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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump praises GOP senators for reaching deal on spectrum auction in Big Beautiful Bill

By Jeff Mordock and Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech after the 2024 presidential election, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, on the campus of Howard University in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

GOP senator’s husband goes viral after declining to shake Kamala Harris’ hand

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., speaks during a hearing, March 14, 2023, in Washington. Nebraskans will cast presidential primary ballots Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in a reliably Republican state that could nonetheless play a decisive role in the race for the White House. Voters will also decide several contested state primaries, including U.S. Senate, where both Republican incumbents are on the ballot. Fischer is seeking a third term. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Republican Sen. Deb Fischer in tight race with no-party rival Dan Osborn in deep-red Nebraska

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

UNL professor acquitted in political vandalism case

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Nebraska US Senate candidates face off in debate

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Fischer gains seat on US Senate Agriculture Committee

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U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) speaks during a listening session at the Holdrege City Auditorium Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Holdrege, Neb (Matt Dixon/Omaha World-Herald via AP) ** FILE **

Deb Fischer likes state-based model of Cassidy-Graham health care reform plan

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Navy upholds ejection of midshipman who reported sex assault

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press

** FILE ** Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska. (Associated Press)

Senators offer bipartisan plan for family leave

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer shows her gratitude to supporters Tuesday night, Nov. 6, 2012, in Lincoln, Neb. Mrs. Fischer’s win in the deep red state returns the U.S. Senate seat to the Republican column following the retirement of Democrat Ben Nelson. (Associated Press)

GOP’s Fischer takes tough line on debt hike

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer shows her gratitude to supporters Tuesday night, Nov. 6, 2012, in Lincoln, Neb. Mrs. Fischer’s win in the deep red state returns the U.S. Senate seat to the Republican column following the retirement of Democrat Ben Nelson. (Associated Press)

Fischer returns Nebraska Senate seat to GOP fold

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Former Sen. Alan K. Simpson (left) and former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles, co-chairmen of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, take part in a news conference on deficit reduction on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Kerrey making a race of it in Nebraska

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Democratic former Sen. Bob Kerrey, who is seeking to return to the Senate, at a news conference in Omaha, Neb., on Monday unveils a new television attack ad that focuses on the story of a now-deceased couple who were sued by Mr. Kerrey’s Republican opponent and her husband in a land dispute in 1995. (Associated Press)

Kerrey bets ranch on Nebraska race

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

**FILE** Deb Fischer (left), the Republican candidate for the Nebraska Senate seat, shakes hands with her Democratic counterpart Bob Kerrey following their first debate at the Nebraska state fair in Grand Island, Neb., on Aug. 25, 2012. The two are vying for the Senate seat of Democrat Ben Nelson, who is not seeking re-election. (Associated Press)

Neb. Senate hopeful Kerrey hammers opponent on spending, deficits

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Republican Deb Fischer, a member of the Nebraska Legislature, has a healthy lead in polls for the Senate seat of retiring Ben Nelson over Democrat Bob Kerrey, the former senator trying to make a comeback after a decade in New York. (Associated Press)

In Nebraska district, Obama may lose his one electoral vote

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer (left), a candidate for Republican senate, meets Democratic Senate candidate Bob Kerrey at a Fourth of July parade in Omaha, Neb. Fischer is running against Kerrey for the senate seat vacated by Democrat Ben Nelson. (Associated Press)

Nebraska Senate race keeps super PAC ads

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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Kerrey challenges Fischer to oppose super PACs

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Bob Kerrey, a Democratic candidate for a Senate seat in Nebraska, tours the Benson neighborhood in Omaha with his wife, former Saturday Night Live writer Sarah Paley, and Henry, his son. Mr. Kerrey has described Ms. Paley as a "comedian." (Associated Press)

Joke by Kerrey’s wife not funny in Nebraska

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

**FILE** Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer addresses supporters May 16, 2012, as her former opponent, state Attorney General Jon Bruning, applauds. (Associated Press)

GOP Senate hopes once again rest on insurgents

By Henry C. Jackson - Associated Press

Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer was pushed to victory Tuesday in her state's Republican Senate primary by the Ending Spending Fund super PAC, which spent more than $250,000 on media advertisements either supporting her or opposing fellow candidate Jon Bruning in the final days of the race. (Omaha World-Herald via Associated Press)

Impact of super PACs felt in GOP Senate primary races

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times