Politico By JOHN BRESNAHAN | 12/27/11 1:09 PM EST Updated: 12/27/11 4:32 PM EST Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska announced his retirement from the Senate Tuesday, delivering a serious blow to Democratic efforts to hold on to the majority i… more »

ABC News Matthew Jaffe reports: Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson announced late Friday he would vote against the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. In a statement released this evening, Sen. Nelson said, "I have heard concerns from Nebrask… more »

The HillBy Michael O'Brien Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) voted Monday evening against beginning debate on his party's Wall Street reform bill. Nelson, a centrist Democrat who also broke with his party on healthcare legislation and several jobs bills,… more »

  By FRANK RICH   Published: January 16, 2010 Even given the low bar set by America’s bogus conversations about race, the short-lived Harry Reid fracas was a most peculiar nonevent. For all the hyperventilation in cable news land, this supposed r… more »

Politico By MANU RAJU Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson and his wife were leaving dinner at a new pizza joint near their home in Omaha one night last week when a patron began complaining about Nelson’s decisive vote in favor of the Senate’s health care bill.… more »