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WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline cleared a key Senate committee Thursday, setting up a floor debate next week as Majority…
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Ben Sasse has been sworn into office as Nebraska's newest U.S. senator.Sasse officially took office on Tuesday at a ceremony in…
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Lawmakers could begin voting Thursday on a spending bill to fund the government through next September.The $1.1 trillion measure is more than 1,600 pages…
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Following her election to the U.S. Senate, Joni Ernst has resigned from the Iowa Senate and Gov. Terry Branstad has set a special…
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Congress is returning for the lame duck session---the session before new lawmakers are seated.U.S. Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska says lawmakers have a…
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Retiring Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin is apologizing for calling Republican Joni Ernst attractive, but "wrong for the state of…
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney is visiting Iowa for U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst as her battle with Democrat Bruce Braley enters its…
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man running on the "Tax Wall Street Party" ticket has submitted signatures to try to qualify for Nebraska's U.S. Senate…
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Nebraska’s Congressional delegation has returned home for the August work session.U.S. Senator Deb Fischer is holding a series of listening sessions…
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U.S. Senator Deb Fischer is co-sponsoring a bill that would give tax credits to employers who provide paid family leave.Fischer is sponsoring the…