The U.S. House of Representatives took an initial step on Monday toward not funding the proposed nuclear repository at Yucca Mountain for fiscal year 2022.
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The first wave of a Federal Emergency Management Agency “surge team” will be deployed Tuesday in southern Nevada, where it will assist with increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates.
Several local Republican leaders and elected officials voiced tepid support for House Republicans’ vote to remove Rep. Liz Cheney, of Wyoming, from conference leadership on Wednesday, calling for unity ahead of key midterm elections.
Ivanka Trump made an economy-focused campaign pitch to a small group of local Republicans during a brief Monday campaign stop in Las Vegas.
Notorious conservative political fixer and felon Roger Stone spoke at two private Las Vegas events Saturday in an effort organized by Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore to raise money for his legal defense costs.
County Democratic parties around Nevada conducted virtual conventions to nominate delegates to the state convention and to adopt platforms.
More than 14,000 delegates were set to participate in the Democratic county conventions.
Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., has introduced legislation aimed at providing additional funding for states should unemployment rise due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Most of the remaining Democratic presidential contenders are heading to Las Vegas to campaign in advance of the Feb. 22 presidential caucuses.
The Culinary Union Local 226 denounced “vicious attacks,” after supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders objected to a union flyer that declared the senator wants to “end Culinary health care” in favor of his Medicare for All proposal.
With New Hampshire’s primary in the history books, most candidates are headed to Nevada, where they face uncertainty about hwo votes will be tabulated and winners selected.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is airing ads that defend Reps. Susie Lee and Steven Horsford from Republican attacks by citing their work on a bill to lower prescription drug costs.
The Democratic National Committee will hold a debate in Las Vegas two days before Nevada’s presidential caucus.
Campaigns for 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and others share their staffing levels and goals leading up to Nevada’s early caucus in February.