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Today in Nebraska history for June

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FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, file photo, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu smiles during his inauguration address during a ceremony at the State House in Concord, N.H. Sununu has announced he’ll seek a third term as New Hampshire’s governor in 2020, ending speculation that the Republican would make a bid for a U.S. Senate seat. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

New Hampshire’s governor to seek 3rd term, not Senate seat

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Florida voter turnout in 2018 buoyed by youth, Hispanics

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press

Arizona Republican Party’s fundraising plummets this year

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FILE - In Nov. 2, 2018 file photo, New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver attends a rally for Democratic political candidates at an arts and entertainment center in Santa Fe, N.M. Toulouse Oliver is expected to jump in the 2020 race for an open U.S. Senate seat in New Mexico, setting up a possible contentious Democratic primary since U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan has already said he's running for the Senate seat. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)

New Mexico election regulator seeks US Senate seat in 2020

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In this Friday, April 12, 2019 photo, bridges over the Missouri River connect Plattsmouth, Neb., bottom, and Mills County, Iowa, top. This spring’s massive flooding along the Missouri River unearthed bitter criticism of the federal agency that manages the river while devastating communities and causing more than $3 billion in damage. The flooding and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ actions will be the focus of a U.S. Senate hearing in western Iowa on Wednesday, April 17, and critics will demand the agency make flood control its top priority. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

The Latest: Getting aid to flood victims is priority

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FILE - In this Nov. 10, 1966 file photo, Senator-elect Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., poses in front of the Capitol in Washington. Hollings, a moderate six-term Democrat who made an unsuccessful bid for the presidency in 1984, has died. He was 97. Family spokesman Andy Brack says Hollings died early Saturday, April 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin, File)

Reaction to the death of Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings of SC

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In this Oct. 2, 2017, file photo former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., right, listens as her husband Mark Kelly, left, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kelly said Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, that he's running to finish John McCain's term in the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Ex-astronaut Mark Kelly makes Democratic bid for Senate seat

By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press

The Latest: Haslam giving Senate bid ‘serious consideration’

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FILE - In this June 28, 2018, file photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, attends a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hatch bemoaned the disappearance of political civility, kinship and cross-party collaboration during a farewell speech Wednesday, Dec. 12 where he called the Senate a legislative body in &quot;crisis.&quot; (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)

Hatch laments loss of civility for US Senate in ‘crisis’

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

In this Dec. 28, 2017, file photo, outgoing U.S. Sen. Al Franken speaks about his accomplishments and thanks his team in Minneapolis, as his eight years in the Senate are set to come to an end. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Ex-Sen. Al Franken takes first steps back into public arena

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Democrat Mike Espy who sought to unseat appointed U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and serve the last two years of the six-year term vacated when Republican Thad Cochran retired stands with family members and talks to supporters in a crowded auditorium at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Miss., after losing the runoff election, Tuesday night, Nov. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles A. Smith)

Dem defeated in Mississippi US Senate race could run in 2020

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn before boarding Marine One at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 31, 2018, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Tampa, Fla. where he will speak at a rally. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Man dies before voting, wife returns to vote

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Appointed U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., answers a question during a televised Mississippi U.S. Senate debate with Democrat Mike Espy in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, Pool)

The Latest: Coliseum decked out in Christmas decor for Trump

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Several dozen people stand in line outside the Hinds County Courthouse in Jackson, Miss., on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, waiting to cast absentee ballots in a U.S. Senate election runoff between Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Mike Espy. Saturday was the deadline for people to cast absentee ballots at circuit clerks' offices, and it is unusual to see lines on the absentee deadline day. The runoff election is Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, and the winner will serve the final two years of a six-year term started by longtime Sen. Thad Cochran. Mississippi's Republican governor appointed Hyde-Smith to serve temporarily when Cochran retired because of health concerns. (AP Photo/Emily Wagster Pettus)

The Latest: Dem touts ‘diversity’ in Mississippi Senate race

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Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., speaks to attendees at a Gulf Coast Business Council meeting at the IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi, Miss., on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. Hyde-Smith is in a runoff with Democrat Mike Espy to retain her Senate seat. (AP Photo/Sun Herald, John Fitzhugh)/The Sun Herald via AP)

The Latest: Senator apologizes for ‘public hanging’ comment

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The Latest: NJ Sen. Booker campaigns for Espy in Mississippi

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A volunteer looks over ballots during the hand count at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections office in Lauderhill, Fla., on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

The Latest: Embattled Florida elections official to resign

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Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum talks with reporters after a campaign stop in his bid for governor, Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in Crawfordville, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

Andrew Gillum concedes in Florida governor’s race

By Gary Fineout and Brendan Farrington - Associated Press

This combination of November 2018 photo shows Andrew Gillum, left, the Democratic candidate for governor, and Republican candidate Ron DeSantis. On Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, Gillum ended his hard-fought campaign, just hours before counties must turn in their official results following days of recounting ballots. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, Phelan M. Ebenhack)

1st black Democratic nominee for Florida governor concedes

By GARY FINEOUT and BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press