Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., wants hearings by the Senate Appropriations Committee to on reports that the Internal Revenue Service was targeting conservative groups for review of tax documents. Johanns is the top Republican on the committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Services … Continue reading →

Did Rep. Steve King pass up a bid for the U.S. Senate because he was too damaged by last year’s campaign? That’s apparently what U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack thinks. The former Iowa governor spoke with the World-Herald this … Continue reading →

Bob Kerrey will be casting his vote for fellow Democrat Jim Suttle in the Omaha mayor’s race – by absentee ballot. Kerrey said he’s been splitting his time between New York and Omaha since his unsuccessful bid last fall to represent … Continue reading →

Rep. Steve King said this week that he is inching closer to a decision on a Senate bid, but he’s still not there. “I sure don’t like being on the bubble here, but that’s how it is,” King told the … Continue reading →

The Sunlight Foundation has posted a database of donors to President Barack Obama’s second Inaugural. Contributions totalled $43 million, with the top donor AT&T chipping in $4.6 million in equipment and services. Nebraskans gave about $13,000 and Iowans $10,000. You can … Continue reading →

Abbie Gabel is Nebraska’s 2013 Cherry Blossom Princess, the Nebraska Society announced Monday. The National Cherry Blossom Festival runs April 7 through April 13 in Washington. The Cherry Blossom Princess Education and Cultural Exchange Program dates back to 1948. Gabel will … Continue reading →

Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., is taking issue with the Environmental Protection Agency’s disclosure of information about concentrated animal feeding operations. Fischer joined several of her GOP colleagues on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in writing a letter Thursday to Bob … Continue reading →

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel issued a statement Friday to commemorate Vietnam Veterans Day. The former GOP senator from Nebraska noted it was 40 years ago that the last U.S. combat forces left Vietnam. “When Vietnam veterans reached their hometowns, many … Continue reading →

Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., is asking Nebraskans to let her know what specific federal regulations should be axed. Fischer posted a video online focused on how regulations can hurt economic development and asked her constituents to let her know which … Continue reading →

The World-Herald Washington Bureau travelled up to New York this week to cover the announcement that Creighton University is joining the new Big East. Now back on the hill, where the Senate is about to kick off its so-called budget … Continue reading →