In Nevada, both the number of heat-related deaths and heat-related worker complaints more than doubled from 2022 to 2023, signaling a scorching future.
Politics and Government
Friday’s statement by the Israeli military suggested its forces have been operating in most parts of the city.
Biden added that Hamas is “no longer capable” of carrying out another large-scale attack on Israel as he urged Israelis and Hamas to come to a deal to release the remaining hostages for an extended cease-fire.
A senior member of the House Aviation subcommittee, Rep. Dina Titus backed the FAA Reauthorization Act, which will provide funding for general aviation airports.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal owner and majority shareholder of Las Vegas Sands Corp. will be a major backer of the Preserve America super PAC.
Nevada representatives from both parties say they want the investigations into President Trump to continue so Congress can determine if any laws or rules were broken.
A bill by Rep. Dina Titus that would require airports, including McCarran in Las Vegas, to post signs in languages other than English passed the House on Thursday.
It would allow the Energy Department to prepare Yucca Mountain to store nuclear waste, but the House nor Senate budgets include funding for the project.
House Democrats accused President Donald Trump of abusing his power during a phone call with the president of the Ukraine, while Republicans downplayed allegations of wrongdoing.
House Democrats unveiled a bill to control the costs of prescription drugs, but Republicans criticized it as the first step in nationalizing the pharmaceutical industry.
Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto focused on solutions to gun violence and called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pass a background check bill.
A Senate committee approved an Energy Department spending bill without any money to revive the stalled Yucca Mountain nuclear repository project.
House Democrats passed a trio of gun control bills, including one to outlaw ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
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