Ben Nelson, D-Neb. , announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate yesterday, but don't expect him to move back to Nebraska anytime soon. Nelson first ran for the Senate as Nebraska's sitting governor in 1996, but he lost that race to Republican Sen....

Orr in 1990 to earn his first statewide office and was re-elected in 1994 by a landslide. In 1996, he reneged on a campaign pledge that he would not seek higher office while governor and announced his candidacy for the Senate seat vacated by the...

In 1996, he reneged on a campaign pledge that he would not seek higher office while governor and announced his candidacy for the Senate seat vacated by the retiring Gov. Jim Exon. Omaha millionaire businessman Chuck Hagel soundly defeated Nelson in...

I think it was JT, based on his sources in the commodity markets who was the first to predict this Ben Nelson news. I have to think Nebraska becomes the most likely Senate seat to switch in the Class of 2012, ahead of North Dakota now. One of the...

There isn’t much of a Democratic bench in Nebraska, though former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D), who retired 11 years ago, has reportedly expressed interest in a possible comeback. There’s also former Sen. Chuck Hagel, who became an Obama ally and critic of the...

In 2003, the Bush administration proposed to create two agencies to take over supervision of both Freddie and Fannie. Republican senators backed the idea of reining in Fannie and Freddie. The chief advocates in the Senate were Chuck Hagel, Republican...