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Maine Democrats Ready Electoral College Nuclear Option if Nebraska Moves First
2+ week, 5+ day ago (50+ words) Top Democratic candidates in Maine are preparing to abandon the state's unique split electoral vote system if Nebraska Republicans follow through on plans to...
Powell Edges Out Progressive Rival to Claim Nebraska Dem Nomination in Heavyweight Primary
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (23+ words) Denise Powell has secured the Democratic nomination in Nebraska's 2nd District, prevailing in a competitive five-candidate primary that drew millions in outside...
Powell Claims Omaha Democratic Primary in Crucial House Battleground
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (25+ words) Denise Powell has secured the Democratic nomination for an Omaha-based House seat that may prove decisive in the fight for majority control of Congress....
Nebraska Democrats nominate candidate open to bowing out for independent rival
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (24+ words) Cindy Burbank won Nebraska's Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects, in a result that may have been designed with her potential exit in mind....
Nebraska Democrats face critical House test as Omaha seat hangs in balance
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (21+ words) Nebraska Democrats are heading to the polls Tuesday for contests that could reshape the party's footprint in a reliably red state....
Nebraska primary turns ugly as Democrats accuse rivals of sabotage
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (23+ words) Nebraska's Democratic primary is descending into chaos on the eve of voting, with candidates trading accusations of bad faith and strategic betrayal that...
Sasse Opens Up on Cancer Battle, Blasts Broken Senate
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (26+ words) Ben Sasse, the former Nebraska senator, is speaking publicly about his pancreatic cancer diagnosis and using his health crisis as a lens to critique what he...
American Farmers Pivot to Soybeans as Iran Tensions Reshape Crop Plans
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (27+ words) Facing economic headwinds tied to escalating geopolitical tensions, American farmers are making significant changes to their planting strategy this season, shifting acreage from corn to soybeans in...
Spring Inferno Scorches Cattle Country, Shatters Nebraska Fire Records
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (679+ words) The Great Plains were supposed to green this spring. Instead, fire consumed more than a million acres across Nebraska in a season that shattered records and left ranching communities reeling from losses measured in livestock, homes, and livelihoods. The Morrill…...
Sasse breaks silence on terminal cancer: 'Ready to die'
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (264+ words) Ben Sasse, who spent eight years representing Nebraska in the Senate, has opened up about his battle with terminal cancer, offering a remarkably candid look at mortality and what comes next. The former Republican lawmaker spoke publicly about his diagnosis…...