Officials across Nebraska spent Tuesday in "panic mode," scrambling to figure out what programs and projects across the state could be affected under an order to temporarily freeze federal funding.

Nebraska organizations are urging the Trump Administration to reconsider their plan to pause federal grants and loans starting Tuesday, as it could potentially negatively impact thousands of Nebraskans.

Since 1941, there have been four iconic faces on Mount Rushmore. But, could that change soon? Florida Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna recently proposed to add President Donald Trump’s face to one of America’s most iconic historical monuments.

Gov. Jim Pillen Friday ordered state agencies to take steps to carry out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown — including telling the Nebraska State Patrol and prison leaders to alert federal officials about suspected immigration law-breakers.

Nebraska might need immigrants, but it also voted overwhelmingly for President-elect Donald Trump, who has threatened to carry out mass deportations of people living in the U.S. illegally. Juhnke says attracting workers to Nebraska is not about wages.

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss their case against a former Nebraska congressman charged with lying to authorities about a foreign billionaire's illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign.

Nebraska and Iowa's influence was felt throughout the whole presidential inauguration. Monday was a day members of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's choir will never forget, but they won't be the only ones who took part in Monday's presidential inauguration locally.

The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles. The vote was 56-42 in Zeldin's favor.

Senators Tom Cotton and Pete Ricketts said "there's no legal basis" for an extension to keep the social media platform online.