The Battle of Omaha & L.A. Lobbying

Casey Wasserman
President Trump has brushed off a requested $2 billion for public transportation for Wasserman’s LA28, potentially leaving a massive hole in the budget just two years before millions of tourists descend on a city that’s not exactly easy to get around. Photo: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images
Leigh Ann Caldwell
April 15, 2026

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Republicans are trying to sink the leading Democrat in Nebraska’s most competitive congressional race by tying him to… Donald Trump. The state’s 2nd congressional district is a top pickup opportunity for Democrats this cycle, given the retirement of five-term G.O.P. Rep. Don Bacon, and the party is embroiled in a competitive three-way primary there. But American Action Network, the dark-money group closely aligned with the Congressional Leadership Fund and Speaker Mike Johnson, has been targeting the current favorite, Democratic State Sen. John Cavanaugh, as a MAGA Trump ally—a potentially crippling association in a Democratic primary.