Stupak said, referring to his Senate counterparts like Nelson and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who crafted the abortion amendment in the Senate health care bill.

Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson, who has faced a heap of criticism for appearing to trade his vote on health care for millions in federal Medicaid money, said he's considering asking that the Nebraska ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Senate leaders have confirmed former U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson as the next NASA administrator. The decision was unanimous. Nelson is a former astronaut himself.

WASHINGTON – Former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who once rode a space shuttle and was a leading proponent of the U.S. space program while in Congress, will be nominated as NASA's next administrator.

Nelson, a former member of the state board of education and a state senator since 1993, will become the state’s top election official and head of an agency that oversees business filings.

Nelson did not run for re-election after serving 30 years in the Texas Senate, including serving as chair of the Senate Finance Committee since 2014. #TXSenate votes 31-0 to approve former Senator ...

Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday he will nominate retiring state Sen. Jane Nelson to be secretary of state. The announcement comes one day after John Scott said he would step ...

Secretary of State Jane Nelson presides over the House of Representatives on the first day of the 88th Legislature on Jan. 10. She was confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday.