
For many Republicans, immigration is risky subject
Rodney Vandenberg was the first to greet Republican Sen. Deb Fischer when she dropped by the Falls City's Chamber of Commerce office last week.

Obama meets Neb boy who won hearts in spring game
The 7-year-old cancer patient who became an Internet sensation for his touchdown run in Nebraska's spring football game has yet another fan — ...
Obama hosts female senators for White House dinner
Dining on Alaskan halibut and slices of peach pie, President Barack Obama hosted the women of the Senate at the White House on Tuesday, laying the ...
Obama, GOP senators discuss issues over dinner
Over a steak dinner, President Barack Obama dined with a dozen Republican senators at the White House on Wednesday evening in search of common ground ...

Nebraska Sen. Johanns says he won't seek 2nd term
U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns of Nebraska announced Monday that he will not seek re-election in 2014, saying he wants a "quieter time" to focus on his family ...

Senate chairman: Hagel nomination on track
Chuck Hagel's nomination to be the next defense secretary remains on track despite Republican demands for additional information about his paid ...

Republicans hammer defense nominee Chuck Hagel
Republican senators hammered former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel at his confirmation hearing Thursday on issues ranging from Israel and Iran to his support ...

Hagel pick test of Senate on presidential choices
In the middle of a bitter fight over a Republican president's nominee for defense secretary, a former White House occupant pleaded with senators to ...
Senate GOP leader optimistic about Afghanistan
The United States should keep a residual force of about 10,000 in Afghanistan after combat forces leave at the end of 2014, the Senate Republican ...

Obama: US war in Afghanistan winding down
With the war in Afghanistan winding down after 11 years, President Barack Obama says the time is right for U.S. forces to let Afghans do their own ...
Senators meet with Afghan president
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is meeting with members of the Senate to discuss what Republican leader Mitch McConnell says are mutual goals for ...

More fiscal clashes loom as new Congress opens
A new Congress opened for business Thursday to confront long-festering national problems, deficits and immigration among them, in an intensely ...