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Independent Senate candidate Osborn criticizes ‘two party doom loop’

Over the past few weeks, independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn has shaken up what many thought was a predictable race in Nebraska.

Fischer fends off independent rival in Nebraska Senate race

Sen. Deb Fischer (D-Neb.) is projected to win reelection, surviving a surprise challenge from independent candidate Dan Osborn in the Nebraska Senate race, according to Decision Desk HQ. Fischer, a ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Republicans hang onto Nebraska Senate seat, defeating independent challenger

GOP Sen. Deb Fischer has won re-election after facing a competitive challenge from independent Dan Osborn, NBC News projects.

Politics - NBC News - November 6

Republican Senate candidate’s fire fighting company could go up in smoke

Preparing for office the Blackstone way

Business - Financial Times - October 28

Democratic Senate candidates hold slim leads in 3 battlegrounds: Polling

Democratic Senate candidates in three key battleground states hold slim leads, according to new polling. A CNN and SSRS survey released Wednesday found Democrats outperforming their Republican ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Trump says Senate GOP leader candidates must agree to recess appointments

President-elect Trump demanded on Sunday that the next Senate GOP leader allow him to make recess appointments, which would effectively let him fast-track his nominees and appointments without ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Senate GOP leadership candidates scramble to support Trump’s demand for recess appointments

Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who are all running to become the next Senate GOP leader, say they will do whatever is necessary to allow President-elect ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate weighing options after race called for opponent

Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde released a video Tuesday questioning the Wisconsin election results that show he lost to incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) last week. “Many people have been ...

Politics - The Hill - November 12

Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn launches PAC and weighs future run

Nebraska’s Dan Osborn is returning to work Tuesday as a steamfitter after his unsuccessful Senate run, but his political career isn’t over.

Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago

Fred Harris, former U.S. senator and presidential candidate, dies at 94

It fell to Fred Harris, chair of the Democratic National Committee in 1969 and 1970, to help heal the party's wounds from the tumultuous national convention in 1968 when protesters and police ...

Fred Harris, former U.S. senator and presidential candidate, dies at 94

It fell to Fred Harris, chair of the Democratic National Committee in 1969 and 1970, to help heal the party's wounds from the tumultuous national convention in 1968 when protesters and police ...

Politics - CBS News - 14 hours ago

Trump declares Senate majority candidates should allow him to make recess appointments

President-elect Donald Trump involved himself publicly in the Senate leadership race for the first time, writing in a post on TruthSocial that anyone running to be the next Senate Majority Leader ...

Politics - NBC News - November 10

Trump yet to endorse GOP candidate for Senate majority leader, House majority still up in the air

John Cornyn, John Thune and Rick Scott have emerged as the frontrunners to replace Mitch McConnell and become Senate majority leader in January, but President-elect Donald Trump hasn't lent his ...

Tough votes on Trump Cabinet picks could pose big risks for midterm Senate candidates

Lawmakers running for reelection loathe tough votes. And for senators up in purple states in two years, those tough votes are coming early.

Former Nebraska senate candidate Dan Osborn launches working class-focused political group

Former Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn is launching a new political group to mobilize working-class voters and support their campaigns for office – just two weeks after he lost to Sen. Deb ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Dan Osborn launches group for working-class candidates after Nebraska Senate run

Dan Osborn, who ran an unusually competitive U.S. Senate campaign in deep-red Nebraska as an independent, is launching a new political action committee.

A Test of Independence for an Ultramarathon Runner With Autism

A man with autism, his devoted mother and a seemingly endless race. A story of resilience and love.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

From fantasy to Freud, Bloomsbury’s independence has worked

UK publisher has broadened revenues beyond its bestsellers JK Rowling and Sarah J Maas

Business - Financial Times - October 29

Geopolitical tensions and energy independence: Is NANO Nuclear the answer?

CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: In the debate over energy, the effect on climate is certainly important, but so is the impact of geopolitical tensions on energy availability. Some experts believe nuclear ...

Tech - VentureBeat - November 4

Iowa Poll's independent women rattle Trump supporters

The latest Des Moines Register poll showing skyrocketing enthusiasm for Vice President Harris among Iowa's independent women set off alarm bells for former President Trump and his allies, as both ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

Who Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania independents are voting for

Early 2024 election exit polls revealed which presidential candidate independent voters in the battleground states of Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania are voting for. CBS News chief ...

Trump over-performing with independent voters in Pennsylvania

Independent voters will be a crucial voting bloc this election, with Vice President Kamala Harris leading nationally among them. However, in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, former President ...

Trump warned against meddling with Federal Reserve’s independence

Any effort by president-elect to interfere in interest rate policy could destabilise markets

Business - Financial Times - November 9

Shadowy groups seek to hurt House GOP incumbent by boosting independent challenger

A Democratic-aligned PAC and two other shadowy groups in a competitive House district are seeking to boost the chances of an independent candidate running against Republican incumbent Rep. Jen ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Review: Jazz, African independence, secret agents — it's all in 'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat'

As jazz celebrities rallied to the cause of African decolonization, secret Western interests saw an opportunity for exploitation in this documentary eye-opener.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 16

Seismic change in Botswana as party that ruled for 58 years since independence loses power

Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has conceded defeat in the election in a seismic moment of change for the county that ended the ruling party’s 58 years in power since independence from ...

World - ABC News - November 1

Sen. John Barrasso dodges when asked if Trump should maintain DOJ's independence

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., on Sunday dodged when asked if President-elect Donald Trump should seek to preserve the Department of Justice’s independence from the White House, telling moderator ...

Politics - NBC News - November 10

Congo says mausoleum holding independence hero Lumumba's gold-capped tooth is vandalized

Congo’s government says the mausoleum of assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba has been vandalized

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

FEMA chief says she will ask for independent probe into orders to bypass Trump supporters

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell said Tuesday that she would call for an Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigation into an employee directing personnel ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Congolese police arrest 6 suspects over break-in into mausoleum of late independence hero Lumumba

Congolese police have arrested six people over a break-in and vandalism earlier this week at the mausoleum of the country’s assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba in Congo’s capital, ...

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Coughlin, Shanahan among HOF candidates

Super Bowl-winning head coaches Tom Coughlin, Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan and George Seifert are among the nine semifinalists from the coach category nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Sports - ESPN - October 31

Archbishop candidates need 'heads reading'

The Bishop of Gloucester does not want the "very, very difficult" Archbishop of Canterbury job.

Here are the candidates running for DNC chair

The Democratic Party is turning its sights to electing the next Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair after a terrible Election Day saw the party lose the White House and the Senate majority ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Republicans Clinch Control of the Senate

After picking up seats in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana and winning an unexpectedly close race in Nebraska, the G.O.P. sealed a majority. Tight races in swing states will determine their margin.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

Republicans capture Senate majority

Republicans on Tuesday captured the Senate, Decision Desk HQ projects, ending their painful four-year stretch in the minority. The victories come as a welcome relief to Republican senators after ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Republicans won the Senate

How big will the Republicans' U.S. Senate majority be?

PM slams Tory leader candidates' Southport comments

PM says MPs should "support the police" in their investigation of the triple killing in Southport.

Election map shows path to winning for both candidates

Using an election map, NBC News' Tom Llamas explains how Vice President Harris and former President Trump could win tomorrow's election.

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