GOP eyes electoral vote in Nebraska that could be decisive in Trump-Biden race

A lone electoral vote in Nebraska could have a decisive impact on the 2024 presidential election.  And that reality is now being seized upon by prominent Republicans.  Nebraska is a reliably red state in presidential races. The last Democratic presidential candidate to win statewide was Lyndon B. Johnson over half a century ago.  But Nebraska

DOJ announces nearly $80 million to help communities fight violent crime

Washington — The Justice Department is set to invest nearly $80 million in additional funding to support community violence intervention programs across the country as part of the federal government’s multifaceted strategy to continue stemming what had been rising crime rates, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday.  At the same time, Garland said federal law

Biden and Trump win primaries, but some results show some voters still prefer another candidate

Biden and Trump win primaries, but some results show some voters still prefer another candidate – CBS News Watch CBS News President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won their respective primaries in four states Tuesday, but the results showed some voters still preferred another candidate. The political protest vote against Biden’s handling of

NHTSA is over 5 months late in meeting deadline to strengthen car seats

Over five months after telling Congress a proposed regulation to strengthen vehicle seats to make them safer would be published “in the coming months,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has yet to meet a congressional deadline it missed last November.  In the infrastructure law signed in November 2021, Congress gave the National Highway