U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,700 flights on Sunday as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that air traffic would “slow to a trickle” if the government shutdown lingered.
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Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto also voted in support of the deal on the table.
Assemblyman Reuben D’Silva, a Democrat who represents a district that includes parts of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, said lawmakers have been told a special session could start Thursday.
Nevada has found itself in a unique position of being the only state with two Democratic senators who have split votes on a funding bill.
The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a decision which denied TikTok’s petition to dismiss the case brought against them by the Nevada Attorney General, in an opinion filed on Thursday.
The Nevada Republican Party hosted a watch party for the 2020 Democratic presidential primary debates. Attendees took pot shots at most of the candidates but offered faint praise for a chosen few.
Sen. Cory Booker discussed his performance in the first 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate on Wednesday. He also talked about the importance of black and Latino voters as he prepares to visit Nevada.
The Stonewall Democratic Club of Southern Nevada, an LGBTQ organization, hosted a small but spirited watch party for the first 2020 presidential primary debate.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada on Tuesday opened its Rights For All office, where volunteers will learn to demand clear policy positions out of presidential candidates.
Olivia Yamamoto of Coronado High School heads to college with a successful political career behind her.
Sen. Kamala Harris, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, was cheered at a Las Vegas campaign rally for her stances on gun control, the economy and racism in America.
U.S. Sen. and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris returned to Las Vegas Friday for campaign events centered on immigration, women’s rights and a $15 minimum wage.
Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson called for marijuana legalization and other reforms as she toured a Las Vegas cannabis cultivation facility on Tuesday.
Reps. Dina Titus, Susie Lee and Steven Horsford held a news conference Friday in Las Vegas to celebrate passage of a key immigration bill, but each expressed frustration over its unlikely ratification.
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton — a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Democrat presidential candidate – held an event Saturday at a Las Vegas American Legion post, where veterans shared tales of war and recovery.