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Nebraska
Outside Spending in Nebraska House Seat Tops $3.5 Million
Democratic Majority for Israel hastily got out of the Second District race after realizing the beneficiary of its spending had disavowed the group. It’s back under a different name.
Dan Osborn’s Next Fight
The independent from Nebraska is taking a second run at the U.S. Senate, against an even more appropriate opponent for his working class-vs.-billionaires message.
Controversial Pro-Israel PAC Launders Spending Through Another PAC
Nebraska congressional candidate Denise Powell had rejected the support of Democratic Majority for Israel. So DMFI transferred its ad buy to a different organization.
John Cavanaugh Against the World
The scion of a political family wants to win Omaha’s swingy congressional district and improve lives for working people, amid attacks from both parties and doubts from apathetic residents.
Aftermath: The Hormuz Farm Crisis
Today in the newsletter: Fertilizer prices are crushing rural farmers. Also, attacks on Gulf state aluminum smelters leave America exposed.
Key Nebraska House Primary Features an Establishment Progressive and an Outsider Moderate
State lawmaker John Cavanaugh, despite his record and the backing of the Progressive Caucus, represents the local party establishment. Meanwhile, Democratic activist Denise Powell, the self-styled outsider, is rapidly becoming the favored candidate of many in the national party’s donor and operative class.
Nebraska’s Billionaire Senator Voted for Hospital Carnage
Now independent union leader Dan Osborn, who nearly won a U.S. Senate race in 2024, is vying for his seat.
How Deb Fischer Delivered for Big Ag
An obscure fight over cattle prices could be one reason the Nebraska senator is in trouble in her re-election campaign.

