Former Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson and former Republican Rep. Doug Bereuter say they are saddened and alarmed about what has happened to the Congress that they used to serve in as a senator and a congressman representing Nebraska.
The U.S. government has hit its legal borrowing limit. Democrats, including President Joe Biden, are warning Republicans to avoid a lengthy battle over whether to lift the debt ceiling in order to avoid defaulting on U.S. loan obligations.
Two years ago: Jan. 6 protests in Lincoln and Nebraska reaction to US Capitol riot
Trump Rally, 1.6
Supporters of President Donald Trump rally on the north side of the state Capitol on Wednesday.
FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star
Trump Rally, 1.6
Supporters of President Trump rally on the north side of the state Capitol on Wednesday.
FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star
Trump Rally, 1.6
Supporters of President Trump rally on the north side of the state Capitol on Wednesday.
FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star
Trump Rally, 1.6
Supporters of President Trump rally on the north side of the state Capitol on Wednesday.
FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star
Fortenberry calls on Trump to respond to violence; Sasse offers optimistic view on Senate floor
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry said late Wednesday afternoon that President Donald Trump needs to step up now and call upon his supporters to end the kind of post-election violence that swept into the nation's Capitol earlier in the day.
Asked if the president bears responsibility for the violence after summoning supporters to Washington for what he said would be a "wild" event, Fortenberry said Trump needs to speak to them now.
Extremists consider Capitol raid a success, UNO counterterrorism expert says
OMAHA — The Trump-supporting extremist groups who led Wednesday's raid on the U.S. Capitol are pleased with the results and likely to plan more such activities in the future, the leader of a new counterterrorism center at the University of Nebraska at Omaha said.
