Congress will return to work this week, taking up a defense bill, a possible ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and preparations for the testimony later this month of special counsel Robert Mueller.
Gary Martin
Former Review-Journal Washington Bureau Reporter
Nevada senators and Energy Secretary Rick Perry will visit the Nevada National Security Site on Friday as part of a deal to remove weapons-grade plutonium from the state.
After the White House invoked executive privilege over the Mueller report, the House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.
Recent incidents of hate speech, vandalism and a mass shooting at a synagogue prompted former Sen. Harry Reid to sponsor an upcoming event in Las Vegas to explore and discuss ways to stop anti-Semitism that appears to be on the rise.
Wild horses and burros — iconic symbols of the American frontier — have become a priority for lawmakers and federal agencies grappling to balance the health of public land and herds of wild animals that populate Western states.
As President Donald Trump appealed to the public to support his request for border wall funding, the second-longest government shutdown ended its 18th day and left thousands of federal workers — including 3,500 in Nevada — worried about paychecks.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a bipartisan bill Tuesday that would expand background checks for gun sales — the first gun control bill in the new House and a top priority for Democrats, including those from Nevada who vividly remember the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.
Despite growing local opposition in Nevada, Republican House leaders are pushing ahead with a vote this week on a bill that would revive the licensing process to open Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste repository.
