As the first-year anniversary of the Oct. 1 Las Vegas shooting nears, Rep. Jacky Rosen spoke on the House floor to honor the victims and recognize heroes, noting that “even in our darkest hour, we came together united.”
Gary Martin
Former Review-Journal Washington Bureau Reporter
A transfixed nation watched intently Thursday as Christine Blasey Ford testified that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her decades ago — a claim he denied in a blistering admonishment of the Senate.
A hearing into the character of U.S. Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh will unfold at 7 a.m. Thursday inside the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room in Washington.
Victims, survivors and heroes of the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas were recognized during a Senate floor speech by Republican Dean Heller, who said Wednesday the community “is still grieving and will never be the same.”
In the wake of the Las Vegas shooting, Congress filed a flurry of bills, including those that would ban or restrict bump stocks. But lawmakers failed to pass any of the gun bills.
The resolution honoring those killed in the massacre on the Las Vegas Strip last year was approved unanimously by the Senate late Monday, just days ahead of the Oct. 1 anniversary of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto announced Wednesday that she would not support the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh because of his judicial philosophy and views on abortion rights.
Senate Republicans on Tuesday cast the upcoming televised hearing with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who accused him of sexual assault three decades ago as an “11th hour” political tactic by Democrats to scuttle the appointment.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh and a woman who has come forward with a claim that he sexually assaulted her three decades ago are scheduled to testify under oath before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week.
Legislation that would create a grant program under the Labor Department to promote a cybersecurity workforce — patterned after the Nevada cybersecurity apprenticeship program — was introduced Thursday in the House.
A House champion of using Yucca Mountain for permanent storage of nuclear waste charged Wednesday that national energy priorities have been dashed by political calculations to protect vulnerable Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada.
Latino leaders and civic groups launched a bilingual campaign Tuesday in Nevada and other states to register new voters and increase Hispanic participation at the polls this fall.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh was described by students, clerks and colleagues Friday as well respected and highly qualified for the Supreme Court, but a lawyer who served prison time for his role in the Watergate scandal called the nomination “deeply troubling.”
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faced a final barrage of inquiries from senators on Thursday but appeared headed to likely confirmation barring any new damaging revelation.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh found himself in the hot seat Wednesday, sparring with senators about abortion, guns, presidential pardons, stolen files and sexual harassment.
