Outgoing GOP Rep. Don Bacon expresses interest in presidency, governorship While Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., will not seek re-election next year, he is leaving the door open to the prospect of further public service, expressing interest in potentially serving as governor, or even president. "I got asked the other day, ‘You say you’re interested in being an executive — is that governor… Read more »

Centrist Rep. Don Bacon is done with Congress — but open to a potential presidential bid Centrist Rep. Don Bacon, one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the House, said this week he doesn’t have the “hunger” for another grueling re-election campaign and won’t run for a sixth term next year. But Bacon, who spent 30 years in the Air Force and specialized in intelligence matters, said… Read more »

Don Bacon votes yes on Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill': 'No bill is going to be perfect' Weighing it all, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon said in the end he saw more good than bad in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The Republican congressman representing the Omaha-based 2nd District on Thursday supported the bill carrying Trump’s agenda — including extending tax cuts, increasing… Read more »

Top lawmaker wants more progress on EW capabilities across services “We’ve made some progress this year [but] here’s my concern: there’s a lot of studies and there’s a lot of paper, but paper doesn’t jam and paper doesn’t hit missiles,” Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said Tuesday during an event hosted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. “We need to have more capability output, and… Read more »

Bacon praises Trump decision to bomb Iran nuclear sites and says Iran’s capabilities are depleted Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon said the U.S. military is in a strong position to respond to Iranian retaliation following President Donald Trump’s decision to attack the country. In a press call Monday afternoon, Bacon praised Trump’s… Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon's office provides insight into process of ICE operation in south Omaha Dozens of people were detained during the raid at Glenn Valley Foods on Tuesday. The operation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Congressman Don Bacon's deputy chief of staff of district operations, James Wright, said as of Wednesday morning, 74 people were still in… Read more »

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 »