LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Veteran political operative Jim Rogers has been chosen as the next executive director of the Nebraska Democratic Party.

Party Chairwoman Jane Kleeb praised Rogers Tuesday for his leadership and skills and said he will be a huge asset as they prepare for the 2019 Lincoln city election and the 2020 campaign season.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's Omaha-centered 2nd congressional district race will again see an Ashford versus Eastman matchup in the Democratic primary — but this time, it'll be former Rep. Brad Ashford's wife, Ann, who is seeking office.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Latest on Nebraska's general election (all times local):

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U.S. Rep. Don Bacon has won a second term in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, defeating Democratic hopeful Kara Eastman in one of the state's few competitive races.

Bacon's win on Tuesday ensures that the district encompassing Omaha and most of its suburbs will remain in Republican hands.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Former Democratic officeholders from Nebraska are gearing up to campaign for their party's candidates ahead of next month's election.

The Nebraska Democratic Party is hosting a rally Tuesday with former U.S. Sens. Ben Nelson and Bob Kerrey, former U.S. Reps. Brad Ashford and John Cavanaugh, and former Lt. Govs. Kim Robak and Maxine Moul.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A state nominating commission has submitted four finalists to Gov. Pete Ricketts to replace a Nebraska district court judge who died.

The finalists announced Monday are seeking to replace the late Douglas County District Judge Mark Ashford, who died Aug. 1 after suffering a stroke.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has been found dead in the Douglas County Courthouse in downtown Omaha.

Authorities say another judge found the body of District Judge Mark Ashford in his chambers around 6 p.m. Wednesday. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says a preliminary investigation found no signs that any crime was involved.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A former Nebraska Democratic congressman said Friday that Russian agents hacked into his campaign emails in 2016, a few months before he narrowly lost to a Republican challenger.

Former U.S. Rep. Brad Ashford announced the breach on his Facebook page after the Justice Department filed an indictment alleging that 12 Russian military intelligence officers stole information from Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and the Democratic Party.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Kara Eastman's narrow win in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District primary will give voters a big contrast in November between the liberal Democrat and conservative Republican incumbent Don Bacon.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Omaha nonprofit director Kara Eastman scored a narrow victory Wednesday morning in the Democratic primary race for Nebraska's competitive 2nd Congressional District, defeating former Rep. Brad Ashford.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Latest on the Nebraska primary (all times local):

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Nonprofit director and political newcomer Kara Eastman has won the Democratic nomination for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District.

Eastman narrowly defeated former Rep. Brad Ashford in Tuesday's primary election with a campaign that cast her as a champion of progressive ideals, including supporting a single-payer health care system.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District has switched party representation repeatedly in the past six years, and two Democrats will vie Tuesday for the chance to again snatch it back from Republicans.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nearly two years after Democrats lost their only seat in Nebraska's congressional delegation, two candidates are clamoring for the chance to win it back in a general election that could see strong Democratic gains across the country.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Former Nebraska U.S. Rep. Brad Ashford is kicking off his campaign to return to Congress.

Ashford is hosting a kickoff event Tuesday at the Old Mattress Factory in Omaha. Ashford is seeking the Democratic nomination to represent the 2nd Congressional District, encompassing the Omaha area. He's hoping for a rematch against U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, the Republican who beat him last year.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Brad Ashford wants to return to Congress and represent Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District.

He's announced he'll seek the Democratic nomination next year, hoping for a rematch with U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, the Republican who beat him last November. Ashford served just one two-year term, having beaten eight-term Republican Rep. Lee Terry in 2014. Ashford had served in the officially nonpartisan Legislature for 16 years.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A member of the Metropolitan Community College District board in Omaha says she wants to represent Nebraska's 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Kara (KAHR'-uh) Eastman said in a news release Monday that she's seeking the Democratic nomination, hoping to unseat the incumbent Republican, Rep. Don Bacon. She says she's running to "stop the assault on public education, cuts to health care" and rollbacks of health-protecting regulations.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former Omaha congressman and his wife are deciding which of them — if either — will run for Congress in 2018 after he lost his seat in November.

Democrat Brad Ashford held the 2nd Congressional District seat from 2014 to 2016, the Omaha World-Herald (http://bit.ly/2q7dAHc ) reported. He said Thursday he's considering whether to challenge Rep. Don Bacon, the Republican who ousted him last year.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — After less than two months, former U.S. Rep. Brad Ashford has left his job as head of the Omaha development advocacy group Midtown 2050.

The Omaha World-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2oNDqPP ) that Ashford describes his departure as executive director of the group as amicable, saying he "wasn't a good fit for the role."

The group seeks to promote development in midtown Omaha, including a proposed streetcar line.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska says he will re-introduce a measure aimed at helping secure citizenship for the widower of an Omaha police officer killed in the line of duty nearly two years ago.

The measure, first introduced by former Nebraska Congressman Brad Ashford and dubbed the Kerrie Orozco Act, would expedite the citizenship process for spouses of first responders who are killed on the job.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — President Barack Obama has signed into law a measure allowing a public-private partnership to build a $136 million veterans medical facility in Omaha.

Democratic Rep. Brad Ashford, of Omaha, announced Friday's signing in a news release. Ashford pushed the bill through the House; U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, a Nebraska Republican, sponsored it in the Senate.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Republicans followed through on a vow to keep incumbent Democratic Rep. Brad Ashford to one term after seeing GOP challenger Don Bacon win Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District seat. Now, Bacon says he's looking to reunite the fractured district.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Latest on the Nebraska general election (all times local):

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Nebraska's Omaha-centric 2nd District congressional race is again coming down to the wire for the two candidates.

The race was still too close to call early Wednesday morning with election officials determining that Republican challenger Don Bacon held a slight edge over incumbent Democratic Rep. Brad Ashford with only about 70 percent of the vote counted.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Officials say Hillary Clinton will bring her Democratic presidential campaign to Omaha next week.

Her itinerary for Monday's visit hasn't been released.

Although Nebraska is heavily Republican, the state's 2nd Congressional District — represented by Democrat Brad Ashford in the U.S. House — could provide her an electoral vote. Barack Obama won the 2nd District in 2008, which gave him one of the state's five electoral votes. Only Maine and...