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Sasse on January 6

By John McCormack May 28, 2021

Nebraska senator Ben Sasse, one of the six Senate Republicans who supported creating an independent commission to investigate the January 6 attack on Congress, comments on his vote: “Nebraskans know where…

Politics & Policy

Sasse’s Warning: Scrapping the Filibuster Will Make American Politics More Extreme

By John McCormack March 24, 2021

Nebraska GOP senator Ben Sasse gave a 30-minute speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday in defense of the keeping the legislative filibuster.

White House

Sasse on Trump

By John McCormack December 24, 2020

… Although Sasse was one of the few Republicans who immediately denounced Trump’s pardons, some supporters of Joe Biden denounced Sasse for refusing to vote for…

Politics & Policy

Sasse on Voting to Convict Trump

By John McCormack February 13, 2021

Nebraska senator Ben Sasse, one of the seven Republican senators who voted that Donald Trump was guilty of inciting the January 6 attack on Congress, explains his vote: “An impeachment trial is a public…

Law & the Courts

Toomey, Sasse Slam Democrats’ New ‘Delusional’ Court-Packing Bill

By Brittany Bernstein April 15, 2021

Republican lawmakers rebuked Democrats’ new proposal to expand the Supreme Court from nine justices to 13 on Thursday, including Senator Ben Sasse (R., Neb.), who called the bill “delusional.”…

Economy & Business

Sasse Blames Jobs Miss on Congress ‘Paying More for Unemployment Than for Work’

By John McCormack May 7, 2021

… Nebraska senator Ben Sasse is laying the blame on the decision by Congress and President Biden to continue to enhance unemployment benefits by $300 per week.

Politics & Policy

As Nebraska GOP Threatens Censure, Sasse Doubles Down

By John McCormack February 4, 2021

The Nebraska Republican party is likely to vote on a resolution censuring Senator Ben Sasse for criticizing Donald Trump and blaming the former president for the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

Law & the Courts

Sasse Grills Becerra: Why Did You Bully Nuns?

By John McCormack February 25, 2021

Here’s the video of Nebraska GOP senator Ben Sasse grilling HHS nominee Xavier Becerra on Wednesday over Becerra’s legal crusade against the Little Sisters of the Poor:…

Politics & Policy

Sasse Hits Whitehouse’s ‘Paranoid Obsession’ with FBI’s Kavanaugh Background Check

By Brittany Bernstein March 16, 2021

Senator Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) on Tuesday criticized Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s (D., R.I.) claim that the FBI’s 2018 background check of Brett Kavanaugh during the Supreme…

Politics & Policy

Ben Sasse’s Conviction: Trump’s Lies Caused This

By Charles C. W. Cooke February 13, 2021

… Going in, Sasse hoped to strip the proceedings of their partisan hue.