield — aren’t playing the video because DHS and the Transportation Security Administration have not requested to show the video at the Omaha airport or on its screens or systems, an Eppley Airfield spokesperson said. The airport in Lincoln lacks video monitors in its TSA screening area, so the video can’t be played.&nbsp;

Omaha and Lincoln join&nbsp;airports in&nbsp;Atlanta, Buffalo, N.Y., Charlotte, Chicago, Las Vegas, New Jersey, Phoenix, Portland, Ore., and Seattle that have confirmed not playing the Noem video. Airport officials in those states point to local policies and state laws restricting politicking in those spaces for the reason,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/14/nx-s1-5574162/kristi-noem-tsa-video-hatch-act-ethics-violation" target="_blank">according to NPR</a>.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/14/texas-airports-kristi-noem-tsa-video-government-shutdown/" target="_blank">Texas airports</a>&nbsp;are refusing to play the video for similar reasons.

Airports typically run most videos from the Homeland Security head on screens at&nbsp;Transportation Security Administration checkpoints,&nbsp;but these generally relate to&nbsp;safety information and don’t get political.&nbsp;

<a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1976668787467514316" target="_blank">The video posted</a>&nbsp;by White House shows Noem saying it’s “​​TSA’s top priority to make sure that you have the most pleasant and efficient airport experience as possible while we keep you safe,” but “Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government, and because of this, many of our operations are impacted, and most of our TSA employees are working without pay.”

With the federal government shut down and no end in sight, the Trump administration has used government websites and agencies&nbsp; — which are supposed to avoid politicking — in a messaging battle over who is to blame for Congress not funding the federal government, for the shutdown.&nbsp;

For example, websites for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Housing and Urban Development posted messages blaming the “Radical Left” in Congress. The Trump administration is also&nbsp;inserting language&nbsp;in some&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/05/nx-s1-5563182/shutdown-lawsuit-education-department-partisan-messages" target="_blank">automated email responses</a>&nbsp;blaming Democrats for the impasse.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/washington/senator-cantwell-demands-investigation-dhs-airport-video/293-dd34ea47-1d74-4d7a-85e1-7d844ae0bec4" target="_blank">Democratic senators now allege</a>&nbsp;that the Department of Homeland Security violated the&nbsp;<a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fosc.gov%2FServices%2Fpages%2Fhatchact.aspx&amp;data=05%7C02%7Caaron.cooper%40cnn.com%7Cddc529cbb9a040d796c408de0c04674b%7C0eb48825e8714459bc72d0ecd68f1f39%7C0%7C0%7C638961410209641536%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DrU1nDUhPWz%2BP9hRE6Uv7C45GhZp5uLvBL2kaERf71k%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Hatch Act</a>, a 1939 law that prohibits&nbsp;political activities of federal employees to ensure government programs are administered in a nonpartisan fashion,&nbsp;by asking airports to play the video blaming Democrats for the shutdown. It’s unlikely Noem would face any&nbsp;consequences,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/14/nx-s1-5574162/kristi-noem-tsa-video-hatch-act-ethics-violation" target="_blank">according to legal experts</a>.

<p>By:<a href="https://nebraskaexaminer.com/author/jsalinas/">Juan Salinas II</a>-<br><a href="https://nebraskaexaminer.com/">Nebraska Examiner</a></p><p>LINCOLN — Nebraska’s two largest airports aren’t airing a video by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that blames Democrats for the government shutdown.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Currently playing at every public airport in America:<a href="https://twitter.com/Sec_Noem?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sec_Noem</a>: &quot;We will continue to do all that we can to avoid delays that will impact you — and it is our hope is that Democrats will soon recognize the importance of opening the government.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/hwVfwLxVJR">pic.twitter.com/hwVfwLxVJR</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1976668787467514316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Officials with the biggest airport in the state — Omaha-based airport&nbsp;Eppley Airfield — aren’t playing the video because DHS and the Transportation Security Administration have not requested to show the video at the Omaha airport or on its screens or systems, an Eppley Airfield spokesperson said. The airport in Lincoln lacks video monitors in its TSA screening area, so the video can’t be played.&nbsp;</p><p>Omaha and Lincoln join&nbsp;airports in&nbsp;Atlanta, Buffalo, N.Y., Charlotte, Chicago, Las Vegas, New Jersey, Phoenix, Portland, Ore., and Seattle that have confirmed not playing the Noem video. Airport officials in those states point to local policies and state laws restricting politicking in those spaces for the reason,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/14/nx-s1-5574162/kristi-noem-tsa-video-hatch-act-ethics-violation" target="_blank">according to NPR</a>.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/14/texas-airports-kristi-noem-tsa-video-government-shutdown/" target="_blank">Texas airports</a>&nbsp;are refusing to play the video for similar reasons.</p><p>Airports typically run most videos from the Homeland Security head on screens at&nbsp;Transportation Security Administration checkpoints,&nbsp;but these generally relate to&nbsp;safety information and don’t get political.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1976668787467514316" target="_blank">The video posted</a>&nbsp;by White House shows Noem saying it’s “​​TSA’s top priority to make sure that you have the most pleasant and efficient airport experience as possible while we keep you safe,” but “Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government, and because of this, many of our operations are impacted, and most of our TSA employees are working without pay.”</p><p>With the federal government shut down and no end in sight, the Trump administration has used government websites and agencies&nbsp; — which are supposed to avoid politicking — in a messaging battle over who is to blame for Congress not funding the federal government, for the shutdown.&nbsp;</p><p>For example, websites for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Housing and Urban Development posted messages blaming the “Radical Left” in Congress. The Trump administration is also&nbsp;inserting language&nbsp;in some&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/05/nx-s1-5563182/shutdown-lawsuit-education-department-partisan-messages" target="_blank">automated email responses</a>&nbsp;blaming Democrats for the impasse.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/washington/senator-cantwell-demands-investigation-dhs-airport-video/293-dd34ea47-1d74-4d7a-85e1-7d844ae0bec4" target="_blank">Democratic senators now allege</a>&nbsp;that the Department of Homeland Security violated the&nbsp;<a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fosc.gov%2FServices%2Fpages%2Fhatchact.aspx&amp;data=05%7C02%7Caaron.cooper%40cnn.com%7Cddc529cbb9a040d796c408de0c04674b%7C0eb48825e8714459bc72d0ecd68f1f39%7C0%7C0%7C638961410209641536%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DrU1nDUhPWz%2BP9hRE6Uv7C45GhZp5uLvBL2kaERf71k%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Hatch Act</a>, a 1939 law that prohibits&nbsp;political activities of federal employees to ensure government programs are administered in a nonpartisan fashion,&nbsp;by asking airports to play the video blaming Democrats for the shutdown. It’s unlikely Noem would face any&nbsp;consequences,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/14/nx-s1-5574162/kristi-noem-tsa-video-hatch-act-ethics-violation" target="_blank">according to legal experts</a>.</p>

Nebraska airports aren’t playing video from DHS’s Noem blaming Dems for government shutdown

By:<a href="https://missouriindependent.com/author/shauneen-miranda/">Shauneen Miranda</a>

WASHINGTON — More than 2,600 nonviolent demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s administration are slated Saturday as part of No Kings day.

The includes in Missouri, where rallies are expected to take place in communities all across the state and at the Capitol in Jefferson City.

The second No Kings day, following another in June, is in response to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nokings.org/host-toolkit" target="_blank">what a broad coalition</a>&nbsp;of liberal advocacy and labor organizations say is “the increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption of the Trump administration, which they have doubled down on since June.”

Organizers expect millions of Americans to join in peaceful events in Washington, D.C., across the country and internationally. Locations are pinpointed on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nokings.org/#map" target="_blank">a map</a>&nbsp;on the organization’s website.

“No Kings is back,” said Eunic Epstein-Ortiz, a national spokesperson, at a press conference Thursday. “And over the past few months, thousands of people have organized once again in their communities, on the ground locally, volunteering to bring their neighbors, families and friends together to say, unequivocally, we have no kings. Together, they’re the ones making this Saturday’s mobilization the largest single-day protest in modern history.”

Shutdown, Trump crackdown since June protests

The demonstrations build off the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/army-parade-trump-birthday-take-over-dc-no-kings-protests-erupt-across-nation" target="_blank">No Kings protests in June</a>, which coincided with Trump’s massive military parade on his 79th birthday.

Four months later, the federal government is mired in an ongoing shutdown that&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/federal-government-shutdown-begins-no-easy-exit-sight" target="_blank">began Oct. 1</a>&nbsp;with no clear end in sight. The administration has also cracked down on U.S. cities, deploying&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/former-governors-state-ags-weigh-trumps-deployment-national-guard-troops" target="_blank">National Guard troops</a>&nbsp;and partaking in sweeping immigration raids.

Leading voices from labor and advocacy groups that are part of the broad No Kings coalition amplified their message ahead of the planned protests during the Thursday press conference, underscoring a peaceful day of action on Saturday.

“We’re going to vigorously exercise our democratic rights peacefully and nonviolently, and against this tyrannical threat of Donald Trump and his administration, we are going to protect American democracy,” said Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen.

House speaker criticizes No Kings day&nbsp;

National leaders from the coalition also pushed back against U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s depiction of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/10/no-kings-protest-mike-johnson-00602705" target="_blank">the demonstrations</a>&nbsp;as the “hate America rally.”

The Louisiana Republican claimed on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srnZYkzSFXM" target="_blank">Fox News Oct. 10 that</a>&nbsp;“it’s all the pro-Hamas wing and the antifa people — they’re all coming out,” adding: “Some of the House Democrats are selling T-shirts for the event, and it’s being told to us that they won’t be able to reopen the government until after that rally because they can’t face their rabid base.”

Leah Greenberg, co-founder of Indivisible, said “there is nothing more American than saying that we don’t have kings and exercising our right to peaceful protest,” adding: “America doesn’t have kings. That’s our entire point.”

Greenberg said: “I also want to be clear: it is ridiculous, it’s also sinister, because it is part of a broader effort to create a permission structure to crack down on organized opposition and peaceful dissent in this country.

“They are sending the National Guard into American cities, they are terrorizing our immigrant friends and neighbors with their secret police, they are prosecuting political opponents, and now they are trying to smear millions of Americans who are coming out to protest so that they can justify a crackdown on peaceful dissent.”

Katie Bethell, executive director of MoveOn, said “let’s be crystal clear about who is peacefully taking the streets on Saturday — it’s teachers, federal workers, nurses, families, our neighbors and our friends.

“All of our leaders, Republicans and Democrats alike, should listen to what these patriotic Americans have to say,” Bethell said.

“The millions of people protesting are centered around a fierce love of our country, a country that we believe is worth fighting for,” she said. “This is the reality across cities and towns, large and small, rural and suburban, in red areas, blue areas — millions of us are peacefully coming together on Saturday to send a clear and unmistakable message: The power belongs to the people.”

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/10/1760736482929.jpeg" alt="Participants joined the No Kings rally in Fargo, North Dakota, on June 14 (Erin Hemme Froslie/North Dakota Monitor)." />
                        <figcaption>Participants joined the No Kings rally in Fargo, North Dakota, on June 14 (Erin Hemme Froslie/North Dakota Monitor).</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>By:<a href="https://missouriindependent.com/author/shauneen-miranda/">Shauneen Miranda</a></p><p>WASHINGTON — More than 2,600 nonviolent demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s administration are slated Saturday as part of No Kings day.</p><p>The includes in Missouri, where rallies are expected to take place in communities all across the state and at the Capitol in Jefferson City.</p><p>The second No Kings day, following another in June, is in response to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nokings.org/host-toolkit" target="_blank">what a broad coalition</a>&nbsp;of liberal advocacy and labor organizations say is “the increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption of the Trump administration, which they have doubled down on since June.”</p><p>Organizers expect millions of Americans to join in peaceful events in Washington, D.C., across the country and internationally. Locations are pinpointed on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nokings.org/#map" target="_blank">a map</a>&nbsp;on the organization’s website.</p><p>“No Kings is back,” said Eunic Epstein-Ortiz, a national spokesperson, at a press conference Thursday. “And over the past few months, thousands of people have organized once again in their communities, on the ground locally, volunteering to bring their neighbors, families and friends together to say, unequivocally, we have no kings. Together, they’re the ones making this Saturday’s mobilization the largest single-day protest in modern history.”</p><h2>Shutdown, Trump crackdown since June protests</h2><p>The demonstrations build off the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/army-parade-trump-birthday-take-over-dc-no-kings-protests-erupt-across-nation" target="_blank">No Kings protests in June</a>, which coincided with Trump’s massive military parade on his 79th birthday.</p><p>Four months later, the federal government is mired in an ongoing shutdown that&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/federal-government-shutdown-begins-no-easy-exit-sight" target="_blank">began Oct. 1</a>&nbsp;with no clear end in sight. The administration has also cracked down on U.S. cities, deploying&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/former-governors-state-ags-weigh-trumps-deployment-national-guard-troops" target="_blank">National Guard troops</a>&nbsp;and partaking in sweeping immigration raids.</p><p>Leading voices from labor and advocacy groups that are part of the broad No Kings coalition amplified their message ahead of the planned protests during the Thursday press conference, underscoring a peaceful day of action on Saturday.</p><p>“We’re going to vigorously exercise our democratic rights peacefully and nonviolently, and against this tyrannical threat of Donald Trump and his administration, we are going to protect American democracy,” said Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen.</p><h2>House speaker criticizes No Kings day&nbsp;</h2><p>National leaders from the coalition also pushed back against U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s depiction of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/10/no-kings-protest-mike-johnson-00602705" target="_blank">the demonstrations</a>&nbsp;as the “hate America rally.”</p><p>The Louisiana Republican claimed on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srnZYkzSFXM" target="_blank">Fox News Oct. 10 that</a>&nbsp;“it’s all the pro-Hamas wing and the antifa people — they’re all coming out,” adding: “Some of the House Democrats are selling T-shirts for the event, and it’s being told to us that they won’t be able to reopen the government until after that rally because they can’t face their rabid base.”</p><p>Leah Greenberg, co-founder of Indivisible, said “there is nothing more American than saying that we don’t have kings and exercising our right to peaceful protest,” adding: “America doesn’t have kings. That’s our entire point.”</p><p>Greenberg said: “I also want to be clear: it is ridiculous, it’s also sinister, because it is part of a broader effort to create a permission structure to crack down on organized opposition and peaceful dissent in this country.</p><p>“They are sending the National Guard into American cities, they are terrorizing our immigrant friends and neighbors with their secret police, they are prosecuting political opponents, and now they are trying to smear millions of Americans who are coming out to protest so that they can justify a crackdown on peaceful dissent.”</p><p>Katie Bethell, executive director of MoveOn, said “let’s be crystal clear about who is peacefully taking the streets on Saturday — it’s teachers, federal workers, nurses, families, our neighbors and our friends.</p><p>“All of our leaders, Republicans and Democrats alike, should listen to what these patriotic Americans have to say,” Bethell said.</p><p>“The millions of people protesting are centered around a fierce love of our country, a country that we believe is worth fighting for,” she said. “This is the reality across cities and towns, large and small, rural and suburban, in red areas, blue areas — millions of us are peacefully coming together on Saturday to send a clear and unmistakable message: The power belongs to the people.”</p>

No Kings day expected to draw millions for anti-Trump mass protests

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/1/1673636785376.png" alt="File photo Former Rep. George Santos" />
                        <figcaption>File photo Former Rep. George Santos</figcaption>
                    </figure><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/RsKT1qVuOr">pic.twitter.com/RsKT1qVuOr</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1979307772563820927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

Trump commutes former Rep. George Santos' 7-year fraud sentence

MCCOOK, Neb. — A lawsuit filed on October 15, 2025, in Red Willow County District Court aims to prevent the conversion of Nebraska's Work Ethic Camp in McCook into a federal immigration detention facility. The plaintiffs include former State Senator DiAnna Schimek and 13 McCook residents: Catherine McDowell, Dale Dueland, Jon Graff, Linda Graff, Matt Sehnert, Mary Dueland, Peter Mark Graff, Ronda Graff, Will Branham, Bruce Hoffman, Kaye Beick, Connie Haller, and Bruce McDowell.

Filed by Nebraska Appleseed, the 24-page complaint argues that Governor Jim Pillen’s plan oversteps constitutional authority by bypassing the Nebraska Legislature. The lawsuit names Governor Pillen and Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Director Rob Jeffreys as defendants. The plaintiffs contend that only the Legislature has the power to manage and repurpose state-owned penal institutions.

“Nebraska state law is clear: The governor does not have the unilateral authority to change the purpose of any public building. That’s the Legislature’s job,” said Robert McEwen, Legal Director of Nebraska Appleseed. “Our clients have expressed concern about the lack of transparency in making this decision and the many ways that replacing the Work Ethic Camp will cause harm to their community, including the loss of valuable services carried out by incarcerated men in the Work Ethic Camp.”

The Work Ethic Camp, established in 2001, is Nebraska’s only minimum-security rehabilitation facility of its kind. Inmates participate in community-based programs and work projects designed to teach job skills, foster rehabilitation, and maintain ties to the community. The lawsuit argues that converting the facility into an ICE detention center would disrupt these programs and negatively affect McCook residents who benefit from inmate labor and community services.

Governor Pillen announced the plan in August 2025, with the Trump administration branding it the “Cornhusker Clink.” The facility is expected to house up to 280 low- to medium-risk ICE detainees and to begin operations on November 1, 2025. Nebraska will continue to own and operate the facility, while the federal government reimburses the state for housing costs. According to information confirmed by a family member of a Work Ethic Camp employee, staff are continuing to work and train to meet ICE standards, remaining on payroll during the ongoing lawsuit and facility transition.

A hearing on the lawsuit is scheduled for October 24, 2025. The plaintiffs are seeking both a temporary restraining order and a permanent injunction to halt the conversion. Depending on the outcome, the McCook ICE facility could face delays, operational restrictions, or cancellation, leaving questions about the future of the Work Ethic Camp and its programs unresolved.

As the November 1 opening date approaches, the facility remains at the center of a legal, political, and community debate, highlighting the tension between state and federal priorities, local input, and the enforcement of immigration policy in Nebraska.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/1/1737601384869.jpg" alt="<br>" />
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                    </figure><p>MCCOOK, Neb. — A lawsuit filed on October 15, 2025, in Red Willow County District Court aims to prevent the conversion of Nebraska's Work Ethic Camp in McCook into a federal immigration detention facility. The plaintiffs include former State Senator DiAnna Schimek and 13 McCook residents: Catherine McDowell, Dale Dueland, Jon Graff, Linda Graff, Matt Sehnert, Mary Dueland, Peter Mark Graff, Ronda Graff, Will Branham, Bruce Hoffman, Kaye Beick, Connie Haller, and Bruce McDowell.</p><p>Filed by Nebraska Appleseed, the 24-page complaint argues that Governor Jim Pillen’s plan oversteps constitutional authority by bypassing the Nebraska Legislature. The lawsuit names Governor Pillen and Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Director Rob Jeffreys as defendants. The plaintiffs contend that only the Legislature has the power to manage and repurpose state-owned penal institutions.</p><p>“Nebraska state law is clear: The governor does not have the unilateral authority to change the purpose of any public building. That’s the Legislature’s job,” said Robert McEwen, Legal Director of Nebraska Appleseed. “Our clients have expressed concern about the lack of transparency in making this decision and the many ways that replacing the Work Ethic Camp will cause harm to their community, including the loss of valuable services carried out by incarcerated men in the Work Ethic Camp.”</p><p>The Work Ethic Camp, established in 2001, is Nebraska’s only minimum-security rehabilitation facility of its kind. Inmates participate in community-based programs and work projects designed to teach job skills, foster rehabilitation, and maintain ties to the community. The lawsuit argues that converting the facility into an ICE detention center would disrupt these programs and negatively affect McCook residents who benefit from inmate labor and community services.</p><p>Governor Pillen announced the plan in August 2025, with the Trump administration branding it the “Cornhusker Clink.” The facility is expected to house up to 280 low- to medium-risk ICE detainees and to begin operations on November 1, 2025. Nebraska will continue to own and operate the facility, while the federal government reimburses the state for housing costs. According to information confirmed by a family member of a Work Ethic Camp employee, staff are continuing to work and train to meet ICE standards, remaining on payroll during the ongoing lawsuit and facility transition.</p><p>A hearing on the lawsuit is scheduled for October 24, 2025. The plaintiffs are seeking both a temporary restraining order and a permanent injunction to halt the conversion. Depending on the outcome, the McCook ICE facility could face delays, operational restrictions, or cancellation, leaving questions about the future of the Work Ethic Camp and its programs unresolved.</p><p>As the November 1 opening date approaches, the facility remains at the center of a legal, political, and community debate, highlighting the tension between state and federal priorities, local input, and the enforcement of immigration policy in Nebraska.</p>

Lawsuit Seeks to Halt McCook ICE Facility Plan

by Chabella Guzman |<a href="https://preec.unl.edu/news/fifth-graders-explore-waters-uses-and-effects-annual-wet-event/"> PREEC Communications</a>

Scottsbluff, Neb. — The annual Water Education for Tomorrow (WET) event welcomed more than 300 fifth-graders Oct. 7-8 to the North Platte Natural Resources District (NPNRD) Campus in Scottsbluff. The two-day event featured nine stations where fifth graders rotated to learn about water and its many aspects through educational talks and hands-on activities. The event is a collaboration between the Educational Service Unit (ESU) 13 and the NPNRD.&nbsp;

“It’s just a chance for area 5th-grade students to come and learn about an important natural resource, ‘water,’ from experts from around the area,” said Dave Griess, ESU 13 professional learning coordinator. The event is a team effort as both the NPNRD and ESU 13 go over evaluations and tweak aspects of the event. They develop nine different stations and get presenters who are very informative and hands-on. “I think the kids love to learn about science, social studies, and natural resources, in different ways than in the classroom.”

Among the returning stations was “Water Safety,” run by the Scottsbluff Rural Fire Department.&nbsp;

“We’re telling them about fire and water safety,” said Carissa Schank-Grubbs, Scottsbluff Rural Fire Department fire chief. “They go to the pool, and go to the lake, and we do have lots of bodies of water around here, and it’s important for kids to know about life jackets and how to use them.” The highlight for the students was at the end of the session, when they would get to spray the fire department's firehose.&nbsp;

Each station had something the students enjoyed and dealt with water. “We have a fantastic campus where we can have nine different stations and 200 kids all spread out. The topic also fits well with our purpose, water resources,” said Kyle Ann Hopkins, NPNRD data management and outreach coordinator.&nbsp;

Many of the children note their favorite part involves the animals the Riverside Discovery Zoo brings out to the event. This year, a short-tailed python visited with the students on Tuesday. The presenter explained to the students how water can make it easier or harder for snakes to burrow in the ground, where they build homes or wait to attack prey.&nbsp;

“It’s a fun field trip. So interactive, hands-on, and an enhancement for science time,” said Rebecca Wenger, fifth-grade teacher at Lincoln Heights. “They like to talk about their favorite station, and later on in the year, they remember the interaction here and how it applies to their textbook learning.”

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                        <img src="https://preec.unl.edu/sites/unl.edu.ianr.extension.panhandle/files/styles/16_9_720x405/public/media/image/wet%2010-7-25%20np12nrd.jpg?itok=lbrirAbm" alt="Lake Minatare Elementary students Addison (left) and Allison Engelhaupt line up to ask questions and pet the short-tailed python at the Effects of Water Erosion water station. (Chabella Guzman | PREEC Communicatoins)" />
                        <figcaption>Lake Minatare Elementary students Addison (left) and Allison Engelhaupt line up to ask questions and pet the short-tailed python at the Effects of Water Erosion water station. (Chabella Guzman | PREEC Communicatoins)</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>by Chabella Guzman |<a href="https://preec.unl.edu/news/fifth-graders-explore-waters-uses-and-effects-annual-wet-event/"> PREEC Communications</a></p><p>Scottsbluff, Neb. — The annual Water Education for Tomorrow (WET) event welcomed more than 300 fifth-graders Oct. 7-8 to the North Platte Natural Resources District (NPNRD) Campus in Scottsbluff. The two-day event featured nine stations where fifth graders rotated to learn about water and its many aspects through educational talks and hands-on activities. The event is a collaboration between the Educational Service Unit (ESU) 13 and the NPNRD.&nbsp;</p><p>“It’s just a chance for area 5th-grade students to come and learn about an important natural resource, ‘water,’ from experts from around the area,” said Dave Griess, ESU 13 professional learning coordinator. The event is a team effort as both the NPNRD and ESU 13 go over evaluations and tweak aspects of the event. They develop nine different stations and get presenters who are very informative and hands-on. “I think the kids love to learn about science, social studies, and natural resources, in different ways than in the classroom.”</p><p>Among the returning stations was “Water Safety,” run by the Scottsbluff Rural Fire Department.&nbsp;</p><p>“We’re telling them about fire and water safety,” said Carissa Schank-Grubbs, Scottsbluff Rural Fire Department fire chief. “They go to the pool, and go to the lake, and we do have lots of bodies of water around here, and it’s important for kids to know about life jackets and how to use them.” The highlight for the students was at the end of the session, when they would get to spray the fire department's firehose.&nbsp;</p><p>Each station had something the students enjoyed and dealt with water. “We have a fantastic campus where we can have nine different stations and 200 kids all spread out. The topic also fits well with our purpose, water resources,” said Kyle Ann Hopkins, NPNRD data management and outreach coordinator.&nbsp;</p><p>Many of the children note their favorite part involves the animals the Riverside Discovery Zoo brings out to the event. This year, a short-tailed python visited with the students on Tuesday. The presenter explained to the students how water can make it easier or harder for snakes to burrow in the ground, where they build homes or wait to attack prey.&nbsp;</p><p>“It’s a fun field trip. So interactive, hands-on, and an enhancement for science time,” said Rebecca Wenger, fifth-grade teacher at Lincoln Heights. “They like to talk about their favorite station, and later on in the year, they remember the interaction here and how it applies to their textbook learning.”</p>

Fifth graders explore water’s uses and effects at annual WET event

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GERING, Neb. — Human remains found on the north side of Scotts Bluff National Monument have been sent to Omaha for forensic testing, as investigators work to determine whether there may be a connection to the 2019 disappearance of Chance Englebert.

Officials have not identified the remains or released information regarding cause of death. The discovery was made over the weekend, prompting a coordinated response from local agencies.

Family members confirmed they were notified early Saturday morning following the discovery. Items recovered at the scene have been reported by the family to be consistent with belongings previously associated with Englebert.

Englebert, originally from Wyoming, went missing in 2019 after visiting family in Gering, Nebraska. The case has drawn attention in both states over the years, as family members and volunteers have continued to search for answers.

The remains are being transported to Omaha for examination through the Douglas County Coroner’s Office. Local and state law enforcement continue to coordinate on the investigation.

<i>This is a developing story. Further updates will be provided as additional information becomes available.</i>

<figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/12/1575556211800.png" alt="Chance Englebert" />
                        <figcaption>Chance Englebert</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>GERING, Neb. — Human remains found on the north side of Scotts Bluff National Monument have been sent to Omaha for forensic testing, as investigators work to determine whether there may be a connection to the 2019 disappearance of Chance Englebert.</p><p>Officials have not identified the remains or released information regarding cause of death. The discovery was made over the weekend, prompting a coordinated response from local agencies.</p><p>Family members confirmed they were notified early Saturday morning following the discovery. Items recovered at the scene have been reported by the family to be consistent with belongings previously associated with Englebert.</p><p>Englebert, originally from Wyoming, went missing in 2019 after visiting family in Gering, Nebraska. The case has drawn attention in both states over the years, as family members and volunteers have continued to search for answers.</p><p>The remains are being transported to Omaha for examination through the Douglas County Coroner’s Office. Local and state law enforcement continue to coordinate on the investigation.</p><p><i>This is a developing story. Further updates will be provided as additional information becomes available.</i></p>

Remains Found Near Scotts Bluff National Monument Could Be Linked to Missing Man Chance Englebert

By:<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/author/jennifer-shutt/">Jennifer Shutt</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/author/ariana-figueroa/">Ariana Figueroa</a>

WASHINGTON — A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday, blocking the Trump administration from moving forward with the thousands of layoffs it initiated after the government shutdown began Oct. 1, as well as any others that officials might want to carry out.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The hearing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California took place at the same time White House budget director Russ Vought appeared on the conservative Charlie Kirk podcast to preview his next steps.

Vought warned the initial Reductions in Force, the technical term for a layoff notice, were just “a snapshot” and that as many as 10,000 federal workers would lose their jobs if the shutdown drags on.

“We’re going to keep those RIFs rolling throughout this shutdown because we think it’s important to stay on offense for the American taxpayer and the American people,” Vought said. “We want to be very aggressive where we can be in shuttering the bureaucracy, not just the funding, but the bureaucracy.”

Judge Susan Illston said during the hearing that she granted the temporary restraining order because Trump administration officials had “taken advantage of the lapse in government spending, government functioning to assume that all bets are off, that the laws don’t apply to them anymore and that they can impose the structures that they like on the government situation that they don’t like.”&nbsp;

Illston said laws and regulations still apply during a shutdown and that, by all appearances, the Trump administration’s actions in the case are politically motivated.&nbsp;

“Things are being done before they’re thought through — very much ready, fire, aim,” Illston said.

The ruling will put the approximately 4,000 layoffs noticed during the shutdown on hold as the court case proceeds.&nbsp;

DOJ unprepared to speak on merits of case

Elizabeth Hedges, a Justice Department attorney arguing the case on behalf of the Trump administration, said several times during the brief hearing she wasn’t prepared to speak about the merits of the case — a position that confounded the judge, who gave Hedges several chances to reverse course.&nbsp;&nbsp;

“We may be able to address the merits at the next stage,” Hedges said, after telling Illston she would need to check with others before making any statements about why the administration believes its actions are legal.&nbsp;

Danielle Leonard, an attorney representing the labor unions that brought the lawsuit, urged the judge to grant a temporary restraining order for all the departments and agencies that make up the executive branch, not just those that have announced RIFs.

Leonard said she believes Trump administration officials have decided how many additional federal employees to lay off during the shutdown, but have opted not to share that information with the court.

“The decision has been made, it’s just a question of implementation and timing,” Leonard said, around the same time Vought was giving his podcast interview.&nbsp;

Illston, who was nominated by former President Bill Clinton, said at the end of the hearing she expected the attorneys to find a day in the coming weeks when they can attend a hearing on the next stage, which would be a preliminary injunction.

On the other side of the country, Republicans and Democrats continued to spar on Capitol Hill over the reasons for the shutdown, as the Senate failed for a ninth time to advance a short-term government spending bill.&nbsp;

The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00572.htm" target="_blank">51-44 vote</a>&nbsp;was nearly identical to the others that have taken place since mid-September, and neither side appeared inclined to make concessions or even try to negotiate.&nbsp;

Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, both Democrats, and Maine independent Sen. Angus King voted with Republicans to advance the bill. Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul voted no.

Democrats maintain there must be a bipartisan deal to extend the enhanced tax credits that are set to expire at the end of this year for people who get their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplace.&nbsp;

GOP leaders said they are willing to begin negotiations on that issue, but only after Democrats vote to advance the stopgap bill that would fund government through Nov. 21.&nbsp;

The House&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/chance-government-shutdown-rises-us-senate-fails-advance-spending-bill" target="_blank">voted mostly along party</a>&nbsp;lines to approve the legislation in mid-September, but it has remained stalled in the Senate ever since, unable to garner the 60 votes needed to advance toward final passage. Republicans control the chamber with 53 seats.

Congress needs to approve the stopgap bill since it, once again, failed to approve all 12 of the full-year government funding bills by the Oct. 1 start of the new fiscal year.

The only other way to end the funding lapse would be for both chambers to reach a broadly bipartisan consensus on all of those appropriations bills.&nbsp;

The layoffs initiated by the Trump administration during the shutdown were detailed further on Tuesday in court filings from the labor unions’ attorneys as well as Trump administration officials.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Stephen Billy, senior adviser at the Office of Management and Budget, wrote the number of layoff notices had changed since Friday&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/substantial-layoffs-federal-workers-launched-trump-administration-amid-shutdown" target="_blank">when he outlined</a>&nbsp;the Reductions in Force to the court.

The numbers have fluctuated significantly for some departments, but not for all.&nbsp;

Federal workers at those departments have 60 days between when the notice was sent and when they will no longer have jobs, though a different standard is in place at the Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency.&nbsp;

Energy officials, the document says, “issued a general RIF notice informing 179 employees that they may receive a specific notice in the future if it is determined they will be part of any RIF. If so, that notice would provide the relevant notice period.”

But a spokesperson for the Energy Department emailed States Newsroom on Tuesday evening to confirm officials had issued RIF notices to workers in the Offices of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Clean Energy Demonstrations, State and Community Energy Programs and Minority Economic Impact.

“All these offices played a major role in the Biden administration’s war on American Energy,” the spokesperson wrote. “They oversaw billions of dollars in wasteful spending and massive regulatory overreach, resulting in more expensive and less reliable energy. These offices are being realigned to reflect the Trump administration’s commitment to advancing affordable, reliable, and secure energy for the American people and a more responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars.”

Further confusing the situation at the Energy Department, a footnote in the court document filed by Billy said that particular agency isn’t actually experiencing a lapse in funding.&nbsp;

The Billy court document said EPA officials sent 28 employees “intent to RIF” notices and will send formal RIF notices “to any affected employees at least 60 days prior to the effective date.”&nbsp;

A separate document, filed by Thomas J. Nagy Jr., deputy assistant secretary for Human Resources at HHS, said “data discrepancies and processing errors” led to 1,760 employees receiving layoff notices instead of the intended 982.

“Employees have been working since October 10, 2025, to rescind the notices that had been issued in error,” Nagy wrote.&nbsp;

Yolanda Jacobs, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 2883, wrote in a brief to the court that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “issued RIF notices to approximately 1,300 employees, eliminating entire offices at the agency. Then, within 24 hours, the CDC rescinded approximately 700 of those RIF notices.”&nbsp;

Jacobs wrote the 600 CDC workers who received RIFs will officially lose their jobs on Dec. 8, even though they have already lost access to work email and computers.&nbsp;

“Many Union members have told me that they are experiencing serious mental health problems and have found it very difficult to get their work done, given all of the turmoil that they have experienced this year,” Jacobs wrote, referencing previous RIF notices and reinstatements. “Members have told me that they worry on a day-to-day basis about whether they will have a job the next day. They said that they have felt like the Trump Administration has been using them as bargaining chips this year.”

Jacobs wrote that the Trump administration has decided to lay off many human resources workers, which had blocked other workers who received RIFs from being able to get information about how to roll over their health insurance coverage.&nbsp;

During past RIFs, she wrote, workers had “access to the employment records, including paystubs and performance records, that they need for processing their separations,” but cannot since they are locked out of computer systems.&nbsp;

Rachel Gittleman, president of AFGE Local 252, which represents nearly 3,000 Education Department workers, wrote in a separate filing the layoffs will impact numerous programs, including civil rights, communications and outreach, elementary and secondary education, post secondary education, and special education and rehabilitative services.

“Receiving RIF notices has caused many employees enormous stress. A father of two young boys contacted me—he just moved into a new home and relies on his job to support his family,” Gittleman wrote. “He told me (he) doesn’t know what he will do next.”

Workers on maternity or disability leave also received layoff notices, “forcing them to job-hunt and face financial insecurity while managing newborns or health conditions,” she wrote.&nbsp;

Following past RIF notices, the department provided “career transitioning and counseling, benefits and retirement training, and access to other human resources and employee assistance programs.” But Gittleman wrote that isn’t happening this time.&nbsp;

Ashaki Robinson, regional vice president for AFGE Council 222, which represents nearly 5,000 HUD workers, said the layoff notices for that department will impact employees in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Puerto Rico, Texas and Washington, D.C., who manage a variety of programs.&nbsp;

“They are devastated that the RIF is happening and are very concerned about losing their incomes, health insurance coverage for themselves and dependents, and other employment benefits in 60 days, when they will be separated from employment,” Robinson wrote.&nbsp;

The hundreds of HUD workers who have received RIF notices, she wrote, were “targeted for termination not because of anything they did themselves, but because of decisions made by elected officials that may have been driven by politics.”

<figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/10/1759315687610.png" alt="Photo courtesy CSPAN" />
                        <figcaption>Photo courtesy CSPAN</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>By:<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/author/jennifer-shutt/">Jennifer Shutt</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/author/ariana-figueroa/">Ariana Figueroa</a></p><p>WASHINGTON — A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday, blocking the Trump administration from moving forward with the thousands of layoffs it initiated after the government shutdown began Oct. 1, as well as any others that officials might want to carry out.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The hearing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California took place at the same time White House budget director Russ Vought appeared on the conservative Charlie Kirk podcast to preview his next steps.</p><p>Vought warned the initial Reductions in Force, the technical term for a layoff notice, were just “a snapshot” and that as many as 10,000 federal workers would lose their jobs if the shutdown drags on.</p><p>“We’re going to keep those RIFs rolling throughout this shutdown because we think it’s important to stay on offense for the American taxpayer and the American people,” Vought said. “We want to be very aggressive where we can be in shuttering the bureaucracy, not just the funding, but the bureaucracy.”</p><p>Judge Susan Illston said during the hearing that she granted the temporary restraining order because Trump administration officials had “taken advantage of the lapse in government spending, government functioning to assume that all bets are off, that the laws don’t apply to them anymore and that they can impose the structures that they like on the government situation that they don’t like.”&nbsp;</p><p>Illston said laws and regulations still apply during a shutdown and that, by all appearances, the Trump administration’s actions in the case are politically motivated.&nbsp;</p><p>“Things are being done before they’re thought through — very much ready, fire, aim,” Illston said.</p><p>The ruling will put the approximately 4,000 layoffs noticed during the shutdown on hold as the court case proceeds.&nbsp;</p><h2>DOJ unprepared to speak on merits of case</h2><p>Elizabeth Hedges, a Justice Department attorney arguing the case on behalf of the Trump administration, said several times during the brief hearing she wasn’t prepared to speak about the merits of the case — a position that confounded the judge, who gave Hedges several chances to reverse course.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>“We may be able to address the merits at the next stage,” Hedges said, after telling Illston she would need to check with others before making any statements about why the administration believes its actions are legal.&nbsp;</p><p>Danielle Leonard, an attorney representing the labor unions that brought the lawsuit, urged the judge to grant a temporary restraining order for all the departments and agencies that make up the executive branch, not just those that have announced RIFs.</p><p>Leonard said she believes Trump administration officials have decided how many additional federal employees to lay off during the shutdown, but have opted not to share that information with the court.</p><p>“The decision has been made, it’s just a question of implementation and timing,” Leonard said, around the same time Vought was giving his podcast interview.&nbsp;</p><p>Illston, who was nominated by former President Bill Clinton, said at the end of the hearing she expected the attorneys to find a day in the coming weeks when they can attend a hearing on the next stage, which would be a preliminary injunction.</p><h2>Senate deadlocks for ninth time</h2><p>On the other side of the country, Republicans and Democrats continued to spar on Capitol Hill over the reasons for the shutdown, as the Senate failed for a ninth time to advance a short-term government spending bill.&nbsp;</p><p>The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00572.htm" target="_blank">51-44 vote</a>&nbsp;was nearly identical to the others that have taken place since mid-September, and neither side appeared inclined to make concessions or even try to negotiate.&nbsp;</p><p>Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, both Democrats, and Maine independent Sen. Angus King voted with Republicans to advance the bill. Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul voted no.</p><p>Democrats maintain there must be a bipartisan deal to extend the enhanced tax credits that are set to expire at the end of this year for people who get their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplace.&nbsp;</p><p>GOP leaders said they are willing to begin negotiations on that issue, but only after Democrats vote to advance the stopgap bill that would fund government through Nov. 21.&nbsp;</p><p>The House&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/chance-government-shutdown-rises-us-senate-fails-advance-spending-bill" target="_blank">voted mostly along party</a>&nbsp;lines to approve the legislation in mid-September, but it has remained stalled in the Senate ever since, unable to garner the 60 votes needed to advance toward final passage. Republicans control the chamber with 53 seats.</p><p>Congress needs to approve the stopgap bill since it, once again, failed to approve all 12 of the full-year government funding bills by the Oct. 1 start of the new fiscal year.</p><p>The only other way to end the funding lapse would be for both chambers to reach a broadly bipartisan consensus on all of those appropriations bills.&nbsp;</p><h2>Layoffs across agencies</h2><p>The layoffs initiated by the Trump administration during the shutdown were detailed further on Tuesday in court filings from the labor unions’ attorneys as well as Trump administration officials.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Stephen Billy, senior adviser at the Office of Management and Budget, wrote the number of layoff notices had changed since Friday&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/substantial-layoffs-federal-workers-launched-trump-administration-amid-shutdown" target="_blank">when he outlined</a>&nbsp;the Reductions in Force to the court.</p><p>The numbers have fluctuated significantly for some departments, but not for all.&nbsp;</p><ul>
                        <li>Commerce: Approximately 600 employees, up from 315</li><li>Education: Remained at 466 employees</li><li>Health and Human Services: 982 employees, down from a range of 1,100 to 1,200</li><li>Housing and Urban Development: Stayed at 442 employees</li><li>Homeland Security: Decreased to 54 from 176 employees</li><li>Treasury: Reduced somewhat to 1,377 employees, from 1,446&nbsp;</li>
                    </ul><h2>Energy, EPA layoffs</h2><p>Federal workers at those departments have 60 days between when the notice was sent and when they will no longer have jobs, though a different standard is in place at the Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency.&nbsp;</p><p>Energy officials, the document says, “issued a general RIF notice informing 179 employees that they may receive a specific notice in the future if it is determined they will be part of any RIF. If so, that notice would provide the relevant notice period.”</p><p>But a spokesperson for the Energy Department emailed States Newsroom on Tuesday evening to confirm officials had issued RIF notices to workers in the Offices of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Clean Energy Demonstrations, State and Community Energy Programs and Minority Economic Impact.</p><p>“All these offices played a major role in the Biden administration’s war on American Energy,” the spokesperson wrote. “They oversaw billions of dollars in wasteful spending and massive regulatory overreach, resulting in more expensive and less reliable energy. These offices are being realigned to reflect the Trump administration’s commitment to advancing affordable, reliable, and secure energy for the American people and a more responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars.”</p><p>Further confusing the situation at the Energy Department, a footnote in the court document filed by Billy said that particular agency isn’t actually experiencing a lapse in funding.&nbsp;</p><p>The Billy court document said EPA officials sent 28 employees “intent to RIF” notices and will send formal RIF notices “to any affected employees at least 60 days prior to the effective date.”&nbsp;</p><p>A separate document, filed by Thomas J. Nagy Jr., deputy assistant secretary for Human Resources at HHS, said “data discrepancies and processing errors” led to 1,760 employees receiving layoff notices instead of the intended 982.</p><p>“Employees have been working since October 10, 2025, to rescind the notices that had been issued in error,” Nagy wrote.&nbsp;</p><h2>At CDC, ‘eliminating entire offices’</h2><p>Yolanda Jacobs, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 2883, wrote in a brief to the court that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “issued RIF notices to approximately 1,300 employees, eliminating entire offices at the agency. Then, within 24 hours, the CDC rescinded approximately 700 of those RIF notices.”&nbsp;</p><p>Jacobs wrote the 600 CDC workers who received RIFs will officially lose their jobs on Dec. 8, even though they have already lost access to work email and computers.&nbsp;</p><p>“Many Union members have told me that they are experiencing serious mental health problems and have found it very difficult to get their work done, given all of the turmoil that they have experienced this year,” Jacobs wrote, referencing previous RIF notices and reinstatements. “Members have told me that they worry on a day-to-day basis about whether they will have a job the next day. They said that they have felt like the Trump Administration has been using them as bargaining chips this year.”</p><p>Jacobs wrote that the Trump administration has decided to lay off many human resources workers, which had blocked other workers who received RIFs from being able to get information about how to roll over their health insurance coverage.&nbsp;</p><p>During past RIFs, she wrote, workers had “access to the employment records, including paystubs and performance records, that they need for processing their separations,” but cannot since they are locked out of computer systems.&nbsp;</p><h2>Layoffs hit Department of Education</h2><p>Rachel Gittleman, president of AFGE Local 252, which represents nearly 3,000 Education Department workers, wrote in a separate filing the layoffs will impact numerous programs, including civil rights, communications and outreach, elementary and secondary education, post secondary education, and special education and rehabilitative services.</p><p>“Receiving RIF notices has caused many employees enormous stress. A father of two young boys contacted me—he just moved into a new home and relies on his job to support his family,” Gittleman wrote. “He told me (he) doesn’t know what he will do next.”</p><p>Workers on maternity or disability leave also received layoff notices, “forcing them to job-hunt and face financial insecurity while managing newborns or health conditions,” she wrote.&nbsp;</p><p>Following past RIF notices, the department provided “career transitioning and counseling, benefits and retirement training, and access to other human resources and employee assistance programs.” But Gittleman wrote that isn’t happening this time.&nbsp;</p><h2>‘Devastated’ HUD employees</h2><p>Ashaki Robinson, regional vice president for AFGE Council 222, which represents nearly 5,000 HUD workers, said the layoff notices for that department will impact employees in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Puerto Rico, Texas and Washington, D.C., who manage a variety of programs.&nbsp;</p><p>“They are devastated that the RIF is happening and are very concerned about losing their incomes, health insurance coverage for themselves and dependents, and other employment benefits in 60 days, when they will be separated from employment,” Robinson wrote.&nbsp;</p><p>The hundreds of HUD workers who have received RIF notices, she wrote, were “targeted for termination not because of anything they did themselves, but because of decisions made by elected officials that may have been driven by politics.”</p>

Federal judge blocks Trump from carrying out thousands of layoffs during shutdown

BROWN COUNTY, Kan.—Law enforcement are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a traffic stop.

Just after 10 p.m. October 13, a Brown County deputy on routine patrol initiated a traffic stop on U.S. 75 highway near 160th in rural Brown County, according to Sheriff John Merchant.

The deputy made contact with the driver identified as 39-year-old Diego Juarez of Lincoln, Nebraska.&nbsp; The deputy discovered that he did not possess a&nbsp; valid drivers license.&nbsp; Juarez was arrested on a charge of Driving While Cancelled, Restricted or Revoked. While in the Brown County jail it was learned that Department of Homeland Security had a detainer on Juarez and he was&nbsp; released to DHS the next morning.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/10/1760559426211.png" alt="Juarez photo Brown County" />
                        <figcaption>Juarez photo Brown County</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>BROWN COUNTY, Kan.—Law enforcement are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a traffic stop.</p><p>Just after 10 p.m. October 13, a Brown County deputy on routine patrol initiated a traffic stop on U.S. 75 highway near 160th in rural Brown County, according to Sheriff John Merchant.</p><p>The deputy made contact with the driver identified as 39-year-old Diego Juarez of Lincoln, Nebraska.&nbsp; The deputy discovered that he did not possess a&nbsp; valid drivers license.&nbsp; Juarez was arrested on a charge of Driving While Cancelled, Restricted or Revoked. While in the Brown County jail it was learned that Department of Homeland Security had a detainer on Juarez and he was&nbsp; released to DHS the next morning.</p>

Sheriff: Nebraska man deported after Kansas traffic stop arrest

WASHINGTON– The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has obtained credible intelligence indicating that Mexican criminals, in coordination with domestic extremist groups have placed targeted bounties on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel, according to a statement from the agency.

These criminal networks have issued explicit instructions to U.S.-based sympathetics, including street gangs in Chicago, to monitor, harass, and assassinate federal agents. Specific details from ongoing investigations include:&nbsp;

In Portland and Chicago, Antifa groups have provided logistical support such as pre-staged protest supplies, doxxing of agent identities, and on-the-ground interference to shield cartel-linked individuals from deportation.&nbsp;

“These criminal networks are not just resisting the rule of law, they are waging an organized campaign of terror against the brave men and women who protect our borders and communities,”&nbsp;said Secretary Kristi Noem. “Our agents are facing ambushes, drone surveillance, and death threats, all because they dare to enforce the laws passed by Congress. We will not back down from these threats, and every criminal, terrorist, and illegal alien will face American justice.”

DHS will not be deterred by these threats and calls on sanctuary state and local leaders to cease policies that embolden criminals. The public is urged to report suspicious activities—such as rooftop surveillance or organized protests blocking federal operations—to the DHS Tip Line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE or via the ICE website.&nbsp;

<figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/2/1740147958319.png" alt="File photo Miami ICE Enforcement &amp; Removal Operations office" />
                        <figcaption>File photo Miami ICE Enforcement &amp; Removal Operations office</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>WASHINGTON– The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has obtained credible intelligence indicating that Mexican criminals, in coordination with domestic extremist groups have placed targeted bounties on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel, according to a statement from the agency.</p><p>These criminal networks have issued explicit instructions to U.S.-based sympathetics, including street gangs in Chicago, to monitor, harass, and assassinate federal agents. Specific details from ongoing investigations include:&nbsp;</p><ul>
                        <li>Spotter Networks: In neighborhoods like Chicago's Pilsen and Little Village, gang members affiliated with groups such as the Latin Kings have deployed "spotters" on rooftops equipped with firearms and radio communications. These individuals track ICE and CBP movements in real-time, relaying coordinates. This surveillance has enabled ambushes and disruptions during routine enforcement actions, including recent raids under Operation Midway Blitz.</li><li>Tiered Bounty System: Cartels have disseminated a structured bounty program to incentivize violence against federal personnel, with payouts escalating based on rank and action taken:$2,000 for gathering intelligence or doxxing agents (including photos and family details).$5,000–$10,000 for kidnapping or non-lethal assaults on standard ICE/CBP officers.Up to $50,000 for the assassination of high-ranking officials.</li><li>$2,000 for gathering intelligence or doxxing agents (including photos and family details).</li><li>$5,000–$10,000 for kidnapping or non-lethal assaults on standard ICE/CBP officers.</li><li>Up to $50,000 for the assassination of high-ranking officials.</li>
                    </ul><p>In Portland and Chicago, Antifa groups have provided logistical support such as pre-staged protest supplies, doxxing of agent identities, and on-the-ground interference to shield cartel-linked individuals from deportation.&nbsp;</p><p>“These criminal networks are not just resisting the rule of law, they are waging an organized campaign of terror against the brave men and women who protect our borders and communities,”&nbsp;said Secretary Kristi Noem. “Our agents are facing ambushes, drone surveillance, and death threats, all because they dare to enforce the laws passed by Congress. We will not back down from these threats, and every criminal, terrorist, and illegal alien will face American justice.”</p><p>DHS will not be deterred by these threats and calls on sanctuary state and local leaders to cease policies that embolden criminals. The public is urged to report suspicious activities—such as rooftop surveillance or organized protests blocking federal operations—to the DHS Tip Line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE or via the ICE website.&nbsp;</p>

DHS: Mexican gangs offering bounties for ICE agent assassinations

Little progress has been made to end&nbsp;the government shutdown&nbsp;as it enters its third week. On Tuesday, Senate chaplain, Retired Rear-Admiral Barry Black, asked&nbsp;the Lord to bring a ceasefire to "our legislative combat."

The shutdown&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-congress-trump-health-care-54b2a584657a0b619bc8326708a05604">began on Oct. 1</a>&nbsp;after Democrats rejected a short-term funding fix and demanded that the bill include an extension of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/health-care-subsidies-congress-shutdown-democrats-republicans-bb3464820a347fd2c0399e78e335881e">federal subsidies for health insurance</a>&nbsp;under the Affordable Care Act. Trump and other Republican leaders have said the government must reopen before they will negotiate with Democrats on the health subsidies.

<p>Little progress has been made to end&nbsp;the government shutdown&nbsp;as it enters its third week. On Tuesday, Senate chaplain, Retired Rear-Admiral Barry Black, asked&nbsp;the Lord to bring a ceasefire to "our legislative combat."</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;Thank You for the ceasefire between Gaza and Israel ... And Lord, bring a ceasefire to our legislative combat.&quot;<br><br>-- Senate chaplain Black opening prayer <a href="https://t.co/GqbDFoY3Ur">pic.twitter.com/GqbDFoY3Ur</a></p>&mdash; Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) <a href="https://twitter.com/HowardMortman/status/1978187423889698995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>The shutdown&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-congress-trump-health-care-54b2a584657a0b619bc8326708a05604">began on Oct. 1</a>&nbsp;after Democrats rejected a short-term funding fix and demanded that the bill include an extension of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/health-care-subsidies-congress-shutdown-democrats-republicans-bb3464820a347fd2c0399e78e335881e">federal subsidies for health insurance</a>&nbsp;under the Affordable Care Act. Trump and other Republican leaders have said the government must reopen before they will negotiate with Democrats on the health subsidies.</p>

🎥Senate chaplain prays for "ceasefire" to end government shutdown

MCCOOK, Neb. — Governor Jim Pillen’s office has confirmed that Nebraska’s new ICE detention center in McCook is expected to be operational by November 1, though questions continue to surround transparency and oversight of the project.

The facility is a conversion of the state-run Work Ethic Camp, a minimum-security correctional program focused on rehabilitation and workforce development. The site, now branded the “Cornhusker Clink,” will house up to 300 low- to medium-risk ICE detainees, though the original facility was designed for fewer inmates. Detainees are expected to stay an average of five to fifty days while awaiting immigration proceedings. Pillen has said the partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is meant to address federal immigration needs while creating jobs in southwest Nebraska.

The project was publicly announced in August 2025, and state officials say it is on track for a November 1 opening. The state will continue to own and operate the facility through the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, with the federal government reimbursing the state for housing costs. Pillen’s office has not confirmed whether a final contract with the federal government has been signed, citing ongoing negotiations. About 186 current state inmates have already been relocated to accommodate the change, highlighting the logistical challenges of the conversion.

While the governor has framed the project as a “win-win” for the state and federal authorities, it has faced growing criticism from lawmakers, advocacy groups, and residents. At least nine public records requests filed by news outlets seeking details of the negotiations have been denied or heavily redacted. Pillen’s office has cited legal exemptions and confidentiality agreements, but critics argue that the state is sidestepping public oversight.

Local responses remain mixed. Some community members and leaders see the facility as an economic opportunity that could bring jobs in security, administration, and support services, while others are concerned about the lack of public input, facility readiness, and potential long-term impacts on McCook. Lawmakers have also expressed concerns about staffing levels and whether the site can safely accommodate the new detainees.

Questions also remain about who will be housed at the facility, including whether women or families will be included, and what specific security or medical protocols will be in place. Pillen has stated that detainees will be low-risk individuals, emphasizing the state’s role in enforcing law and order while cooperating with federal authorities.

As the November 1 opening date approaches, the McCook ICE facility continues to draw attention from both supporters and opponents, highlighting the tension between operational goals and public transparency in Nebraska’s approach to federal immigration enforcement.

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                    </figure><p>MCCOOK, Neb. — Governor Jim Pillen’s office has confirmed that Nebraska’s new ICE detention center in McCook is expected to be operational by November 1, though questions continue to surround transparency and oversight of the project.</p><p>The facility is a conversion of the state-run Work Ethic Camp, a minimum-security correctional program focused on rehabilitation and workforce development. The site, now branded the “Cornhusker Clink,” will house up to 300 low- to medium-risk ICE detainees, though the original facility was designed for fewer inmates. Detainees are expected to stay an average of five to fifty days while awaiting immigration proceedings. Pillen has said the partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is meant to address federal immigration needs while creating jobs in southwest Nebraska.</p><p>The project was publicly announced in August 2025, and state officials say it is on track for a November 1 opening. The state will continue to own and operate the facility through the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, with the federal government reimbursing the state for housing costs. Pillen’s office has not confirmed whether a final contract with the federal government has been signed, citing ongoing negotiations. About 186 current state inmates have already been relocated to accommodate the change, highlighting the logistical challenges of the conversion.</p><p>While the governor has framed the project as a “win-win” for the state and federal authorities, it has faced growing criticism from lawmakers, advocacy groups, and residents. At least nine public records requests filed by news outlets seeking details of the negotiations have been denied or heavily redacted. Pillen’s office has cited legal exemptions and confidentiality agreements, but critics argue that the state is sidestepping public oversight.</p><p>Local responses remain mixed. Some community members and leaders see the facility as an economic opportunity that could bring jobs in security, administration, and support services, while others are concerned about the lack of public input, facility readiness, and potential long-term impacts on McCook. Lawmakers have also expressed concerns about staffing levels and whether the site can safely accommodate the new detainees.</p><p>Questions also remain about who will be housed at the facility, including whether women or families will be included, and what specific security or medical protocols will be in place. Pillen has stated that detainees will be low-risk individuals, emphasizing the state’s role in enforcing law and order while cooperating with federal authorities.</p><p>As the November 1 opening date approaches, the McCook ICE facility continues to draw attention from both supporters and opponents, highlighting the tension between operational goals and public transparency in Nebraska’s approach to federal immigration enforcement.</p>

McCook ICE Facility 18 Days From Opening Amid Transparency Concerns

<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">President Trump Participates in a Medal of Freedom Ceremony for Charlie Kirk <a href="https://t.co/KGAv0O6oTz">https://t.co/KGAv0O6oTz</a></p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1978198302932742489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">President Trump and Erika Kirk arrive to the Medal of Freedom Ceremony for Charlie Kirk ❤️🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/6aRc4TOTRt">pic.twitter.com/6aRc4TOTRt</a></p>&mdash; Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) <a href="https://twitter.com/MargoMartin47/status/1978200500035047809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;Every single day of this administration, we will continue to carry out the mission for which he lived... In <a href="https://twitter.com/charliekirk11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@charliekirk11</a>&#39;s honor, we will continue, like we have been, to Fight, Fight, Fight—and to WIN, WIN, WIN. We&#39;re gonna win SO MUCH.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/tLUvMHgtVQ">pic.twitter.com/tLUvMHgtVQ</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1978207602958864822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;In the days since Charlie&#39;s killing, we&#39;ve seen exactly why our country so dearly needed his example. We&#39;ve watched legions of far-left radicals resort to desperate acts of violence and terror because they know that their ideas and arguments are persuading no one.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/A1IsbDrmpT">pic.twitter.com/A1IsbDrmpT</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1978205826754973917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;Charlie Kirk was a martyr for truth and for freedom, and from Socrates... to Saint Peter... those who change history the most, and he really did, have always risked their lives for causes they were put on earth to defend.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/SFK1OeuxPc">pic.twitter.com/SFK1OeuxPc</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1978205271185850551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded posthumously to the late Charlie Kirk, to his wife, Mrs. Erika Kirk 🙏 <a href="https://t.co/T28dH9Gk4S">pic.twitter.com/T28dH9Gk4S</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1978209628627370054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/MrsErikaKirk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MrsErikaKirk</a>: &quot;If the moment had come, he probably would have run for president, but not out of ambition, He would only have done if it that was something that he believed his country needed.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/9DkGIaN4Wp">pic.twitter.com/9DkGIaN4Wp</a></p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1978213900253376643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/MrsErikaKirk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MrsErikaKirk</a> reveals daughter&#39;s message on Charlie Kirk&#39;s birthday. <a href="https://t.co/UYPzY4ntDR">pic.twitter.com/UYPzY4ntDR</a></p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1978216759560741237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After the Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring <a href="https://twitter.com/charliekirk11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@charliekirk11</a>, President Trump and Vice President Vance stood with Erika as Amazing Grace played ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/dWv9d4Z3WV">pic.twitter.com/dWv9d4Z3WV</a></p>&mdash; Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) <a href="https://twitter.com/MargoMartin47/status/1978224055300804723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">President Trump signs a Proclamation declaring October 14 as the National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk ❤️ <br><br>President Trump recalls nights on the Mar-a-Lago patio listening to music with Charlie…<br><br>“Remember Charlie on the patio…he could sit there all night long!” <a href="https://t.co/pDrEBWEdmV">pic.twitter.com/pDrEBWEdmV</a></p>&mdash; Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) <a href="https://twitter.com/MargoMartin47/status/1978229151346597983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

🎥Trump posthumously awards Charlie Kirk the Medal of Freedom

<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/8DMrDfoSjF">pic.twitter.com/8DMrDfoSjF</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1978155685150945357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

🎥6 killed after US strikes another drug boat of Venezuela 

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/10/1760374235793.jpeg" alt="Photo from White House video" />
                        <figcaption>Photo from White House video</figcaption>
                    </figure><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> stands at the center alongside dozens of his fellow world leaders — all coming together for today&#39;s unprecedented international Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt 🕊️ <a href="https://t.co/w2J4esyYcI">pic.twitter.com/w2J4esyYcI</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977768075954176492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">President Trump is the Peace President. <a href="https://t.co/QMJbh0L1oE">https://t.co/QMJbh0L1oE</a></p>&mdash; Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1977783829122232455?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> stands at the center alongside dozens of his fellow world leaders — all coming together for today&#39;s unprecedented international Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt 🕊️ <a href="https://t.co/w2J4esyYcI">pic.twitter.com/w2J4esyYcI</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977768075954176492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Welcome billboards all around Sharm El-Sheikh 🇺🇸🇪🇬 <a href="https://t.co/39ISvVLuA7">pic.twitter.com/39ISvVLuA7</a></p>&mdash; Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) <a href="https://twitter.com/MargoMartin47/status/1977794848288575989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST <a href="https://t.co/hf7tBaoMNY">pic.twitter.com/hf7tBaoMNY</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977760167530803685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">THE PEACE PRESIDENT! <a href="https://t.co/w48BJVq9x9">pic.twitter.com/w48BJVq9x9</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977763074640662572?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> joins the leaders of Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey in an official signing ceremony for the historic Gaza Peace Deal <a href="https://t.co/mqonzJNyP1">pic.twitter.com/mqonzJNyP1</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977775145314861393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Everyone wants a photo with the Leader of the Free World — THE PRESIDENT OF PEACE! <a href="https://t.co/1SHKLvdL6u">pic.twitter.com/1SHKLvdL6u</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977777422465716723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> joins the leaders of Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey in an official signing ceremony for the historic Gaza Peace Deal <a href="https://t.co/mqonzJNyP1">pic.twitter.com/mqonzJNyP1</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977775145314861393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

🎥Trump calls for a new era of harmony in the Middle East

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/10/1760359689454.png" alt="President Trump addressed Israeli lawmakers on Monday-image from White House video" />
                        <figcaption>President Trump addressed Israeli lawmakers on Monday-image from White House video</figcaption>
                    </figure><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;The God who once dwelled among His people in this city still calls us, in the words of Scripture, to turn from evil and do good, to seek peace and pursue it.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/eje68UKUDM">pic.twitter.com/eje68UKUDM</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977709528847098045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">President <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> enters the Knesset chamber 🇺🇸🇮🇱 <a href="https://t.co/4YUnh0QND7">pic.twitter.com/4YUnh0QND7</a></p>&mdash; Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) <a href="https://twitter.com/MargoMartin47/status/1977684923046924454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;This is not only the End of a war—it is the END of an age of terror and death, and the BEGINNING of the age of faith, hope, and of God... This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/TKIO6tBSTw">pic.twitter.com/TKIO6tBSTw</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977695027796074975?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Two members of the Israeli Knesset were expelled after holding up signs that said “Recognize Palestine” during President Trump&#39;s speech. <a href="https://t.co/mH76QRC72Z">pic.twitter.com/mH76QRC72Z</a></p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1977746003424866740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;Two years ago... thousands of innocent Israeli civilians were attacked by terrorists in one of the most evil and heinous desecrations of innocent life the world has ever seen... please know that America joins you in those two everlasting vows—NEVER FORGET, and NEVER… <a href="https://t.co/PwzVakflqC">pic.twitter.com/PwzVakflqC</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977699108501491739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;Across the Middle East, the forces of chaos, terror, and ruin that have plagued the region for decades now stand weakened... defeated. A new coalition of proud and responsible nations is emerging—and because of us, the enemies of all civilization are in retreat.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/unJ2OwMt5u">pic.twitter.com/unJ2OwMt5u</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977701204927840276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;Israel has won all that they can by force of arms. Now, it&#39;s time to translate these victories against terrorists on the battlefield into the ultimate prize of PEACE and PROSPERITY for the entire Middle East.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/dzf2cBIiyG">pic.twitter.com/dzf2cBIiyG</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977702879839257056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;Generations from now, this will be remembered as the moment that everything began to change... Like the USA right now, it will be the GOLDEN AGE of Israel and the Golden Age of the Middle East.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/kENG7rR2kZ">pic.twitter.com/kENG7rR2kZ</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977695578336243823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;It should now be clear to everyone throughout the region that decades of fomenting terrorism and extremism, jihadism and anti-Semitism, have not worked... From Gaza to Iran, those bitter hatreds have delivered nothing but misery, suffering, failure, and death.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/HKtypitPn1">pic.twitter.com/HKtypitPn1</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977704241121710511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;The choice for Palestinians could not be more clear. This is their chance to turn forever from the path of terror and violence... The total focus of Gazans must be on restoring the fundamentals... so they can finally have the better life their children deserve.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/cxpfhYmVZb">pic.twitter.com/cxpfhYmVZb</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977704795679977965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;It&#39;s more obvious than ever that the productive and responsible nations of this region should not be enemies or adversaries, you should be partners — and eventually even friends.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/0W7sAddq3Q">pic.twitter.com/0W7sAddq3Q</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977705304805527634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;Instead of making weapons and missiles, the wealth of this region should flow to schools and medicine, industry... it could have happened a long time ago, but it was strangled and set back... by the administrations of Barack Obama and then Joe Biden.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/mnNYQYoJO3">pic.twitter.com/mnNYQYoJO3</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977706853539647703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> to the Knesset: &quot;The story of fierce Israeli resolve and triumph since October 7th should be proof to the entire world that those who seek to destroy this nation are doomed to bitter failure. The State of Israel is strong — and it will live and thrive forever.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/WESzRo5Zg0">pic.twitter.com/WESzRo5Zg0</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977706960590963074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;Over the past two years, I&#39;ve met many of the families of Israelis taken hostage... I have looked into their eyes, and seen the worst nightmares of their suffering. But I have also seen something else—the beautiful LOVE of the people... the love that gives you the… <a href="https://t.co/zhYAVslLwW">pic.twitter.com/zhYAVslLwW</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977708950892982550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;We have built industries together, we have made discoveries together, we have confronted evil together... and perhaps most beautifully of all, we have made PEACE together. And this week, against all odds, we have done the IMPOSSIBLE, and brought our hostages home.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/mPMXQP3oJr">pic.twitter.com/mPMXQP3oJr</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977709898247852440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

🎥Trump references the Bible in speech to Israeli lawmakers

<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s official: There are no more living Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity. <a href="https://t.co/qa1Lh4vhhv">pic.twitter.com/qa1Lh4vhhv</a></p>&mdash; Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) <a href="https://twitter.com/IDF/status/1977659327088599298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We’ve been waiting for this moment for so, so long. PURE JOY.<br><br>But it won’t be complete until the last hostage is home.<br><br>Credit: Danor Aharon <a href="https://t.co/P9I2Ebni0S">pic.twitter.com/P9I2Ebni0S</a></p>&mdash; Bring Them Home Now (@bringhomenow) <a href="https://twitter.com/bringhomenow/status/1977614940270936376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“I want to sincerely thank you” ❤️ <br><br>President <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> meets with hostage families and listens to their stories <a href="https://t.co/SNQCpTVUU4">pic.twitter.com/SNQCpTVUU4</a></p>&mdash; Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) <a href="https://twitter.com/MargoMartin47/status/1977668287258595604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

Hamas releases remaining living hostages as part of Gaza ceasefire

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/10/1760115585607.png" alt="File photo President Trump speaking to reporters on Friday -from White House video" />
                        <figcaption>File photo President Trump speaking to reporters on Friday -from White House video</figcaption>
                    </figure><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="qme" dir="ltr">🚨 <a href="https://t.co/kmn7DNKgIv">pic.twitter.com/kmn7DNKgIv</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1977065808741515751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">President Trump delivers for the troops. <a href="https://t.co/iZOvn2GULG">pic.twitter.com/iZOvn2GULG</a></p>&mdash; Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth/status/1977066803601031594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

Trump identifies funds to ensure troops are paid despite shutdown

Authorities are investigating after skeletal remains were discovered near Scotts Bluff National Monument, drawing a large law enforcement and emergency response to the area Saturday morning.

According to Gering Police Capt. Jason Rogers, officers received a phone call Friday afternoon from a reporting party who said they saw what appeared to be human remains near the north side of the monument. The area was secured, and investigators returned to the scene Saturday morning to continue the search and documentation.

Reports indicate the discovery drew attention around 10 a.m. Saturday, after a man walking his dog observed activity near the site. Officials believe the remains may have first been spotted around 6 p.m. Friday evening.

In addition to Gering Police, the response included Gering Fire and Rescue, officers with the National Park Service, and the Scotts Bluff County CERT Team. The Nebraska State Patrol also assisted at the scene, with radio communications noting the use of LE Secure 5 — a channel typically reserved for the most sensitive investigations.

An officer on scene said the remains appear to have been there for several years. The Scotts Bluff County coroner’s office is assisting with examination and identification, and the National Park Service has been notified due to the monument’s proximity to federal land.

Capt. Rogers said it will be a lengthy process to determine both the identity of the individual and a possible cause of death, one that will require the assistance of a forensic laboratory.

Englebert Family Notified
On Saturday, the mother of Chance Englebert publicly confirmed she had been contacted by Gering Police regarding the discovery. Englebert, a Wyoming man, was 25 when he disappeared in July 2019 after reportedly walking away from a family gathering in Gering following a dispute. Despite years of searches involving drones, K9 units, and volunteers, no trace of him was found.

Authorities have not confirmed any connection between the remains and the Englebert case, though speculation has circulated locally.

Scotts Bluff National Monument, a landmark along the historic Oregon Trail, occasionally becomes the focus of search or recovery operations due to its rugged terrain and remote sections. Officials have not said whether any public trails or areas have been closed during the investigation.

Capt. Rogers said the investigation remains ongoing and that further information will be released as results become available.

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                        <figcaption>&nbsp; Photo courtesy Kelly Mumm / Facebook</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>Authorities are investigating after skeletal remains were discovered near Scotts Bluff National Monument, drawing a large law enforcement and emergency response to the area Saturday morning.</p><p>According to Gering Police Capt. Jason Rogers, officers received a phone call Friday afternoon from a reporting party who said they saw what appeared to be human remains near the north side of the monument. The area was secured, and investigators returned to the scene Saturday morning to continue the search and documentation.</p><p>Reports indicate the discovery drew attention around 10 a.m. Saturday, after a man walking his dog observed activity near the site. Officials believe the remains may have first been spotted around 6 p.m. Friday evening.</p><p>In addition to Gering Police, the response included Gering Fire and Rescue, officers with the National Park Service, and the Scotts Bluff County CERT Team. The Nebraska State Patrol also assisted at the scene, with radio communications noting the use of LE Secure 5 — a channel typically reserved for the most sensitive investigations.</p><figure>
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Photo courtesy Kelly Mumm / Facebook" />
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Photo courtesy Kelly Mumm / Facebook</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>An officer on scene said the remains appear to have been there for several years. The Scotts Bluff County coroner’s office is assisting with examination and identification, and the National Park Service has been notified due to the monument’s proximity to federal land.</p><p>Capt. Rogers said it will be a lengthy process to determine both the identity of the individual and a possible cause of death, one that will require the assistance of a forensic laboratory.</p><p>Englebert Family Notified
On Saturday, the mother of Chance Englebert publicly confirmed she had been contacted by Gering Police regarding the discovery. Englebert, a Wyoming man, was 25 when he disappeared in July 2019 after reportedly walking away from a family gathering in Gering following a dispute. Despite years of searches involving drones, K9 units, and volunteers, no trace of him was found.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ffindchanceenglebert%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02SEWqWNXxCXgfUcpMEqAtQyi4uqJa4spxGRfffwdU43MuxVuw3hnUeHNDkx2X1QvXl&show_text=true&width=500" width="500" height="736" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe></div><p>Authorities have not confirmed any connection between the remains and the Englebert case, though speculation has circulated locally.</p><p>Scotts Bluff National Monument, a landmark along the historic Oregon Trail, occasionally becomes the focus of search or recovery operations due to its rugged terrain and remote sections. Officials have not said whether any public trails or areas have been closed during the investigation.</p><p>Capt. Rogers said the investigation remains ongoing and that further information will be released as results become available.</p><p><i>This is a developing story.</i></p>

Remains Discovered Near Scotts Bluff National Monument Under Investigation; Englebert Family Notified

<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Announcement by First Lady Melania Trump <a href="https://t.co/AAUwgylsgs">https://t.co/AAUwgylsgs</a></p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1976665027336712480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><figure>
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🎥First lady reveals talks with Putin over kidnapped Ukraine children

<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">President Donald J. Trump Completes Comprehensive Follow-Up Evaluation at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center <a href="https://t.co/OuB4whYm6K">pic.twitter.com/OuB4whYm6K</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1976812943770894826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">President Trump departs Walter Reed Medical Center ... <a href="https://t.co/Z6ttXFYq5m">pic.twitter.com/Z6ttXFYq5m</a></p>&mdash; Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) <a href="https://twitter.com/HowardMortman/status/1976710110471733661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

Read the physician report from President Trump's checkup on Friday

On social media Friday, Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said “RIFs have begun,” referring to reduction-in-force plans aimed at reducing the size of the federal government.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/2/1738891651773.png" alt="File photo-Kansas U.S. Marshall Roger Marshall and Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget during a meeting earlier this year" />
                        <figcaption>File photo-Kansas U.S. Marshall Roger Marshall and Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget during a meeting earlier this year</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>On social media Friday, Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said “RIFs have begun,” referring to reduction-in-force plans aimed at reducing the size of the federal government.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The RIFs have begun.</p>&mdash; Russ Vought (@russvought) <a href="https://twitter.com/russvought/status/1976686105199268177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> on Tuesday: “If this keeps going on, it’ll be substantial — and a lot of those jobs will never come back.”<a href="https://t.co/O4Uj4BNo0l">pic.twitter.com/O4Uj4BNo0l</a> <a href="https://t.co/Hol5vCkRgP">https://t.co/Hol5vCkRgP</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1976692607750160778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

Government shutdown: Mass firings of federal workers begins

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                    </figure><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives.<br><br>He has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will.<br><br>The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace. <a href="https://t.co/dwCEWjE0GE">https://t.co/dwCEWjE0GE</a></p>&mdash; Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) <a href="https://twitter.com/StevenCheung47/status/1976601157041856756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> on the Nobel Peace Prize: &quot;I&#39;ve stopped eight wars, so that&#39;s never happened before — but they&#39;ll have to do what they do. Whatever they do is fine. I know this: I didn&#39;t do it for that, I did it because I saved a lot of lives.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/TsfLdgmQXD">pic.twitter.com/TsfLdgmQXD</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1976370711750221828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado has led the struggle for democracy in the face of ever-expanding authoritarianism in Venezuela. Ms Machado studied engineering and finance, and had a short career in business. In 1992 she established the Atenea… <a href="https://t.co/OtFF6NPuGl">pic.twitter.com/OtFF6NPuGl</a></p>&mdash; The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) <a href="https://twitter.com/NobelPrize/status/1976605353123938436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“Oh my god… I have no words.” <br><br>Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina Machado finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.<br><br>Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news with her directly before it was… <a href="https://t.co/OCUpNz752k">pic.twitter.com/OCUpNz752k</a></p>&mdash; The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) <a href="https://twitter.com/NobelPrize/status/1976596971084247228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

Who won? White House responds to Nobel Peace Prize announcement

Nate's Fine Foods, Roseville, California,&nbsp;announced a recall of nearly 245,000 pounds of pre-cooked pasta linked to a&nbsp;deadly listeria outbreak&nbsp;and potential contamination of dozens of products sold at grocery stores nationwide, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

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                    </figure><p>Nate's Fine Foods, Roseville, California,&nbsp;announced a recall of nearly 245,000 pounds of pre-cooked pasta linked to a&nbsp;deadly listeria outbreak&nbsp;and potential contamination of dozens of products sold at grocery stores nationwide, according to the Food and Drug Administration.</p><p>The recall also includes&nbsp;</p><ul>
                        <li><a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/freshrealm-recalls-chicken-fettuccine-alfredo-products-due-possible-listeria" target="_blank">FreshRealm’s Home Chef Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo</a>&nbsp;12.5-oz (sold at Kroger and Walmart)</li><li><a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/freshrealm-recalls-chicken-fettuccine-alfredo-products-due-possible-listeria" target="_blank">FreshRealm’s Marketside Grilled Chicken Alfredo with Fettuccine</a>&nbsp;12.3-oz and 32.8-oz (sold at Kroger and Walmart)</li><li><a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/fsis-issues-public-health-alert-ready-eat-meals-containing-pasta-may-be-contaminated" target="_blank">FreshRealm’s Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs &amp; Marinara Sauce</a>&nbsp;12-oz. (sold at Walmart)</li><li><a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/update-albertsons-companies-voluntarily-recalls-select-store-made-deli-items-containing-bowtie-pasta" target="_blank">Albertsons Companies store-made deli pasta salads</a>&nbsp;(sold under multiple brand names including Albertsons, Safeway and Vons)</li>
                    </ul><ul>
                        <li><a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/fsis-issues-public-health-alert-ready-eat-meals-containing-pasta-may-be-contaminated" target="_blank">Trader Joe’s Cajun Style Blackened Chicken Breast Fettucine Alfredo</a>&nbsp;16-oz plastic tray packages</li><li><a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/demers-food-group-voluntarily-recalls-select-scott-jons-shrimp-scampi-linguini-bowls-due-ingredient" target="_blank">Demer Food Group’s</a>&nbsp;Scott &amp; Jon’s Shrimp Scampi with Linguini Bowls 9.6-oz</li>
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                        <li><a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/kroger-voluntarily-recalls-two-varieties-deli-pasta-salads-because-possible-health-risk" target="_blank">Kroger deli bowtie and penne pasta salads</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/giant-eagle-recalls-smoked-mozzarella-pasta-salad-due-potential-listeria-monocytogenes-contamination" target="_blank">Giant Eagle smoked mozzarella pasta salad</a></li>
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Listeria outbreak: Company recalls nearly 245,000 pounds of pasta

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