Federal employees were headed for a long government shutdown after Congress returned to the Capitol on Thursday and promptly adjourned after negotiations with the White House broke down with no clear path to resolve the impasse.
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President Donald Trump was meeting with his Homeland Security secretary and other officials on Monday to discuss border security issues as a partial government shutdown over his U.S.-Mexico border wall entered Christmas without a clear resolution in sight.
Nevada mourned the loss of George H.W. Bush on Saturday, a president who developed deep friendships and ties in the state and gave an emotional boost to a Las Vegas charitable organization that helps adults with intellectual disabilities.
A cocktail called “Avenger” helped forge long-standing friendship between Las Vegas businessman Larry Ruvo and President George H.W. Bush.
Thursday’s 6-0 vote by the Southern Nevada Water Authority board aims to keep more water in the shrinking river system through voluntary cuts. The deal isn’t done, though, as Arizona and California are still debating their cuts.
At a roundtable meeting with reporters on Friday, Rosen discussed her plans as the Silver State’s next senator and the challenges of working in a divided Congress.
The political divide over the Supreme Court vacancy was on full display Tuesday as Republicans praised nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh and influential Democrats rallied in opposition on the steps of the nation’s highest court.
Senate reaction to the Supreme Court nomination of federal appellate Judge Brett Kavanaugh was mostly split along party lines Monday, as Republicans and Democrats prepared for an all-out confirmation battle.
Two Nevada lawmakers toured detention facilities in Texas on Monday as President Donald Trump doubled down on his immigration policies and said undocumented immigrants should be immediately deported without judicial review.
An independent watchdog has cleared Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke of wrongdoing when he gave a speech to a National Hockey League team owned by a campaign contributor.
A federal appeals court has tossed out a lawsuit by the state of Texas that sought to force a licensing decision on the proposed nuclear waste storage project at Yucca Mountain.
Don Blankenship is on probation after spending a year in prison for mine safety violations that contributed to the deaths of 29 West Virginia coal miners in 2010. Nonetheless, the coal baron has a shot at winning that state’s GOP primary Tuesday — even though he’s told probation officials that Las Vegas is his home.
An inspector general for the Interior Department released a report Monday that found Secretary Ryan Zinke’s chartered flight travel followed guidelines — except for one from Las Vegas to Montana that cost taxpayers $12,375.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers reacted swiftly to the news Friday that the United States, Britain and France had launched airstrikes on Syria in retaliation for the horrific attack on civilians by President Bashar Assad.
A $1.3 trillion spending bill is headed to President Donald Trump after the House and Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve legislation that gives the armed services a pay hike but gives no relief to immigrant Dreamers seeking protection from deportation.
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