Denise Powell projected to win Democratic primary in key Nebraska district

Denise Powell, a political organizer, won the competitive Democratic primary in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, CBS News projected, amid concerns that another leading hopeful in the race risked harming the party in presidential politics. Powell will face Republican Brinker Harding, a member of the Omaha City Council, in the general election. Harding did not have a challenger in the primary to replace GOP Rep. Don Bacon, who is retiring after a decade in Congress. …