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Don Bacon

 
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Representative
Nebraska's 2nd District
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2025
2026
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13906 Gold Circle
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Omaha NE, 68144
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402-938-0300
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02/13/2025 --dailykos
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is being criticized for publicly embracing the notion that Ukraine might have to give up some of its sovereign territory to Russia.Russia invaded and annexed Crimea in 2014 and began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.“We must start by recognizing that returning to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective,” Hegseth said during a speech at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday.The statement was a reversal of U.S. policy and consensus from most of Europe that Russia should cease hostilities and restore Ukraine’s territory. He also failed to indicate any role for Ukraine or other European nations in the negotiation process.“Nothing about Ukraine can be decided without Ukraine,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters after Hegseth’s speech, calling for European involvement in any peace process.President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin“Ukraine’s betrayal after Afghanistan will have catastrophic consequences for America’s perception in the world,” an officer in the Ukrainian military told the Washington Post.EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas called the statement an “appeasement,” saying that the United States was giving Russia “everything they want even before the negotiations have started.”Foreign policy ministers for Germany and Spain also said that “no decision on Ukraine can be made without Ukraine,” which was also echoed by ministers from the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Poland, among others.Republicans have remained largely silent since Hegseth’s speech, but one notable criticism came from Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska.“We should have moral clarity who started this war, who is bombing cities indiscriminately and who our real friend here is. There are consequences of rewarding the invader even if its leader foolishly led over 700,000 of its citizens to slaughter,” he wrote on X.Meanwhile, Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut called out Hegseth for abandoning Ukraine. “Surrender & betrayal—this SecDef Hegseth message amounts to abandoning Ukraine, & undercutting the security of our European allies,” he wrote on X.President Donald Trump has long made clear his allegiance to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and he will continue to mold U.S. policy to avoid a clash with his political ally. Throwing away years of support from Ukraine, as President Joe Biden pursued, had always been predicted of Trump’s second term. Now it is happening, and people are going to suffer.Campaign Action
02/13/2025 --cision
Aerosmith, Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, James Taylor, Jelly Roll, Lil Jon, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mariah Carey, Miranda Lambert, Ozzy Osbourne, P!nk, Reba, Stevie Nicks, and more leading effort to close 100-year loophole, finally require big radio companies to pay artists...
02/12/2025 --rollcall
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with senators during a July 2024 visit to Washington.
02/05/2025 --rollcall
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., left, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., at the Republican National Committee meeting on Jan. 22. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
02/01/2025 --kearneyhub
Nebraskans gathered at the state Capitol Saturday for the 52nd annual Walk for Life rally, celebrating recent victories for the anti-abortion movement.
01/28/2025 --nbcnews
Elected Republicans in Washington and around the country were largely supportive of the Trump administration's attempted move to freeze federal aid programs.
01/28/2025 --kron4
The Trump administration’s expansive freeze on federal grants and other executive spending roiled Washington on Tuesday, drawing howls from Democrats — and a few well-placed Republicans — who say the president is abusing his powers at the expense of public services. It is also sparking confusion and fear among a broad group of stakeholders outside [...]
01/28/2025 --huffpost
"I think the administration needs to be more selective," said Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
01/23/2025 --kron4
President Trump’s decision to pardon hundreds of protesters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — including many accused of assaulting police officers — is dividing House Republicans, with some lawmakers touting the day-one decree and others criticizing it as ill-advised. Trump’s blanket pardon for roughly 1,500 rioters in the hours after he was [...]
01/23/2025 --rollcall
Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. The Senate this week took up a bill that could punish physicians who fail to resuscitate infants born during an abortion. That in itself [...]The post At the Races: March for Life brings abortion votes appeared first on Roll Call.
01/20/2025 --columbian
In a House GOP Conference that’s been marked by division and legislative paralysis for the past two years, the Republican Governance Group says it’s time to get stuff done and embrace compromise.
01/16/2025 --axios
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is staring down surprise and frustration from lawmakers in both parties for removing Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) as chair of the House Intelligence Committee.Why it matters: The ouster of Turner, a staunch foreign policy hawk and defender of the intelligence community, was a blow to the large bipartisan bloc of national security-minded lawmakers in Congress.Turner's replacement is Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.), who is closer to MAGA world on issues like Ukraine, Axios' Hans Nichols reported.Driving the news: Johnson confirmed Wednesday that Turner, who was appointed to his role by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in 2022, would not be reappointed to lead the Intelligence panel."This is not a President Trump decision. This is a House decision, and this is no slight whatsoever to our outgoing chairman. He did a great job," Johnson told reporters."It's a new Congress. We just need fresh horses in some of these places, but I'm a Mike Turner fan. He's done a great job. He performed valiantly in a difficult time under difficult circumstances," he added.Turner was seen by some House Republicans as too close to the intel community, and he angered GOP colleagues with an alarming statement last year warning of a "serious national security threat."What they're saying: Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), a hawkish Intelligence Committee member, told reporters "we all have questions and concerns" and that Turner's removal "kind of came out of nowhere.""McCarthy spent a lot of political capital right-sizing and fixing that committee so that it would be what it needed to be. And Johnson, it's not really clear what his plan is," Crenshaw added.Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), another hawk, told Axios "it divides the conference, and I don't think that's good," adding that "most of us agree" with Turner on issues like Ukraine and intelligence collection."I'm not happy with the decision. I think the vast majority of us are not happy with the decision," said another House Republican who spoke on the condition of anonymity.Zoom in: Despite Johnson's denials, several House Republicans pushed the theory that the right-wing House Freedom Caucus pressed President-elect Trump's team to demand Turner's ouster. The House Republican who spoke anonymously said the right-wing group, still smarting over a successful Turner-led push to reauthorize the federal government's spying capabilities, engineered the move."The House Freedom Caucus remembered that, went down to Mar-a-Lago, extracted a pound of flesh from somebody they didn't like," they said. The right-wing group met with Trump at his Florida resort last weekend.Crenshaw called it a "very believable theory.""Rumors are HFC demanded it," offered Bacon, adding that "if the rumors are true, it's offensive."The other side: Freedom Caucus members pleaded ignorance."He and I had our disagreements. I was surprised ... I was totally taken aback," said Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), a leading opponent of federal government surveillance.Freedom Caucus chair Andy Harris (R-Md), asked if any of his members pushed for Turner's removal, told Axios: "I don't think so. You'd have to ask them. It's not an issue we bring up."Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas), a former Freedom Caucus member, told Axios, "I support the speaker's decision as it is his decision to make."Democrats, meanwhile, are very public about their outrage towards Johnson's move.House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) called Turner's removal "unjustified" and said it is "likely being applauded by our adversaries in Russia and China. Shameful." "It's very troubling, to put it mildly ... and it's foreboding that they are removing somebody as strong as that for apparently political reasons," said Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), an Intelligence Committee member.What's next: Crenshaw told reporters that Republicans on the panel plan to meet with Johnson to try to get his explanation for the decision.Still, Crenshaw said of Crawford: "I like Rick. He's already CIA subcommittee chair."The bottom line: "Any time the speaker makes appointments of course you're going to have people who are upset," a senior House Republican told Axios."Mike Turner's well respected among a good cross-section of the conference."
12/27/2024 --foxnews
Democratic lawmakers have shown a sharp decline in X usage in the roughly two years since Elon Musk bought the company.
11/29/2024 --kearneyhub
The Nebraska Republican Party's policy plan for the 2025 legislative session outlines a hard-right cultural agenda, including further abortion restrictions and enhanced conservative influence on public schools.
11/22/2024 --nbcnews
President-elect Donald Trump picks former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi for attorney general after Matt Gaetz withdraws his name. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss how Congress will serve as a check on the executive branch. Sebastien Lai, son of pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, talks about the state of democracy in Hong Kong as his father stands trial.
11/22/2024 --kearneyhub
After another election cycle that brought few bright spots for Nebraska Democrats, some former party officials have called on the state party's leader, Jane Kleeb, to resign.
11/21/2024 --axios
Matt Gaetz's former congressional colleagues, in both parties, raised a collective cheer Thursday as the onetime Florida congressman withdrew his nomination for attorney general.Why it matters: Gaetz's decision spares the House from a brutal fight over an Ethics Committee report on him and the Senate from an even bloodier battle over his nomination.But the question members were left still asking: Will Gaetz return to be sworn in for his term in the 119th Congress?What we're hearing: "This is the only decent thing Matt Gaetz has ever done," said one House Republican, speaking on the condition of anonymity.Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) told Axios: "I don't think he was going to make it across the finish line anyway.""It settles the matter, we're on to the next one. We've got a lot of work ahead of us ... it's really important we don't lose focus," said Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.)."It was the right thing to do," said Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.).Yes, but: Plenty of Gaetz's former colleagues were loath to comment."I don't believe in kicking someone while they're down," said Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.).On the Senate side, Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) told reporters: "I respect his decision."Zoom in: Several senior House Democrat told Axios that Gaetz's resignation puts to rest the battle over the Ethics panel's report."That's the end of the fight," said one.But Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) signaled plans to move forward with his motion to force a House vote on releasing the report, saying it "remains important that the ... report be made available to the American people."What to watch: One House Republican predicted that Gaetz's withdrawal is "indicative of what will happen with the other 3 problem nominees."Those three: Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, the nominees for defense secretary, health and human services secretary and director of national intelligence, respectively.The lawmaker also forecast that Gaetz will have a "significant position" in the Trump administration that will not require Senate confirmation.Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional reporting.
11/14/2024 --abcnews
Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's nomination for attorney general is being met with a variety of reactions from Republicans, including cautious reservation, praise and pointed criticism
11/13/2024 --fox7austin
Republicans will have full control of Congress and the White House, giving them their best shot yet to make big moves on immigration and tax cuts.
11/13/2024 --cbsnews
The agreement would increase the threshold that allowed a single member to trigger a no-confidence vote to remove the speaker.
11/13/2024 --rollcall
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson, R-N.C., walk down the House steps for the House Republican leadership post-election news conference outside the Capitol on Tuesday.
11/10/2024 --journalstar
Hasan Khalil has lived in the United States for 25 years, but he decided to vote in Tuesday's election and convinced 20 other first-time voters to join him.
11/09/2024 --nytimes
The victory of the four-term Republican, who has resisted his party’s veer to the right, dashed Democratic hopes of flipping a critical district.
11/06/2024 --nbcnews
Republicans won control of the White House and the Senate. Now all eyes are turning to the House, Democrats' last line of defense to stop President-elect Donald Trump and his agenda.
11/06/2024 --rollcall
We know Donald Trump is poised to return to the White House with a Republican-held Senate, but at this point, control of the House is unclear, with several swing seats hanging in the balance. Both parties were waiting for key House races to be called, although Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., predicted Wednesday morning the GOP [...]The post At the Races Special Edition: Known knowns, and known unknowns appeared first on Roll Call.
11/06/2024 --nbcnews
With votes still being counted, here's a look at the key races that remain uncalled by the NBC News Decision Desk (read more on how those races are called on NBCNews.com).
11/05/2024 --dailygazette
Election Day is here. Voters are gearing up to head to the polls to cast their ballots for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in one of the nation’s most historic presidential races. They'll also be determining which party will...
11/05/2024 --dailygazette
Election Day is here. Voters are gearing up to head to the polls to cast their ballots for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in one of the nation’s most historic presidential races. They'll also be determining which party will...
11/05/2024 --dailygazette
Election Day is here. Voters are gearing up to head to the polls to cast their ballots for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in one of the nation’s most historic presidential races. They'll also be determining which party will...
11/05/2024 --foxnews
Fox News provides a breakdown of the 22 House races ranked as Toss Ups in the 2024 election.
11/02/2024 --fox5sandiego
The final doors are being knocked, ads are blaring and candidates are making a last pitch to voters. Even with the high-energy final push, the races for control of Congress are at a stalemate, essentially a toss-up for the House and fight to the finish for the Senate.
11/02/2024 --salon
Democrats are running strong challengers in a handful of districts that could swing control of the House
11/01/2024 --foxnews
Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.
10/29/2024 --columbian
WASHINGTON — The battle for the House is ultracompetitive one week away from Election Day, with both parties bracing for potential narrow majorities come January but seeing their own paths to victory.
10/29/2024 --journalstar
Do Nebraskans want someone to represent them in the U.S. Senate when that person’s formal education ends at the 12th grade? That's what we'll get with Dan Osborn. I decided to look up Osborn's educational background and found he graduated...
10/24/2024 --rollcall
Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski Liz Cheney is the top GOP surrogate for Kamala Harris, while Fred Upton disclosed Thursday [...]The post At the Races: And then there were two appeared first on Roll Call.
10/21/2024 --rollcall
Bacon-themed products are on display in Rep. Don Bacon’s campaign office in Omaha, Neb., on Oct. 16, 2024.
10/20/2024 --nytimes
Tony Vargas, a Democrat vying to become the state’s first Latino representative, lost to Don Bacon, the Republican incumbent, in 2022. But the presidential election could help him in his rematch.
10/17/2024 --foxnews
The court's unanimous decision restores the right to vote for residents with felony criminal records upon completion of their sentence, impacting thousands.
10/16/2024 --dailykos
Nebraska’s top election official had no authority to strip voting rights from people convicted of a felony, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that could add hundreds of new voters to the rolls and potentially help tip the balance on Nov. 5.The order by Republican Secretary of State Bob Evnen could have kept 7,000 or more Nebraskans from voting in the upcoming election, the American Civil Liberties Union has said. Many of them reside in Nebraska’s Omaha-centered 2nd Congressional District, where both the presidency and the makeup of Congress could be at stake.Evnen in July had ordered county election officials in Nebraska to reject the voter registrations of those with felony convictions, citing an opinion from the state attorney general. That opinion, which Evnen had requested, deemed as unconstitutional a law passed this year by the Legislature immediately restoring the voting rights of people who have completed the terms of their felony sentences.“Patty and Selma at the Department of Motor Vehicles may not be constitutional scholars, but they know that they are expected to follow the law,” Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman wrote in the high court's ruling, criticizing Evnen and Attorney General Mike Hilgers for taking it upon themselves to declare the law unconstitutional. “Do we want to live in a world where every state employee who has a hunch a statute is flawed gets to ignore it?”
10/16/2024 --sun_sentinel
Less than a month before Election Day, 10 race rating changes help clarify the fights for control of the House and Senate.
10/16/2024 --timesherald
The state Supreme Court ruled the secretary of state had no authority to declare unconstitutional a state law that restored the voting rights of those who have been convicted of a felony.
10/16/2024 --whittierdailynews
The state Supreme Court ruled the secretary of state had no authority to declare unconstitutional a state law that restored the voting rights of those who have been convicted of a felony.
10/13/2024 --dailykos
This year, control of the House will be determined primarily by just 26 districts. And with 22 days to go until Nov. 5, neither party has a clear advantage.Republicans took control of the House in 2022, with the slimmest of majorities—though “control” may be overstating things. Their majority has seen constant chaos, including the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (after less than a year in leadership!), a dramatic battle to replace him, a failed impeachment of President Joe Biden, early retirements by frustrated members like Colorado Republican Ken Buck, and so much more.All of that has given Democrats confidence that they can take back the House this year—and race ratings by The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball suggest it’s possible. Overall, Democrats are favored in 202 districts and Republicans in 207, based on the median race rating between those three organizations. Race ratings are based on collections of polling, reporting, fundraising numbers, historical trends, and other data. The ratings generally break down into these categories: Solid Democratic or Republican, Likely Democratic or Republican, Lean Democratic or Republican, and Toss-up. (Inside Elections adds a “Tilt” rating, which lives between “Lean” and “Toss-up.” But for our purposes, that rating has been standardized to “Toss-up.”)That means control of the House will most likely be determined by 26 toss-up districts. And the polling in them holds some glimmers of hope for Democrats—who need to pick up only four seats to take back the House—as well as a few warnings.Here’s what you need to know. xDatawrapper Content
10/09/2024 --politico
“The law was passed, it’s not going to go backward," GOP Rep. Don Bacon said.
10/04/2024 --theepochtimes
Republican Rep. Don Bacon is running against Democratic state Sen. Tony Vargas to represent Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District.
10/01/2024 --kron4
The election forecaster Sabato’s Crystal Ball announced on Monday that it would be shifting Rep. Don Bacon’s (R-Neb.) race in Nebraska toward the Democrats. Kyle Kondik, the managing editor for Sabato’s Crystal Ball, part of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, shifted Bacon’s race in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District from “toss-up” to “leans [...]
09/30/2024 --journalstar
Acknowledging he’s in a "dead heat" as he seeks a fifth term in the U.S. House, Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon on Monday welcomed the endorsement.
 
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