Former union leader Dan Osborn's independent run for U.S. Senate in deeply Republican Nebraska has shown unexpected strength and if he pulls off an upset victory could make the Navy veteran a Washington wild card next year.

Nebraska votes solidly Republican in statewide elections, but will nonetheless be closely watched in the presidential race on Election Day

An independent Senate candidate in Nebraska touted his willingness "to sell my vote for low five figures, max" in a fundraising page on his campaign's website.

The Senate race in Nebraska shifted from “likely Republican” to “leans Republican” as polling indicates independent challenger Dan Osborn is putting up a fight against Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE), according to the Cook Political Report.

The Harris and Trump campaigns descended upon Nebraska to deliver a similar message to its 2nd Congressional District: their votes could decide the presidential race.

With Nebraska’s blue dot signs, Omahans are fighting to keep their spot on the map, not erase it. They are an act of claiming space, making Democrats visible in a state so strongly associated with Republicans. On Oct. 20, 2024, in yet another echo of the women’s suffrage movement, they even created a “human blue dot” at a rally in a local park.

Voters in Nebraska and Arizona will see competing measures on their November ballots — in one case about abortion, in the other about primary elections. If voters approve them all, what happens next could be up to the courts to decide.

In an interview with KETV, former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said his endorsement of Kamala Harris is about character and foreign policy.

The Cook Political Report on Monday shifted the Pennsylvania Senate race into the “toss-up” category and moved the Nebraska Senate contest from likely to “lean Republican” with just 15 days until the November election.

The crowd of 1,400 people gathered on Saturday at an outdoor amphitheater in Omaha was waiting for Tim Walz, the jocular Minnesota governor running for vice president. But it was another Democrat looking to make history who drew the first standing ovation of the evening.

Kamala Harris's running mate Gov. Tim Walz is campaigning in Omaha -- whose single electoral vote independent from the rest of Nebraksa could turn the electoral college -- on Saturday evening.

As the 2024 election approaches, here's what to know about ballot tracking, vote-by-mail deadlines, and finding your polling site in Nebraska.