As hard as Kevin McCarthy has hammered the White House over the chaotic and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, he’s under rising pressure from his right to go further. The House minority leader has repeatedly pushed back on rank-and-file Republicans who want to make a high-stakes call for impeaching Biden over his handling of Afghanistan — a vow that would come due should the GOP… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The family of a 23-year-old Marine from Omaha said Friday he was among 13 U.S. service members killed in the suicide bombing attack at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan.  Corporal Daegan William-Tyeler Page served in the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment based at Camp Pendleton, California. [...] U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, said in a… Read more »

Fri, August 27, 2021, 7:32 PM·8 min read     A young husband with a child on the way. Another man who always wanted to be in the military. A man who planned to become a sheriff’s deputy when his deployment ended. Heartwrenching details began emerging Friday about some of the 13 U.S. troops killed in a horrific suicide bombing at Afghanistan’s… Read more »

For the last few weeks, Felix Ungerman’s days have been filled with international phone calls, notes scribbled on his hands and efforts to keep his emotions in check. Ungerman is the deputy chief of staff for Congressman Don Bacon. He’s also a veteran of the Afghanistan War. Now, he’s on a mission of his own to get Afghans with American ties to safety. "We know time is very short. We… Read more »

Lawmakers have their thoughts and prayers with the Page family as they mourn the loss of U.S. Marine Corporal Daegan Page of Nebraska.  Page, 23, was a former Millard South student who joined the Marines in 2019. Read the full story here. Read more »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tissue holders sit atop the conference table where the congressman's aides field frantic requests from constituents desperate for help in getting friends and loved ones out of Afghanistan before it's too late. Read the full story here. Read more »

A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a Kabul airport gate where U.S. troops were searching evacuees rushing to depart the country. At least 18 other troops were wounded in the bombing that killed at least 170 people. The attack was the single deadliest enemy strike against U.S. forces in Afghanistan since August 2011, when militants shot down a Chinook helicopter, killing 30 U. S.… Read more »

IN THEIR WORDS: Midwest veterans react to Afghanistan withdrawal U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, a retired brigadier general who was deployed four times to the Middle East. "What is unfolding before our eyes in Afghanistan is a colossal failure, and my heart aches for the Gold Star families who are asking if their loss was in vain, and for the people of Afghanistan who have… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., called Thursday's deadly attack at the Kabul airport "horrific" and said the U.S. needs to evacuate everyone who is still stranded in Afghanistan. "We can do it. Give us a new plan Mr. President. Our military is more than prepared to do this," Bacon said in a tweet. The Nebraska Republican also said in a statement: “Our nation’s prayers go out to those… Read more »

July storms caused more than $30 million in damage in Nebraska and left more than one-third of the state without electrical power, according to the state’s congressional delegation. The delegation cited the impact of the storm in a letter to President Joe Biden supporting Gov. Pete Ricketts’ request for federal disaster aid.   The letter was signed by Sens. Ben Sasse and… Read more »