Former union leader Dan Osborn's independent run for U.S. Senate in deeply Republican Nebraska has shown unexpected strength and if he pulls off an upset victory could make the Navy veteran a Washington wild card next year.

An independent Senate candidate in Nebraska touted his willingness "to sell my vote for low five figures, max" in a fundraising page on his campaign's website.

The Senate race in Nebraska shifted from “likely Republican” to “leans Republican” as polling indicates independent challenger Dan Osborn is putting up a fight against Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE), according to the Cook Political Report.

The Harris and Trump campaigns descended upon Nebraska to deliver a similar message to its 2nd Congressional District: their votes could decide the presidential race.

Voters in Nebraska and Arizona will see competing measures on their November ballots — in one case about abortion, in the other about primary elections. If voters approve them all, what happens next could be up to the courts to decide.

Tony Vargas, a Democrat vying to become the state’s first Latino representative, lost to Don Bacon, the Republican incumbent, in 2022. But the presidential election could help him in his rematch.

The Cook Political Report on Monday shifted the Pennsylvania Senate race into the “toss-up” category and moved the Nebraska Senate contest from likely to “lean Republican” with just 15 days until the November election.

A top Republican super PAC is jumping into the Nebraska Senate race as Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) struggles to put away her race against independent Dan Osborn. The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), a

Nebraska’s 2nd District bathed in the attention Saturday of presidential surrogates befitting a swing state, not the most populous part of a conservative state that Republicans rule. The presidential campaigns of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris held dueling rallies in parts of the district each would like to win

In a few months, the Nebraska Independent has become one of the most widely circulated newspapers in the state. Media observers say it is a glaring example of “pink slime

Gov. Jim Pillen called Monday for Nebraskans opposed to abortion to support a ballot measure allowing some abortions in the state.

Each of the four elections for the University of Nebraska Board of Regents will feature a sitting incumbent, but only three of the races are contested.