Republican rep indicates he will be 'a no' on Trump-backed rescissions measure if AIDS relief cut As the Trump administration and congressional Republicans eye passage of a rescission proposal, Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican who doesn't shy away from bucking President Donald Trump, has indicated that he won't support it if it guts an AIDS relief program. The… Read more »

Families remember the fallen in ceremony at Omaha’s Memorial Park For U.S. Congressman Don Bacon, this day is also personal. “I knew seven personally that lost their lives in the middle east, mainly Iraq and Afghanistan,” Bacon said. “I had one friend killed at Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, so I think about the seven that I’ve personally… Read more »

House Republican Praises Trump for ‘First Half’ of Truth Social Post Attacking Putin: ‘The Rest Is Dumb’ Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) praised and then criticized President Donald Trump for his Truth Social attack of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Following Russia’s latest aerial attack on Ukraine, Trump sent a post late Sunday night accusing Putin of going “crazy.”… Read more »

GOP congressman confirms Hegseth ordered pause in cyber operations against Russia, despite Pentagon denial Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska said the U.S. government halted cyber operations against Russia for one day in February as President Trump was trying to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, confirming CBS News reporting at the time and undercutting statements of denial… Read more »

Unleashing America’s Hydrogen Potential to Achieve Energy Dominance Since reassuming office, President Trump has moved swiftly to implement his Unleashing American Energy agenda, prioritizing energy abundance, infrastructure expansion and strengthened domestic supply chains. Personnel is policy, and the President’s appointments to lead on energy—including Doug Burgum… Read more »

Rep. Bacon says farmers ‘already seeing an impact from tariffs,’ calls for opening trade Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said farmers in his state and across the Midwest are “already seeing” the impacts of President Trump’s tariffs and called for the country to open agricultural trade with other countries to support the industry.  Bacon joined NewsNation’s “The Hill… Read more »

Nebraska Congressman discusses tug of war between Republican representatives on safety net spending   Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon discussed taxes and more at a roundtable with the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. The tax law that Congress passed in 2017 is about to expire. https://www.ketv.com/article/nebraska-congressman-discusses-taxes/64657505 Read more »

Nebraska Congressman meets with Omaha business owners to discuss tax provisions   “The tax law that we passed 2017, if we don't get it extended, it's going to affect small, medium and large businesses,” Bacon said after the roundtable. “We're not asking for, really, more tax cuts. We're just trying to keep the tax code level. We don't want to see a tax increase.” Bacon also… Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon is against moving SNAP benefits to state level   The federal government continues to make cuts to its budget, and on the state level Nebraska is following suit. Congressman Don Bacon said one federal cut could be a big burden on Nebraska. He said he opposes moving some of the costs of the supplemental nutrition assistance program or SNAP to the… Read more »

Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon reacts to National Security Adviser leaving Trump administration   National Security Adviser Mike Waltz is reportedly leaving his post in the Trump administration. This comes after Waltz came under scrutiny for inadvertently adding an Atlantic reporter to a highly-sensitive Signal chat discussing U.S. military plans in March. KETV… Read more »