Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the most powerful Nevadan ever elected to federal office and the longest-serving U.S. senator in state history, died Tuesday.
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Senate Democrats scramble to keep deportation protections for millions of immigrants in the Build Back Better Act despite a ruling that the language did not adhere to budget rules.
Federal authorities say Josiah Kenyon, 34, of Winnemucca attacked police and broke into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 as lawmakers were certifying the presidential election.
House Democrats wrapped up details and voted Friday to pass a massive social spending package that would be largely paid for by tax increases on the wealthy and corporations.
Nevada is expected to get $4 billion to fund infrastructure projects in the legislation.
Sen. Jacky Rosen was among those questioning military leaders about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan at a hearing Tuesday.
Two men arrested in Las Vegas on charges related to the Jan. 6 riot pleaded not guilty to charges unveiled earlier this month in a superseding indictment.
America paused Saturday to remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the terrorist attacks on the nation two decades ago.
A December trial date has been set for one man with Las Vegas ties charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, while another awaits representation.
The review will decide whether a Nevada federal judge’s ruling that a section of U.S. immigration law is unconstitutional and discriminatory against Hispanics will be appealed.
Evidence continues to mount against two men with Las Vegas ties who remain jailed after a third man implicated them in the assault on police officers and ransacking the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
The Nevada Democrat and senior Republicans urged Senate leaders Wednesday to immediately fund the Byrne Justice Assistance Program despite an impasse over police reform.
Outraged lawmakers are saying a wild horse adoption program should be halted and an investigation should be conducted following a report that some of the horses were sold to buyers and slaughtered for meat.
Jennifer Granholm will join Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and congressional lawmakers in Las Vegas this week, according to a Biden administration source.
Former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid helped get the money to research unidentified aerial phenomenon, the subject of a highly-anticipated report.