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It was Newt's night.
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning remained focused Monday on a campaign message of reducing the size and scope of government.
Sen. Mike Johanns said Monday he is co-sponsoring legislation to permanently ban appropriations earmarks by members of the Senate.
Steven Lustgarten of Omaha said Monday he will be a candidate for the 2012 Democratic Senate nomination.
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning remained far out front Wednesday in the 2012 Republican Senate fundraising derby, but state Treasurer Do…
Sen. Mike Johanns said Thursday he is beginning to view crop insurance as "the new safety net" for farmers and likely to be "a mainstay of our…
Drama in the pulpit over the weekend.
Nebraska's dominant political party has a new crop of workers and candidates on the way.
State Sen. Steve Lathrop of Omaha said Monday he won't enter the 2012 Democratic Senate race, but he may seek the governorship in 2014.
Nebraska Young Democrats say they are not discouraged and they're not intimidated.
It isn't as if Korey Reiman doesn't understand the challenge he faces.
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning told a Lincoln Chamber of Commerce luncheon audience Wednesday he believes federal government regulation…
If there's movement in the Republican Senate race, it doesn't show.
The Republican Senate candidates believe this race has narrowed.
The three Republican frontrunners for Nebraska's open Senate seat debated one more time before the May 15 primary election.
Earmarks, the word that has been transformed into a political sword, might get a full airing during this year's general election campaign in N…
OMAHA -- Bob Kerrey has a big idea he's been refining in remarks to gatherings of young Nebraskans and at recent fundraising receptions in Lin…
Countdown: Nebraska Republicans will select Bob Kerrey's Senate opponent in eight days.
Two new ads began airing in the critical Omaha and Lincoln markets, one attacking Jon Bruning's ethics and the other boosting Deb Fischer as "…
They're rounding the final turn now.
Republican Sen. Mike Johanns on Thursday decried the Senate's "lack of serious support" for passing a budget resolution after this week's seri…
Scrap the conventional wisdom.
Ben Nelson continues to try to move along construction of a new StratCom headquarters complex at Offutt Air Force Base before he leaves office…
Deb Fischer's late surge continues to be the focal point of the ongoing post-election analysis of the Republican Senate race.
Sen. Ben Nelson said Wednesday he believes the United States needs to take "a stronger leadership role" in mounting an international effort to…
As the American Crossroads super PAC launched its largest TV attack ad campaign yet against Bob Kerrey, skirmishing in Nebraska's Senate race …
OMAHA -- Nebraska Democrats zeroed in on the 2012 Senate battle Saturday, questioning why Republican nominee Deb Fischer is not engaging Bob K…
It's uphill for Bob Kerrey, but he always presumed it would be.
Supporters of Ron Paul, and other conservatives are attempting to wrest leadership of the party away from Gov. Dave Heineman.
Considerable racial diversity, lots of first-timers and amazingly young.
The Nebraska Democratic Party has endorsed platform resolutions urging the Legislature to eliminate the state income tax on Social Security be…
Showdown Saturday in Grand Island.
Republican Senate nominee Deb Fischer said she's open to changes in the federal program for livestock grazing on public land, suggesting one o…
The effort by Ron Paul supporters to gain control of Nebraska's delegation to the Republican national convention was squashed Saturday in a ro…
Sen. Ben Nelson said Wednesday that Gov. Dave Heineman's "obstruct and delay strategy" is preventing timely state implementation of the health…
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign will open an office in Omaha and actively compete for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District electoral vote.
The Nebraska Republican Party has endorsed construction of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline and proposed enactment of legislation requiring N…
It could take a very long time, but Common Cause is determined to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court decision that has unleashed an unlimited tor…
ALLIANCE — His hair has gone snowy, but rancher Darcy Leistritz instantly recognized the man coming her way at a strip mall here in Nebraska's…
AÂ cursory look at Nebraska's delegation to the Republican national convention shows a mixture of new and familiar names.