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Republicans Want To Run Against Dark Money Political Consultant Denise Powell

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Powell Caught Lying About Support From an AIPAC-Affiliated Group While Being Funded by Billionaires

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NEW: Denise Powell Caught Lying About Receiving Support from AIPAC-Aligned Group… AGAIN

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Democratic Majority for Israel Secretly Spending for Powell After She Publicly Refused their Money

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Omaha Professional Fire Fighters Local 385 Endorses John Cavanaugh for Congress in NE-02

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American Prospect: John Cavanaugh Against the World

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State Senators Send Letter Affirming Support for Cavanaugh and Pushing Back on Misleading Attacks

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John Cavanaugh Calls Out Dark Money False Ads in NE-02 Primary and Launches New TV Ad in Response

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One Month to Election Day, Cavanaugh Wins KETV Candidate Debate

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Ad campaign linking Cavanaugh and Trump decried as deceptive by candidate, voters

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John Cavanaugh holds press conference on ads linking him to Trump

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GOP Super PAC Meddles In Dem Primary, Signaling Cavanaugh Is Strongest General Election Candidate

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John Cavanaugh: The child care crisis is especially bad in Omaha. I'll fight to cap costs

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Nebraska Building and Construction Trades Council Endorses John Cavanaugh for Congress in NE-02

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NE State AFL-CIO And Affiliates Endorse Cavanaugh, Says He’s Prepared to Fight for Working People

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Legislature advances Cavanaugh's proposal that would remove medical cannabis roadblock

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Nebraska lawmakers advance Cavanaugh's bill to protect doctors who recommend medical marijuana

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John Cavanaugh: Trump's war in Iran endangers troops, costs billions, and hurts Nebraska

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John Cavanaugh Is On the Air With the First TV Ads of the NE-02 Race

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NRDC Action Fund Endorses John Cavanaugh for Congress

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Leading Anti-Corruption Organization End Citizens United Endorses John Cavanaugh in NE-02

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CleanTechnica: Sierra Club Endorses John Cavanaugh for Congress

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Forbes: Nebraska Bill Seeks To Shield Doctors Recommending Medical Cannabis From Arrest

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Bill to protect healthcare practitioners who recommend medical cannabis sails out of committee

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John Cavanaugh Statement on Trump’s State of the Union Address

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Leading NE-02 Candidate John Cavanaugh Praises Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Trump’s Tariffs

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Senator wants Nebraska to exempt overtime, tips from state taxes

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Cavanaugh proposes bill to safeguard access to medical marijuana

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Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana wraps first town hall tour with final stop in Lincoln

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Cavanaugh pledges to support national medical cannabis program

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John Cavanaugh leads field in Quarter 4, 2025 fundraising

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Leading NE-02 Candidate John Cavanaugh Adds Congressman Greg Casar to Growing List of Endorsers

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First Environmental Group to Endorse in NE-02: Sierra Club Endorses John Cavanaugh

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Cavanaugh Calls Out Trump Corruption: Refuses Corporate PAC Money, Supports Cong. Stock Trading Ban

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John Cavanaugh: Trump's corruption is on a scale the country has never seen before

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John Cavanaugh defends voter-approved minimum wage increase from Republican attacks

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John Cavanaugh Leads the NE-02 Field in Fundraising and Polling

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Nebraskans testify on medical marijuana bills, including making commissioners elected positions

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NE-02 Frontrunner John Cavanaugh Announces the Endorsement of Amalgamated Transit Union

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With Lindstrom Out of the Race, Match Up Looks to Be Democrat Cavanaugh and Republican Harding

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'Beyond disappointing': Cavanaugh, Medical cannabis advocates say bill would hurt patients

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Democrats share polling in 2nd Congressional District, showing Sen. John Cavanaugh leads

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Poll Shows Cavanaugh With Support of 43% of Primary Voters, a Commanding Lead in the Race for NE-02

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Who can win Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District Primary? We asked the candidates what it takes

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Bill would make Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission an elected post

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Cavanaugh Prepares Bill to Help Nebraskans Now Paying More For Insurance; GOP Votes For Higher Costs

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John Cavanaugh Raises $345,000 in the Final Quarter of 2025

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Leading NE-02 Candidate John Cavanaugh Adds Congressman Jamie Raskin to Growing List of Endorsers

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In Nebraska's competitive CD2 race, one candidate draws early labor union support

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John Cavanaugh: Inaction by a Republican-controlled Congress hikes Nebraskans' healthcare costs

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Leading NE-02 Candidate John Cavanaugh Releases New Video Calling on Republicans to Fund Healthcare

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How does Trump’s AI executive order impact Nebraska?

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John Cavanaugh Announces the Endorsement of AFSCME, Now Has a Total of Seven Union Endorsements

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The American Prospect: Key Primary Features an Establishment Progressive and an Outsider Moderate

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Semafor: Democrats zero in on a winning formula: Republicans are for Trump, we’re for you

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Leading NE-02 Candidate John Cavanaugh Is Endorsed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus

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Cavanaugh Announces 6 Union Endorsements—Building Coalition With Momentum To Win Primary and General

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Nebraska State Sen. John Cavanaugh picks up local union endorsements

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Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission doesn't budge on restrictive regulations

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Legislative hearing takes pulse of medical cannabis regulations in Nebraska

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‘Utter failure’: Nebraska lawmakers hear testimony on rollout of medical cannabis

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Legislative hearing takes pulse of Nebraska's medical cannabis regulations

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NE lawmakers scrutinize medical cannabis regulations amid legal challenges

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Cavanaugh Slams Trump for Bad Trade Deal With China

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John Cavanaugh Announces His “Transparency and Accountability in Congress” Plan

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Leading Candidate Cavanaugh Announces 4 Local Union Endorsements, First Labor Endorsements of Race

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Leading Candidate Cavanaugh Says Trump’s $40B to Argentina Will Devastate Nebraska’s Economy

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Local4’s Four Things You Need to Know for October 16, 2025

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AP News: States are redistricting to help one party but sometimes the move can backfire

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John Cavanaugh: Republicans want to take away Nebraskans' health care. I'll fight to stop them

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Medical cannabis advocates rally against Nebraska's proposed rules

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'Squash the will of the people': Hearing on Nebraska medical cannabis regulations draws opposition

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‘I’ve been fighting for this’: Dozens voice concerns at hearing on medical cannabis regulations

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Nebraska medical cannabis advocates demand action as Commissioners miss public hearing

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Nebraskans rip proposed regulations on medical cannabis at public hearing

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Medical marijuana advocates criticize restrictions on cannabis access at hearing

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With a 21 Point Lead in the Primary, Cavanaugh Raises $200,000 Including Broad Support from Labor

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Cavanaugh responds: Nebraska Republicans launch initiative to switch to 'winner-take-all' elections

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Nebraska Senator Fights Back Against MJ prohibitionists

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Senator John Cavanaugh on shutdown, McCook & filing his medical cannabis complaint

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Senator files complaint over medical marijuana regulations in Nebraska

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Omaha state senator files formal complaint over implementation of medical cannabis

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Senator says medical cannabis restrictions could backfire on opponents

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Lawmaker challenges medical cannabis regs he says ‘override’ Nebraska voter intent

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Omaha lawmaker blasts narrow medical cannabis rules, calls for public hearing

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Congressional Candidate John Cavanaugh Calls Out Trump For Shutting Down the Government

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Anti-Corruption Champion Cavanaugh Pledges to Reject Corporate PAC Money and Won’t Trade Stocks

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John Cavanaugh: Greedy self-dealing is destroying faith in Congress. Here's what I'd do about it

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Fired Up With John Cavanaugh, CD2 Candidate

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Photos: John Cavanaugh, and Martin O'Malley host town hall on Social Security

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Congressional candidate John Cavanaugh talks with voters at town hall

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John Cavanaugh: Here's how I'd work in Congress to protect Social Security

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Former Social Security Administrator Martin O’Malley Joins Cavanaugh for Social Security Town Hall

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John Cavanaugh campaign touts poll showing frontrunner in Nebraska's 2nd District primary

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New Poll Shows Wide Cavanaugh Lead In NE-02 Democratic Primary

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John Cavanaugh: I'm running for Don Bacon's seat. He's wrong about Trump's budget bill

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John Cavanaugh Slams “Trump’s Billionaire Bailout Bill” as an Economic War on Nebraskans

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John Cavanaugh launches campaign for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District

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State Sen. John Cavanaugh launches congressional campaign for 2nd District seat

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More Than 20 Elected Officials Led By Former U.S. Senators Nelson and Kerrey Support John Cavanaugh

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State Sen. John Cavanaugh’s 2nd District bid endorsed by former US senators, others

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State Sen. John Cavanaugh Announces Run for U.S. Congress

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Nebraska State Sen. John Cavanaugh announces bid for U.S. Congress

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State Sen. John Cavanaugh running for Congress in Nebraska’s 2nd District

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State Sen. John Cavanaugh announces run for Congress in 2nd District