Government

Titus continues fight against sale of public lands in Congress

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., discovered an unexpected ally in Montana’s Ryan Zinke last month, calling the Republican representative “a big Western cowboy” while acknowledging ...

Lombardo veto stirs anger among those touched by deadly UNLV campus shooting

Students and staff affected by the 2023 on-campus shooting at UNLV that killed three professors and injured another are criticizing Gov. Joe Lombardo’s veto last ...

Las Vegas youths take to the streets against ICE raids in schools

The fear is that enforcement efforts could be coming to Nevada schools, especially after Gov. Joe Lombardo earlier this month vetoed Assembly Bill 217, which ...

Real fathers lead with honor and conscience

Today is the day we are supposed to celebrate the men who helped bring us into this world. They helped nurture us, taught us to ...

Researchers stand tall as Trump puts thumb on scales of science

In a time when silence often masquerades as prudence, more than 300 scientists, researchers and public servants, from across all 27 National Institutes of Health ...

Nevada Republican Amodei comes out against Trump's proposed PBS, NPR cuts

U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., is joining forces with his Public Broadcasting Caucus co-chair Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., to oppose President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.1 ...

Messy Trump-Musk breakup caps trail of damage they caused together

What began as a spectacle worthy of late-night satire and reality television, the very public and increasingly vicious breakup of President Donald Trump and Elon ...

Metro Police shift on ICE policy, agree to cooperate on jail holds

The new 287(g) agreement is under the Warrant Service Officer program, which enables officers to execute administrative warrants for people already in jail. There will ...

Bullies now eligible for school transfers in Nevada with Lombardo signature

A bill signed by Gov. Joe Lombardo this week will allow school districts to transfer students who have committed substantiated discrimination and bullying to different ...

Trump's grip on student loan debt may soon reach universities

When Nina Fox graduated from UNLV in 2011, she carried $34,000 in student debt — a burden that would shadow her life for over a ...

DHS adds 'Las Vegas City' to sanctuary cities list; officials say it's a mistake

The Department of Homeland Security today listed “Las Vegas City” as a sanctuary jurisdiction for immigration enforcement, writing in a press release that the hundreds ...

Trump’s budget request stokes fears that cancer patients could be cut off from treatment

A cancer screening became the moment that would ultimately save Samantha Gonzales-Russell’s life.

Trump-supported House megabill pushed over top with help from Nevada's Amodei

The House narrowly passed the megabill on President Donald Trump’s priority agenda early this morning, with support from lone Republican Mark Amodei and Nevada’s Democratic ...

Former U.S. House candidate announces run for Nevada treasurer

Former U.S. House Republican candidate Drew Johnson announced his 2026 bid for state treasurer this morning.

Senate unanimously passes 'No Tax on Tips' co-sponsored by Cortez Masto, Rosen

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the “No Tax on Tips Act,” put forth by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and cosponsored by two Democrats: Nevada Sens. ...

Horsford looks for an opening to address Clark County housing crisis

The congressman’s platform comes after a district-wide listening tour about the ongoing housing crisis in Clark County. Over half of the county’s renters put at ...

Egg prices slide as Nevada law and federal action ease supply strain

Egg prices across the United States have fallen significantly in recent months, with Nevada consumers seeing an even steeper decline …

Nevada senators press Trump for refresh on broadband access program

Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., with a group of 11 colleagues, including Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., sent a letter Friday to Trump demanding follow-through on ...

Nevada truckers who backed Trump now grapple with trade war fallout

The dramatic escalation of Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports — with rates soaring to 145% on select goods — creates significant hardship for Nevada’s trucking ...

Bill inspired by Oct. 1 Las Vegas shooting aims to ease chaos for victims’ families

A proposal advancing through the Nevada Legislature is designed to expedite victim identification, family reunification and delivery of long-term support services by requiring counties to ...