Metropolitan Community College is seeking to take over the Marine Corps Reserve Training Center adjacent to its Fort Omaha campus for future expansion, a move that would effectively end a 155-year military presence at the historic site in north Omaha. A provision in the federal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, passed late last year, authorizes a “no-cost land exchange” of… Read more »

The war in Ukraine is now entering its second year. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, both soldiers and civilians. The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to push back against the onslaught, but Vladimir Putin’s warmachine is showing no signs of letting up. Read more here.  Read more »

Several House Republicans are calling for an investigation after the Air Force improperly released their military service records to a third-party group with reported ties to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).  Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., one of 11 lawmakers affected by the release, is calling out the Due Diligence Group (DDG) for "identity theft" and is… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Cory Booker, and Dick Durbin Thursday reintroduced the bipartisan Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act, along with Rep. Kelly Armstrong and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. The EQUAL Act, according to Booker, is designed to, “eliminate the federal crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparity and apply it retroactively to those already… Read more »

Rep. Don Bacon is calling for an official investigation after his and other Air Force veterans’ personnel records were released without authorization. The Nebraska congressman’s records were released to a third-party individual without his approval in November 2021, according to a letter from the Air Force. The news outlet Politico was first to report on the existence of… Read more »

Two Republican lawmakers say the Air Force alerted them that their military records were improperly released during the midterm campaign.  Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) was informed of the “unauthorized release” in a letter from the Air Force obtained by POLITICO. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) said in a statement that he was told by the Air Force that his own records were also disclosed… Read more »

The House Republicans' campaign arm is calling for an investigation into the unauthorized release of military records belonging to a handful of candidates and lawmakers. Read more here. Read more »

WASHINGTON — At least three personnel files improperly released by the Air Force in the lead-up to last year’s midterm elections belonged to Republican House candidates, the result of an Democrat-funded investigative firm’s effort that the targeted lawmakers say went beyond dirty politics — and was criminal. Read more here.  Read more »

CNN —  House Republicans are demanding answers after the US Air Force admitted to an unauthorized release of 11 individuals’ military service records, including those of two members of Congress, following an internal audit. Read more here. Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Military families face some unique challenges, which advocates say are causing service members to leave or not to join in the first place. Now, lawmakers have created a new panel on Capitol Hill to address these issues. This new House subcommittee is called the “quality of life panel.” Congressman Don Bacon (R) Nebraska, who is leading the effort, said if we don’t… Read more »