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Exits by Tillis and Bacon demonstrate Trump’s enduring grip on modern GOP
The looming departures of Sen. Thom Tillis and Rep. Don Bacon are another sign of President Donald Trump's firm grip on the ...
Omaha Republican launches bid for Bacon’s swing district seat
Omaha City Council Vice President Brinker Harding is running to replace retiring Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), the first Republican ...
Don Bacon, House Republican Who Often Criticizes Trump, Won’t Seek Re-election
The departure of the five-term lawmaker from Nebraska enhances Democrats’ chances of picking up a seat in the narrowly ...
Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon cites political dysfunction in deciding not to seek reelection
Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska has announced he will not seek reelection next year. The 61-year-old Bacon ...
Rep. Bacon backs Trump tax bill despite Medicaid changes, urges House GOP support
Rep. Don Bacon defended Trump's $4 trillion tax bill, arguing its middle-class benefits while addressing GOP concerns over ...
GOP Rep. Don Bacon, who represents key swing district, won't seek reelection in 2026
Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon represents a key battleground district that could help Democrats to regain control of the ...
Key House GOP moderate Don Bacon won't seek re-election
Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon announces retirement from Congress after representing a swing district since 2017, joining ...
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Don Bacon votes yes on Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill': 'No bill is going to be perfect'
Weighing it all, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon said in the end he saw more good than bad in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful ...
Who might replace Congressman Don Bacon in Nebraska's 2nd District?
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon and Metropolitan Community College board member Kara Eastman, a Democrat, face off in the Omaha ...
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Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon cites political dysfunction in deciding not to seek reelection
OMAHA, Neb. — U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, announced Monday he will not seek reelection next year amid an increasingly polarized political climate. Bacon, 61, said at a news ...