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Whittemore trial witnesses troubled by faulty recall
A former top officer of a development company once managed by Harvey Whittemore reluctantly testified Thursday that he contributed to the re-election campaign of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid after getting a $10,000 gift from Whittemore.
Obama promises action on Benghazi, IRS, AP phone records
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama tried to defuse a trio of controversies Thursday, pledging to work with Congress to ensure the IRS doesn’t abuse its power, urging legislators to provide more money to strengthen security at U.S. diplomatic outposts and promising to seek “a balance” between national security and a need to protect freedom of the press.
Reid discloses lesbian niece in call for equal rights bill
Sen. Harry Reid has disclosed he has a niece who is gay, calling it a personal reason he supports prohibiting workplace discrimination against individuals based on their sexual orientation. “My niece is a lesbian,” Reid said Wednesday in an...
Senate panel supports Dorsey judicial nomination; Heller opposes
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to confirm Las Vegas attorney Jennifer Dorsey to a federal judgeship over Republican objections, including one expressed after a long silence by Nevada Sen. Dean Heller.
Obama announces resignation of acting IRS commissioner
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced the resignation of the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following a controversy over the agency’s targeting of conservative political groups.
Trio of troubles threatening Obama's second term
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama seemed to lose control of his second-term agenda even before he was sworn in, when a school massacre led him to lift gun control to the fore. Now, as he tries to pivot from a stinging defeat on that issue and push forward on others, the president finds himself rocked by multiple controversies that are demoralizing his allies, emboldening his political foes and posing huge distractions for all.
Vegas conservative wants to make a presidential peak out of a Belgian's mountain
If Chuck Muth has his way, Las Vegas residents will see the sun rise over Mount Reagan each and every morning in America.
Adelsons fund more than politics
As much attention as Sheldon Adelson received for the estimated $93 million he gave to Republican politicians last year, he has also been a benefactor in the war against cancer and a significant donor to other causes, according to an analysis published last week.
Domenici hopes to repair Reid rift
Former Sen. Pete Domenici says he’s surprised that he’s been shut out by his old friend, Sen. Harry Reid, but hopes to repair their relationship tattered by disclosure of a long-ago extramarital relationship.
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Click here to take our surveyReid apology sought for calling senator a bully
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s comment likening a Republican lawmaker to a schoolyard bully is drawing a rebuttal from his target — and a suggestion from another senator that he apologize.
Federal judicial nominee unaware law partners contributed to Senate Majority PAC
WASHINGTON — Las Vegas attorney Jennifer Dorsey said she was unaware that partners at her Las Vegas firm had given $150,000 to a political committee for Senate Democrats at the time she was being considered by party leader Sen. Harry Reid for a federal judgeship.
Legislators start days with act of faith
Each weekday floor session of the Assembly and state Senate has opened with a prayer from ministers, priests, rabbis, Native Americans and, this session, even Teji Malik, a spiritual leader of the Sikh faith in Las Vegas.
Reid: Henderson council should have vetted Milam
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid tapped his vast treasure trove of political stories — one that involved a drunken former city manager who wetted himself at a local bar more than 40 years ago — to suggest the Henderson City Council failed to conduct background checks of controversial developer Chris Milam.
Reid says money didn't buy judge nomination
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., defended his choice of Jennifer Dorsey for a Nevada federal judgeship, saying he was not influenced by $150,000 in contributions her law partners made to a political committee for Senate Democrats while she was being considered.
Questions continue about contributions by judge nominee's law partners
WASHINGTON — While disclosed publicly only last week, $150,000 in campaign contributions that have complicated Las Vegan Jennifer Dorsey’s bid for a federal judgeship have been far from a secret to key senators considering her nomination, officials said Wednesday.
Activists march in Las Vegas to support immigration reform bill
Amid thousands of cheering people outside the federal courthouse on Wednesday, a war of words began between U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., and a lone tea party member with a megaphone.
Obama: U.S. still not sure who used chemical weapons in Syria
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he’d consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad’s government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war.
Campaign donations raise new questions for federal judge nominee
WASHINGTON — Las Vegas attorney Jennifer Dorsey’s bid to become a Nevada federal judge is coming under fresh scrutiny after a report of campaign contributions that coincided with her nomination.
Bilbray-Kohn asks FEC if she can keep consultant job and run for Congress
CARSON CITY — Erin Bilbray-Kohn is asking the Federal Election Commission whether she can keep her job as a consultant to a political group she founded and still run for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District seat.
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