the 2nd Congressional District seat was vacated by
Repr. Don Bacon who was GOP but n_o_t MAGA
and the GOP Primary voters sent Brinker Harding to
stand for election in the OMAHA - Lincoln based-district . . .
DENISE Powell will succeed
in Congress D.C. Don Bacon
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Nebraska public Media.org/
en/news/news-articles/
nebraskas-federal-delegation-
reacts-to-newcomer-
democrat-Denise-Powell
Wed. Nov. 4, 2026 4 p.m.
Central Time
7:30 p.m.
Saturday (November 7)
undefeated
Miami Hurricanes (NCAA)
play at Independent
Fighting Irish of Notre Dame
University -- who fell to
#11 national rankings from
recent FB struggles -- (single
loss at Provo UTAH BYU)
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sports picks (6 a.m. Nov. 6
Friday issue of Notre Dame/Saint
Mary's OBSERVER):
NOAH CAHILL 31 - 28
ELLIE COLLINS 31 - 30
CHRIS DAILEY 27 - 24
PAYTON DAYMEK 28 - 24
BEN HICKS 31 - 30
ETHAN LASLO 24 - 17
HENRY LYTLE 41 - 35
JACK MUETHING picked
Miami 26 Notre Dame 21
NIKKI STACHURSKI 28 - 24
CLAIRE WATSON 35 - 38
IOWA LearField statewide Radio had a "what-if" set of questions for the
93-year-old who may not have realized that his SEAT as a Senator (upon death or
incapability to talk/ move / direct his staff)
might be "in the hands" of a brand-new DEMOCRAT Governor for
the Hawkeye state (IOWA) --
radioiowa.com/2026/09/27/
grassley-says-if-he-dies-in-office-
he-doesnt-want-a-democrat-appointing
successor
UPDATE: Michigan Live! -- Nov. 5, 7 a.m.
REPORTER Gus Burns -- MLive.com
Where could such
shops
dispensaries
cannabis / smoke shops
be allowed to operate?
only if Niles Township voter
majority passes a VOTERS
approval -- WNDU. com (NBC affiliate)
reporter Edward Nieman
9/2/2026 11:42 p.m.
Host JEFFREY GOLDBERG
panel:
Peter Baker
Leigh Ann Caldwell
Stephen Hayes
Adam Harris
[ check local PBS Affiliate
schedule for times it airs --
here in N. Indiana/SW Michigan
at WNIT - TV it is 8 p.m.
Eastern Time FRIDAY nights ]
Pay your respects today from
Noon to 5 p.m. Central time
at the Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota.
The former Speaker of the State
House will lie in state at the Capitol
following the assassination by a
political extremist, who was captured
inside the state and who has been charged
with second-degree murder of the Hortmans
and attempted murder of another couple
and stalking / pursuit of other political
violence targets. The Hortman's golden
retriever was also killed in the home
entry and violent attack with AK-47.
Mrs. Hortman will be the first woman
in Minnesota's history to receive this
honor and respect. A private funeral
service takes place Sat. 6/28/2025
and it will be live streamed on the
Dept. of Public Safety's YouTube channel.
see Minnesota Public Radio (NPR affiliate)
mprnews.org/story/06/27/how-to-pay-your-respects-to-melissa-and-tom-hortman
POLITICO today
Sunday July 20, 2025
updates other Americans about the
other state Legislatures struggles with
the need to protect lawmakers from
those who might
Assassinate or Kidnap
political figures (like a
Speaker of the Minn.
House Hortman or
Michigan's Gov. Gretchen
Whitmer).
politico.com/2025/07/19/minnesota-assassination-
spurs-wave-of-state-bills-to-protected-officials-
00463300
