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Sasse’s exit from Senate prompts GOP unease over replacement

FILE - Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts takes part in a panel discussion during a Republican Governors Association conference, Nov. 15, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Ricketts is expected to be appointed to the state's U.S. Senate seat being vacated by fellow Republican Ben Sasse. His appointment would come from a new governor Ricketts helped get elected. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) FILE - Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts poses a question fellow governors taking part in a panel discussion during a Republican Governors Association conference, Nov. 15, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Ricketts is expected to be appointed to the state's U.S. Senate seat being vacated by fellow Republican Ben Sasse. His appointment would come from a new governor Ricketts helped get elected. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Sasse’s exit from Senate prompts GOP unease over replacement