‘They hurt us’: GOP Congressman says some Rs ‘play solitaire in the middle of a basketball game’ The 119th Congress is sworn in and has appointed leadership – all that’s left is preparing for a second Trump administration. And with a slim majority in the House and Senate, compromise is key, says Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE). For conservative policies to succeed, he says his colleagues must… Read more »

Bipartisan group of 39 legislators calls for classified briefing on Turkey-Hamas alliance Congress members from both sides of the aisle have demanded a classified briefing so they can better understand the expanding relationship between the government of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Hamas terrorist… Read more »

Rep. Don Bacon Talks to Julie Mason About the Quality of Life Panel https://www.siriusxm.com/clips/clip/fb85ad68-4f10-4ec5-8eaa-4bcadea02446/8cb7c039-3fea-46d3-ad0d-c09d70cd1d59 Read more »

A metro non-profit announces it's building senior-living apartments for veterans. The rent will be controlled, so those vets will only pay a small part of their monthly income. Just a few blocks north of Westroads mall, a few years from now, fields at 96ths and Cady Streets will turn into homes for those who served their country. For now, it's 10 acres of empty fields. But by 2026, New… Read more »

Capio, the nation's leading purchaser of non-performing healthcare accounts, welcomes the introduction of The Reporting Medical Debt Payments as Positive Consumer Credit Information Act of 2024. This bipartisan bill to require credit reporting agencies to consider positive payments in credit scores, enabling consumers who are making payments to boost their credit… Read more »

A new state historical marker honoring the heroism of an Omaha man serving during World War II in the Navy will be dedicated at 2 p.m. Friday in the Benson area of Omaha. In 1942, Charles Jackson French risked his life in the shark-infested waters of the Pacific Ocean to save his fellow sailors from drowning after a Japanese attack sank their warship, the USS… Read more »

President & CEO of the United States Hispanic Business Council (USHBC), endorses H.R.9353 - Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Palomarez states: “From the perspective of small businesses, a Balanced Budget Amendment to the United States Constitution would be healthy for our economy. Our federal deficit is making it increasingly… Read more »

DeKALB –  NIU held its first Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series of the semester over Zoom. The webinar lecture featured Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb), an NIU alum and Air Force veteran and Scot Schraufnagel, a political science professor who has written five books on various political topics. The Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series Webinar was held at 5 p.m. Thursday, over Zoom. Bacon… Read more »

WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress returns from the campaign trail on Monday to face a month-end government funding deadline, but election-year politics will still be at the forefront as Republicans seek to use the process to advance a voting bill backed by Donald… Read more »

The new 95th Wing of the U.S. Airforce will join the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, ideally before the end of 2024. Shared by the military and a handful of U.S. politicians, the news brings at least 70 new Air Force personnel to the state. Representative Don Bacon (R-NE 2nd District) believes that the base could play a role in nuclear capabilities and command,… Read more »