LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) — Currently in Nebraska, it is up to each school system whether or not to teach students about the Holocaust and other acts of genocide. A bill in the Nebraska Legislature would require it. Read the full story here. Read more »

In a letter addressed to President Joe Biden and obtained by Jewish Insider, a bipartisan group of 17 members of Congress urged the White House to redesignate the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The members also argued that withdrawing the Houthis’ prior FTO designation “has done little” to improve the humanitarian situation in Yemen and only fueled further… Read more »

Inflation, imperfect early estimates, and rising construction costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have combined to significantly raise the expected cost of rebuilding Offutt Air Force Base from the floods of 2019, said the Nebraska lawmaker who represents the base in Congress. In an interview, Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.)—a retired USAF brigadier general—said the new… Read more »

U.S. inflation accelerated to a 7.5% annual rate in January, reaching a four-decade high as strong consumer demand and pandemic-related supply constraints kept pushing up prices. The Labor Department on Thursday said the consumer-price index—which measures what consumers pay for goods and services—was last month at its highest level since February 1982, when compared… Read more »

Republican Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) joins Julie Mason to talk Russia, Ukraine, and pain at the pump. Listen to the interview here. Read more »

Semiconductor chips are the foundation of the digital age, essential components that make the modern world run. As the U.S. falls behind on chip production, Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) explore a plan to change that. Watch the interview here. Read more »

(CNSNews.com) – During a screening and panel discussion of the Media Research Center’s new documentary on the Keystone XL pipeline,  House Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) detailed how the canceling of the pipeline by President Biden is hurting workers and the economy in Nebraska. He also stressed that it was “outrageous” for Biden to support Russia’s Nord Stream 2… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) -U.S. Senator Deb Fischer and U.S. Representative Don Bacon have announced the University of Nebraska at Omaha will receive a $1.1 million federal grant from the National Science Foundation. The merit-based grant will support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning in Omaha and will focus on partnerships between UNO and local schools to prepare… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today announced that the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) will receive a $1.1 million federal grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The merit-based grant will support science,… Read more »

El Congresista de Nebraska Don Bacon, acompañado de la representante de Puerto Rico en el Congreso, Jennifer González-Colon, estuvieron recorriendo Omaha como una parada que confirmaba el apoyo entre ambos territorios y el desarrollo de sus pueblos. Jenniffer González-Colón, Comisionado Residente de Puerto Rico, explicó "Por eso estoy aquí verdad, hoy en Nebraska, colaborando… Read more »