Representative Don Bacon (R-NE), a veteran and member of the Armed Services Committee, talked about defense issues, recruiting shortages in the U.S. Army, and congressional news of the day. Watch the interview here.  Read more »

The U.S. House approved legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, recognizing all marriages considered legal under state law. HOUSE PASSES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL IN RETORT TO HIGH COURT All 220 Democrats voted for it, while 47 Republicans also chose to support it. One of those was Nebraska Representative Don Bacon. He joined NTV News for a one-on-one interview,… Read more »

Crew members from Offutt Air Force Base’s 55th Wing in Nebraska feasted their eyes last week on something they hardly ever get to see: a new plane. Well, sort of new. The WC-135R “nuke-sniffer” jet that landed July 11 at the Lincoln Airport — the 55th’s temporary operating base while Offutt’s runway is replaced — was actually built in 1964. Read the full article here. Read more »

A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives that seeks to ensure federal protections for disabled parents involved in child welfare proceedings.  The Equality for Families with Disabilities Act, H.R. 8355, would require state agencies to include in their federally reviewed child welfare plans an explanation of the “procedural safeguards and supportive… Read more »

The House passed its version of the annual national defense authorization bill 329-101 late Thursday with several new tech amendments packed into the massive policy legislation.  The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act received several hundred amendments spanning topic areas from making sure only American-grown flowers are on display at the White House to giving the… Read more »

Crew members from Offutt Air Force Base’s 55th Wing feasted their eyes last week on something they hardly ever get to see: a new plane. Well, sort of new. The WC-135R “nuke-sniffer” jet that landed last Monday at the Lincoln Airport — the 55th’s temporary operating base while Offutt’s runway is replaced — was actually built in 1964. But the former aerial New Hampshire Air… Read more »

U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) on July 12 signed on as original cosponsors of the bipartisan Equality for Families with Disabilities Act, which protects parents and guardians with disabilities against discrimination in state child welfare proceedings. Read the full story here. Read more »

In a letter sent to President Joe Biden on Tuesday ahead of his trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia which begins tomorrow in Jerusalem, a bipartisan group of 24 House and Senate lawmakers urged the president to make clear U.S. opposition to Iraq’s recently passed law outlawing relations with Israel during his visit. Baghdad passed a law earlier this year that makes… Read more »

Fresh off a recent trip to Israel, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers is urging President Joe Biden to use his trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia this week to promote and work to expand the normalization agreements between Israel and Arab states to include Saudi Arabia. Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Fred Upton (R-MI), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Mike Turner (R-OH), Ron Kind (D-WI), Don… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Railway workers rallied outside of the BNSF Railway offices on Sunday. Participants marched and chanted around the Lincoln Station, advocating for more benefits, a pay raise and a new contract. “We’ve gone too long without proper pay raises, proper benefits, sick leave,” said Jakob Forsgren, local chairman of Lodge 1320 for the Brotherhood of Maitenance Way… Read more »