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Former Senator Ben Sasse condemns academics for talking about 'Halloween costumes and microaggressions' but remaining silent on Hamas' terrorist attacks on Israel
Ben Sasse, now president of the University of Florida, criticized university leaders for their resp…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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University of Florida president Ben Sasse says professors shouldn't feel stifled by the state's new law stipulating they can't 'distort' history in their teachings
"I want more curiosity and less dogma. I want less indoctrination," University of Florida president…
John L. Dorman
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Sen. Ben Sasse says GOP politicians focusing on cable news appearances are 'peddling crack' to appeal to the next 'angry octogenarian'
Sasse has previously spoken about the intersection between politics and media, calling out Matt Gae…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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GOP Sen. Ben Sasse says Biden's chief of staff Ron Klain 'literally lives on Twitter' and sees it as his 'constituency'
Sasse, who used Twitter frequently before quitting in 2017, also said the US has a "government of t…
Bryan Metzger
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Republican Sen. Ben Sasse says the GOP 'wants a strongman daddy figure' and 'exists increasingly as a vehicle for the grievances of the angriest, oldest folks'
"I've already got a great dad, thank you very much," Sasse quipped, implicitly chastising his own p…
Bryan Metzger
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How Kyrsten Sinema — who once said she could 'do anything' if she lost reelection — can get rich now that she's retiring from the Senate
"I can go on any board I want to. I can be a college president. I can do anything," Sinema reported…
Bryan Metzger
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Trump says he regrets endorsing Republican Sen. Ben Sasse in his 2020 reelection bid, calls him 'bad news'
"He's bad news, Ben Sasse," Trump said of the senator said during a tele-rally in support of Nebras…
John L. Dorman
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GOP Sen. Ben Sasse says he won't support Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court because 'we disagree on judicial philosophy'
"Judge Jackson has impeccable credentials and a deep knowledge of the law, but ... she refused to c…
John L. Dorman
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GOP war hawks ditch Trump and America First to back Ukraine's 'moral battle' against Putin
Putin's war on Ukraine has snapped GOP hawks to attention, prompting them to drop Trump's isolation…
Warren Rojas
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GOP Sen. Ben Sasse re-introduces bill to ban lawmakers from trading stocks and becoming paid lobbyists after retiring
Sasse's bill also requires the President and Vice President to disclose their tax returns and bans …
Bryan Metzger
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Mitch McConnell says Biden is 'moving in the right direction' in his response to Russia's threats against Ukraine
"They're preparing to take steps before an incursion and not afterwards," the top Senate Republican…
Brent D. Griffiths,John Haltiwanger
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McConnell staked his legacy on a border-Ukraine deal. He may be too out of step with the GOP to save it.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying to overcome Trump's opposition to the sweeping leg…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Trump says Sen. Ben Sasse is a 'loser,' a 'sleazebag,' and a 'quiet little boy'
"You know, he wants to stay in Afghanistan, let soldiers stay there and get their faces blown off,"…
Bryan Metzger
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Republican Ben Sasse says he's 'sad' for 'needy and desperate' Trump in parting shot before leaving the Senate
Sasse also praised Trump for appointing conservative judges, saying the former president "kept his …
Brent D. Griffiths
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Sen. Ben Sasse said Reps. Matt Gaetz, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Marjorie Taylor Greene aren't 'serious adults'
The Nebraska Republican expressed frustration at being asked about statements by other Congress mem…
Bryan Metzger
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Republican Sen. Ben Sasse accuses Biden of using 'happy talk' in Afghanistan approach, says he is 'disconnected from reality'
"There is clearly no plan. There has been no plan. Their plan has basically been happy talk," Sasse…
John L. Dorman
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Ted Cruz says the Biden administration's decision to vacate Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan was a 'political decision' that 'proved catastrophic'
Bagram, which was once the largest US military base in the Afghanistan but has since fallen to the …
John L. Dorman
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Republican Sen. Ben Sasse says the US should maintain a 'light footprint' of troops in Afghanistan
Sasse has emerged as a vocal critic of Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal strategy, blasting what he ca…
John L. Dorman
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GOP Sen. Ben Sasse blasts Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal, says 'we have a hostage situation developing'
GOP Rep. Liz Cheney expressed a similar sentiment on Sunday, saying Americans "are probably being h…
Oma Seddiq
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Sasse will introduce legislation to redirect expanded unemployment benefits into signing bonuses for new hires
"The emergency UI program is now penalizing people for going back to work," Sasse said. "We've got …