Don Bacon

Diesel deal sparks debate as Trump prioritises lower energy costs for Americans

Fox News presenter Joey Jones is under fire following a three-minute on-air outburst targeting service members deployed aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln who recently voiced concerns about deteriorating shipboard conditions

The findings are part of a poll conducted by Focaldata for the Financial Times and gauged Americans’ mood about Republican control of Washington as the midterms rapidly approach

Hundreds of officials gathered in the Capitol Rotunda to honour late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham

Perhaps the most important point that President Donald Trump made in his White House address on Thursday night was that we need to be vigilant about foreign involvement and intrusion in our election process

That plea, which Mr. Trump implied was the reason behind the Thursday night speech, appeared to have landed with a whimper among Republicans on Capitol Hill and in campaigns around the country

Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska, one of the GOP's most frequent critics of Trump's foreign policy rhetoric, accused the president of damaging U.S. relationships with European allies after Trump used the NATO gathering in Turkey to renew his argument that Greenland should come under U.S. control

There is growing congressional backlash, including among Republicans, of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s dismissal of a top Army commander

House Rejects Renewing Broad Spy Power in Fight Over Pulte

A government minister has accused US defence secretary Pete Hegseth of "lacking in class" after he controversially used a D-Day memorial event to criticise Europe over what he called an "invasion" of migrants

Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., seeks to cement U.S. assistance for Ukraine by providing more than $1 billion in security and reconstruction aid

Some of those troops from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team in Fort Hood, Texas, had already arrived

Donald Trump’s whiplash over U.S. troop deployments in Poland turned this week’s GLOBSEC Forum in Prague into a preview of how Europe is working to keep NATO functioning even when Washington becomes a source of uncertainty

During his first term, he ousted — or made life intolerable for — Republicans including Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Justin Amash, Bob Corker, Jeff Flake and Will Hurd

Hayes noted many GOP lawmakers increasingly feel the same

Senate Republicans plan to take $1 billion fund toward White House ballroom out of spending bill

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Decision follows tensions between Trump and European allies over Iran policy

With longtime Republican Representative Don Bacon retiring, the Omaha‑based district is suddenly wide open, and national operatives from both parties are pouring in money, endorsements, and attention

The Department of Justice is weighing whether to settle President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS stemming from the leak of his tax returns to The New York Times and ProPublica

On Monday, leaders were said to be discussing how to proceed, according to people familiar with the discussions and granted anonymity to speak candidly

And in New Jersey, Democratic Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark, who grabbed national attention last year as he was arrested during an anti-ICE protest outside a federal immigration detention center, is facing seven challengers as he seeks a fourth term steering the Garden State's largest city

The Nebraska Democratic Party is boosting a candidate in tomorrow’s Senate primary who hopes never to appear on November’s ballot

On Thursday, a super PAC with a minimalist paper trail began airing about $200,000 worth of ads in the Omaha, Nebraska, media market

Merz has bent further than most European leaders to stay in Trump’s good graces, deeming it a strategic necessity to maintain close ties with an American leader known for holding grudges

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tangled with Senate Democrats Thursday during his second day of hearings on Capitol Hill, sparring with lawmakers over President Trump’s war with Iran, the Pentagon’s massive $1.5 trillion defense budget request and potentially sending troops to polling sites

President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed to bring the war with Iran to a speedy end by stepping up bombing raids, threatening to wipe out infrastructure and ordering a naval blockade

Trump has until May 1 to obtain congressional approval under the War Powers Resolution (sometimes referred to as the War Powers Act)

Trump has until May 1 to obtain congressional approval under the War Powers Resolution (sometimes referred to as the War Powers Act)

A group of House Republicans defied President Donald Trump on Thursday to support shielding more than 350,000 Haitian nationals from deportation

The archived posts from Platner's now-deleted Reddit profile under the username "P-Hustle" were reported this week by the Jewish Insider

Several Republican lawmakers have publicly voiced concern this week over the abrupt ouster of Army Chief of Staff General Randy George, an unusual moment of GOP unease surrounding a major personnel decision by the Trump administration

Vance makes weird skydiving wife analogy as he discusses Iranian ceasefire demands

House Republicans thwarted an attempt by Democrats to pass a war powers resolution on Thursday that would block President Trump unilaterally restarting hostilities with Iran

House Democrats will attempt to pass a resolution on Thursday curtailing Donald Trump’s war powers over Iran — a move Republicans will almost certainly block, but one that signals unease on Capitol Hill about a Middle Eastern conflict on pause with no clear endgame

Lawmakers reacted to President Donald Trump’s 11th-hour cease-fire deal with Iran with a mix of relief and cautious optimism, although Democrats and some conservatives questioned the next steps toward a more permanent de-escalation of hostilities

Two-week truce with Tehran leaves Trump mere days to finalise a deal before a legal cut-off triggers a high-stakes clash with Congress

Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has long supported going after the Iranian regime and gave a full-throated endorsement of Trump’s military action in the region when it began

Trump: Iran’s civilisation will die tonight

At least one Republican senator has expressed concern about President Donald Trump's threat to strike Iran's civilian infrastructure

President Donald Trump's escalating threats against Iran sparked fierce bipartisan backlash on Capitol Hill, with some lawmakers calling for his removal from office

At least one Republican senator has expressed concern about President Donald Trump's threat to strike Iran's civilian infrastructure

The dramatic rhetoric came with roughly 12 hours remaining before Trump's self-imposed 8 p.m. EDT deadline for Iran to reopen the vital waterway, through which roughly one-fifth of global oil supplies pass

Republican Senator Ron Johnson warned President Donald Trump against bombing civilian infrastructure in Iran as his deadline to reach a deal continues to near

Tehran has a tight deadline of 8pm ET (1am BST Wednesday) to reopen the Strait of Hormuz before Trump unleashes the dreaded attack