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Ben Sasse resigns from U.S. Senate

Ben Sasse (R) resigned from the U.S. Senate on Jan. 8 to become the University of Florida’s 13th president.

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Goodbye, Ben Sasse

The outgoing Nebraska senator thinks America's true divide is between pluralists and zealots.

Reason

At the Races: Under new management? - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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Senator Sasse on Pluralists v. Zealots

Outgoing Senator Ben Sasse on what divides Americans.

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Sasse's exit from Senate prompts GOP unease over replacement

Outgoing Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is expected to be appointed to the state's U.S. Senate seat being vacated by fellow Republican Ben Sasse

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Ketanji Brown Jackson and the Future of Progressive Originalism

The liberal justice seems ready to fight legal conservatives on their own ground.

Reason

At the Races: What pushing for voting rights accomplished - Roll Call

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Gov. Pete Ricketts to seek Nebraska Senate appointment

WASHINGTON — Outgoing Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts confirmed Tuesday that he is applying for appointment to the Senate seat being vacated by follow Republican Ben Sasse on Jan. 8.

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Ricketts to seek Nebraska Senate appointment - Roll Call

With Sen. Ben Sasse resigning to become president of the University of Florida on Jan. 8, outgoing Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts wants his seat.

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Wealthy donors finance DeSantis’ sojourns across US, Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A group of super-wealthy people helped foot the bill as Gov. Ron DeSantis barnstormed Florida and the rest of the country campaigning for his reelection and stumping for political allies running up to the midterm elections this month.

Orlando Sentinel

Ben Sasse confirmed as University of Florida president, will start in February with $1 million salary

TAMPA, Fla. — The state Board of Governors confirmed U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as the University of Florida’s next president Wednesday, approving a five-year contract that will start in February with the possibility of a one-year extension.

Tribune News Service

Ben Sasse faces ‘huge hill to climb’ as University of Florida president. How will he do it?

The 19-year-old Florida college student wanted to make sure the 50-year-old Nebraska politician knew the stakes.

Tribune News Service

University of Florida approves outgoing GOP Senator Ben Sasse as new president despite protests

‘We want the best faculty to stay at this place and to be recruited to this place, and that requires academic freedom,’ Republican says

The Independent UK

Sen. Ben Sasse chosen as University of Florida president in unanimous vote of trustees

The University of Florida’s board of trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to name U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as the flagship school’s 13th president after weeks of growing criticism over his views on LGBTQ issues and a national search conducted largely in secret.

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The Independent UK

Florida faculty vote no-confidence in process to pick Sasse

University of Florida faculty members have expressed their displeasure with Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse being named as the lone finalist for the school’s presidency

The Independent UK

Protest ban at Florida university after anti-Sasse rally

The University of Florida is going to start enforcing a decades-old prohibition against indoor protests following a raucous demonstration earlier this month against the selection of U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as a finalist for the school president’s job

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Blame bad state law for University of Florida fiasco, not Sasse

Florida’s secretive new university presidential search law is a colossal failure, and a greater insult to the public than expected.

Miami Herald

Fabiola Santiago: Universities don’t exist to serve politicians, but, sadly, that has become UF’s role

Let me tell you about the University of Florida, Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse.

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The Independent UK

Protesters disrupt event for GOP Nebraska senator hoping to become president of University of Florida

Ben Sasse’s views on same-sex marriage issues have sparked outrage among UF students who have publicly told him he is not welcome at the university

Tribune News Service

University of Florida greets presidential finalist Ben Sasse with protests, tough questions

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Students and faculty at the University of Florida gave U.S. Sen Ben Sasse a raucous welcome to campus Monday, greeting the Nebraska Republican with biting questions and a loud protest as he sought to introduce himself as the school’s likely next president.

The Guardian - US

Students protest Ben Sasse’s views on LGBTQ+ rights at University of Florida

Likely appointment of Republican Nebraska senator as president of the university sparks protests during his campus visit

Tribune News Service

University of Florida student protesters loudly greet Sen. Ben Sasse during his campus visit

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — About 200 student protesters crowded into the University of Florida’s Emerson Alumni Hall on Monday and refused to leave in protest of U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, the lone finalist to be the school’s next president.

The Independent UK

Nebraska senator faces questions, protests at U of Florida

Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse faced pointed questions and loud protests during his first visit to the University of Florida as the lone finalist for the school’s presidency

The Independent UK

All eyes on Nebraska Gov. Ricketts to replace Sen. Sasse

Speculation is rampant that Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is the most likely person to replace U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, who appears ready to resign to become president of the University of Florida

The Guardian - US

Ben Sasse, Republican who voted to convict Trump, to depart Congress

Nebraska senator, to take top post at University of Florida, is latest GOP legislator to leave Capitol Hill after voting to impeach in 2021

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