Politics

Attorneys say due process required immigrant’s release in Nevada case

Federal prosecutors in Nevada publicly blamed a judge for freeing an immigrant once tied to MS-13, but immigration attorneys who reviewed the case say it ...

Nevada business owner to attend State of the Union as face of tourism decline

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., is highlighting the Trump administration’s impact on Nevada’s tourism-dependent small businesses at this year’s State of the Union ....

Nevada ethics panel advances complaints against AG Aaron Ford

A review panel from the Nevada Commission on Ethics agreed last week to advance a complaint against Attorney General Aaron Ford to the rest of ...

Nevada’s Rosen calls for US commerce chief to resign over Epstein ties

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., is calling for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s resignation following his admission to Congress that he visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island ...

Ford proposes medical debt relief program if elected Nevada governor

Aaron Ford is targeting medical debt as a central plank of his health care platform, detailing to the Sun his plans to cancel some Nevadans’ ...

Nevada elections chief bristles at federal election overtures

Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar says he’s unsure whether he’ll attend a virtual meeting later this month between federal agencies and state election officials ...

Democratic lawmakers, citing Nevada test legacy, challenge Trump on nuclear limits

Warning at an appearance in Las Vegas that the world is “less safe” without a binding nuclear pact, two key House Democrats are pressing President ...

Nevada delegation pushes for creation of tourism working group with Canada, Mexico

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., introduced legislation today that would direct the U.S. Trade Representative to create a transnational working group with Canada and Mexico ...

Rep. Mark Amodei of Nevada retiring from Congress

U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., is retiring from Congress at the conclusion of his term next January and won’t seek reelection, he said this morning ...

Nevada asks court to drop DOJ case demanding state voter rolls

The Nevada Attorney General’s office asked a district court Wednesday to dismiss the federal government’s case against Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar over his refusal ...

Accusations of personal attacks roil Nevada GOP primary for treasurer

Nevada’s Republican primary for state treasurer turned deeply personal this past weekend after candidate Drew Johnson accused rival Jeff Carter of mocking his wife’s infertility ...

Nevada Democrats disappointed as fellow party members vote to fund DHS

Nevada Democrats in the House of Representatives are decrying the passage of a bill funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying they were looking to rein ...

Nevada Sen. Cortez Masto proposes shifting ICE funds to community police

Nevada’s two Democratic U.S. senators are escalating their criticism of Immigration and Customs Enforcement with a new bill that would strip the agency ...

Tourism slide prompts Cortez Masto to demand White House response

Cortez Masto’s push underscores broader concerns as Las Vegas faces what many are calling a “Trump slump” in visitation.

Nevada AG Ford stands ground on slew of lawsuits challenging Trump

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford defended his office’s flurry of lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s second administration Tuesday, bucking concerns about the cost of that ...

Lawmaker raises concerns as Nevada weighs sugary SNAP restrictions

A report by the National Grocers Association and other industry trade groups estimated that carrying out SNAP restrictions would cost U.S. retailers ...

Las Vegas student, 16, is finding his voice in the halls of power

A Las Vegas high school junior is already shaping state law and now heads to Washington — before he can even vote.

New chair announced for Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board

Gov. Joe Lombardo appointed retired Major General Ondra L. Berry as the new chair of the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board, the state announced today.

Nevada's Rosen: Hegseth 'likely committed a war crime' with Venezuela strikes

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “likely committed a war crime” by issuing an order that led to a secondary strike in September on boats allegedly carrying ...

With shutdown over, Nevada congressional delegation reengages on health care fix

Nevada’s congressional delegation is warming up to potential compromises to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that were at the heart of the recently ended government ...