SAD NEWS: He’s DONE – Senate QUITING Decision… Trump Rocked
Nebraska Lawmakers Consider Historic Expulsion of Senator Accused of Inappropriate Conduct
On the opening day of Nebraska’s 2026 legislative session, lawmakers were asked Wednesday to consider expelling a fellow senator accused of making a sexually charged remark to a legislative staffer and touching her inappropriately at a party last year.
If lawmakers vote next week to remove Republican Sen. Dan McKeon, 59, it would mark the first time in the state’s history that the officially nonpartisan Nebraska Legislature has expelled one of its own members, The New York Post reported.
The push for expulsion stems from a complaint filed by a legislative staffer who alleged McKeon told her she should “get laid” during an upcoming vacation and later patted her buttocks at a May 29 end-of-session party held at the Lincoln Country Club. The event was attended by state lawmakers, legislative staffers and lobbyists.
The complaint prompted an investigation by an outside law firm hired by the Legislature’s Executive Board. The report, released Wednesday, concluded that while McKeon’s conduct did not rise to the level of sexual harassment or retaliation under state or federal discrimination law, it violated the Legislature’s workplace harassment policy.
The report stated that McKeon has “a reputation for making jokes” and that some of those jokes are “unprofessional and/or inappropriate for the workplace.” It said lawmakers may, at their discretion, censure, reprimand or expel him for his conduct.
According to the report, the staffer, McKeon and another staffer were discussing vacation plans when McKeon allegedly asked whether the woman was “going to Hawaii to get laid.” McKeon later described the remark as a joke, saying he had been referring to receiving a Hawaiian lei. The report noted that the woman was not vacationing in Hawaii, making the comment inconsistent with the discussion.
The staffer also alleged McKeon patted her on the buttocks. McKeon initially denied touching her, the report said, but later stated he may have touched her back, lower back or “even rear end,” though he maintained the contact was not sexual in nature.
Following the complaint, McKeon was instructed on June 2 by Sen. Ben Hansen, chairman of the Legislature’s Executive Board, not to attend social gatherings where staffers would be present. Despite that instruction, McKeon attended another party that same evening where staffers, including the complainant, were present, according to the report.
Nearly a month later, Hansen urged McKeon to accept responsibility for the allegations. McKeon subsequently sent the woman a handwritten note encouraging her to forgive him “because that is what the Bible instructs people to do,” the report said.
In August, McKeon texted another staffer who shared an office with the complainant, stating that the woman “seems to be difficult to work with,” according to the report.
A separate investigation by the Nebraska State Patrol resulted in McKeon being charged with one misdemeanor count of disturbing the peace. He has pleaded not guilty.
McKeon attended Wednesday’s opening session but declined to comment directly on the report. When asked about the allegations and the potential expulsion, he referenced religion, noting that his name, Daniel, means “just” in Hebrew and saying, “We’re all sinners,” when questioned about claims that he frequently made inappropriate jokes.
He said he does not plan to resign, despite calls from Republican leaders, including Gov. Jim Pillen, for him to step down. McKeon said he expects any vote on expulsion to be close.
“It is what it is,” he said. “I’m not going to cry about it or anything.”
The Legislature’s Executive Board is scheduled to hold a hearing Monday on the expulsion resolution. If approved by the committee, the full Legislature could debate the measure as soon as Tuesday. Expulsion would require 33 votes.
Since 2017, when The Associated Press began tracking allegations amid the #MeToo movement, at least 156 state lawmakers in 44 states have been accused of sexual harassment or misconduct.
Fox News DRAMA - Maria Bartiromo's Attorney Drops Bombshell After 'Firing'
When Fox announced that Maria Bartiromo was gone after more than twelve years, the statement was a masterpiece of saying nothing: thanks for the work, best of luck on the next chapter, no reason given. Corporate language that smooth usually exists to cover something rougher underneath. The reporting that followed suggests it did.
Here is the reconstructed sequence, and it should be read as the reporting of Status and Puck’s Dylan Byers rather than confirmed fact — Bartiromo’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, has since pushed back on the “fired” characterization, and the full story isn’t settled. With that caveat squarely in place: Bartiromo reportedly wanted to pursue a story tying China to 2020 election-security questions. For Fox that subject is radioactive. The network paid a historic settlement to Dominion Voting Systems over its 2020 coverage and still faces active Smartmatic litigation on the same ground. A Fox Business executive reportedly sent written guidance steering staff away from the topic, and most fell in line.
Bartiromo didn’t. According to the reporting, when Trump or a White House aide asked why Fox wasn’t covering the story, she confirmed her bosses had blocked it — and then forwarded the internal message proving it. Fox reportedly learned of the leak, concluded it violated her employment agreement, and pulled her off the air August 9.
Reports subsequently said she was “fired.” But according to her lawyer, Bryan Freedman, that’s not the case at all:
For many years, Maria Bartiromo hosted three number one rated television shows on Fox channels. She has been, without question, one of the hardest working journalists throughout her award winning career.
The irresponsible reports that have been published stating that Maria Bartiromo was fired or is no longer an employee of Fox are absolutely and unequivocally false. Make no mistake, we have the receipts and witnesses and they will come out whether through the courthouse or otherwise. Those reporting her firing or the incredulous facts supporting that fiction have exhibited a complete and utter reckless disregard for the truth.
We’ll keep you updated on this.
When Fox announced that Maria Bartiromo was gone after more than twelve years, the statement was a masterpiece of saying nothing: thanks for the work, best of luck on the next chapter, no reason given. Corporate language that smooth usually exists to cover something rougher underneath. The reporting that followed suggests it did.
Here is the reconstructed sequence, and it should be read as the reporting of Status and Puck’s Dylan Byers rather than confirmed fact — Bartiromo’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, has since pushed back on the “fired” characterization, and the full story isn’t settled. With that caveat squarely in place: Bartiromo reportedly wanted to pursue a story tying China to 2020 election-security questions. For Fox that subject is radioactive. The network paid a historic settlement to Dominion Voting Systems over its 2020 coverage and still faces active Smartmatic litigation on the same ground. A Fox Business executive reportedly sent written guidance steering staff away from the topic, and most fell in line.
Bartiromo didn’t. According to the reporting, when Trump or a White House aide asked why Fox wasn’t covering the story, she confirmed her bosses had blocked it — and then forwarded the internal message proving it. Fox reportedly learned of the leak, concluded it violated her employment agreement, and pulled her off the air August 9.
Reports subsequently said she was “fired.” But according to her lawyer, Bryan Freedman, that’s not the case at all:
For many years, Maria Bartiromo hosted three number one rated television shows on Fox channels. She has been, without question, one of the hardest working journalists throughout her award winning career.
The irresponsible reports that have been published stating that Maria Bartiromo was fired or is no longer an employee of Fox are absolutely and unequivocally false. Make no mistake, we have the receipts and witnesses and they will come out whether through the courthouse or otherwise. Those reporting her firing or the incredulous facts supporting that fiction have exhibited a complete and utter reckless disregard for the truth.
We’ll keep you updated on this.
"💥JENNA BUSH HAGER’S ""SICKENING"" LIVE CONFESSION: THE BRUTAL FAMILY TRUTH THAT JUST TORCHED THE TODAY SHOW AND LEFT THE WORLD IN TEARS!
Jenna Bush Hager’s Raw Live Confession Torches 'Today' Show Set, Leaving Studio 1A in Tears and Network in Crisis
NEW YORK — Studio 1A at 30 Rockefeller Plaza dissolved into an agonizing, tear-streaked emotional standoff on Friday morning when co-host Jenna Bush Hager went entirely off-script during a live national broadcast, breaking down in heavy sobs as she delivered a blistering, deeply personal confession about her family dynasty, generational guilt, and the toxic corporate machinery that has governed her television career.
The unvetted, heart-wrenching monologue, broadcast during the peak 8:30 AM half-hour before more than four million live viewers, laid waste to the polished cheer of NBC’s flagship morning franchise and brought the soundstage to an absolute, weeping standstill.
The Unraveling: A Routine Family Segment Turns Into an Unfiltered Reckoning
The broadcast block had been carefully framed on the production rundown as a warm, nostalgic segment celebrating multi-generational parenting and family legacies. As childhood family photographs flashed across the massive studio video wall, co-anchor Savannah Guthrie turned to toss a lighthearted question about growing up inside the White House.
Instead of delivering the expected, media-trained anecdote, Bush Hager froze.
Her hands, resting on the glass desk, began to tremble uncontrollably. Looking up at the monitors displaying her family’s private archives, she reached over, snapped her research binder shut, and pushed her microphone closer. Tears pooled in her eyes, spilling over her mascara as her voice broke with a visceral, gut-wrenching tremor.
"I can't sit here and smile through these pictures anymore," Bush Hager said, her breathing shallow and ragged. "Everyone looks at these images and sees American royalty. But you don't see the sickness behind the curtain. You don't see the suffocating isolation, the deep generational trauma, the quiet cruelty of living as a brand instead of a human being, and the sickening reality of knowing every door I ever walked through was paved with silence and complicity.
I was handed this anchor chair not because of talent, but to sanitize a dynasty. And this network made me sign away my conscience to keep the fairytale alive. The lies end today."
Tears, Shock, and Paralysis at the Anchor Desk
The raw admission detonated like an emotional shockwave across Studio 1A:
Savannah Guthrie Weeps: Beside her, Guthrie’s jaw dropped in complete disbelief. Reaching out with a trembling hand to clasp Bush Hager's arm, Guthrie began openly weeping on-camera, whispering, "Jenna, please... you don't have to carry this alone."
The Soundstage Breaks: Behind the automated camera rigs, veteran teleprompter operators, audio engineers, and floor managers stood with tears streaming down their faces, completely immobilized by the sheer agony of the confession.
Refusal to Stop: A frantic floor director stepped into the camera’s peripheral vision, waving arms furiously to cue a break. Bush Hager ignored the signal entirely, leaning forward and speaking straight through the robotic center lens: "Don't you cut my mic. For once in my life, I am speaking the truth, and I don't care if it destroys this career."
For nearly forty uninterrupted seconds, the live feed remained locked on Bush Hager as she buried her face in her hands, her shoulders heaving with uncontrollable, breathless sobs while Guthrie pulled her into a tight, desperate embrace on the anchor riser.
Master Control Panic: The Somber Cut to Black
Inside the fourth-floor executive control room, the scene turned into an operational tailspin.
With the teleprompter entirely abandoned, the executive producer’s voice cracked over the intercom loop, visibly choked with emotion: "Kill the wide shot. Don't exploit this. Fade to black right now. Fade the fader."
At precisely 8:36 AM EST, the heartbreaking image of Guthrie holding a weeping Bush Hager gently dissolved into a somber, silent black screen.
Rather than jumping into jarring commercial jingles, Master Control routed the national feed into an unbranded technical placeholder reading "Today: We Will Return Shortly", accompanied by soft classical continuity music for five extended minutes.
Soundstage Cleared and Building Lockdown
Behind the scenes at 30 Rock, the emotional fallout was instantaneous:
The Stage Embraces: When the broadcast cleared the floor, fellow on-air colleagues, including Hoda Kotb and Al Roker, rushed onto the Studio 1A riser, encircling Bush Hager as production assistants brought tissues, cold water, and medical wraps.
Floor Cleared: Senior management ordered all visitors, non-essential personnel, and interns out of the studio, closing the heavy acoustic blast doors to protect the anchor’s privacy.
Broadcast Abandoned: Studio 1A remained completely dark for the remainder of the hour. At 8:42 AM, programming resumed from an auxiliary desk on the third floor, where a visibly shaken newsroom correspondent read straightforward consumer briefs with an unsteady voice.
Global Outpouring and Viral Heartbreak
Within minutes of the broadcast cutting to break, DVR clips of Bush Hager’s tear-stained confession swept across X, TikTok, and YouTube, generating tens of millions of views under the viral hashtags #JennaBushHager, #TodayShowInTears, and #TheTruthHurts.
Viewers, mental health advocates, and media commentators nationwide reacted with profound empathy rather than scorn, praising the extraordinary courage it took to dismantle decades of curated political mythology on live television.
While NBCUniversal executives remain locked in high-level emergency meetings on the executive floors of 30 Rockefeller Plaza to assess the contractual and public relations fallout, Jenna Bush Hager’s unfiltered confession has irrevocably shattered morning television's cheerful facade, delivering one of the most painfully human, unforgettable reckonings in network history.
