Politics

Nevada Democrat fights to protect interstate abortion travel with new federal legislation

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., is leading a new push to protect the right of women to cross state lines to seek abortion care.

‘Not going to back down’: Aaron Ford targets vulnerable Lombardo in Nevada governor’s race

Minutes after clinching the Democratic gubernatorial primary, Attorney General Aaron Ford set his sights on a long-anticipated showdown with Gov. Joe Lombardo — a matchup ...

Nevada primary results: Your November ballot is set

The first batch of primary election results showed what was long expected: Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s bid for a second term will go through state ...

Lombardo's Medicaid fraud crackdown draws fire from Democrats

The suspension will be in place “until state officials validate and confirm the legitimacy of current providers,” citing alleged fraud in hospice and home-health services ...

With World Cup looming, Nevada lawmakers fight border rules threatening international travel

Nevada’s two U.S. senators are demanding that the Trump administration reverse a proposed rule requiring international travelers to hand over five years of social media ...

Lombardo urges Congress to restore immigration funding amid Democratic pushback

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo is urging Congress to restore funding for Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, his office said today in ...

After decades of ‘invisible burdens,’ Nevada Test Range veterans finally nearing VA benefits

Dave Crete’s four years as an Air Force security police officer at the Nevada Test and Training Range ended decades ago — but their impact ...

Nevada makes its pitch for first-in-the-nation 2028 Democratic presidential primary

Nevada Democrats say their state is the only presidential primary applicant that checks every box the Democratic National Committee has set for an early nominating ...

UNLV degree is great, but graduate's big achievement came in legislative win

When Fallon resident Kelli Kelly walks across the stage at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center tonight to receive her master’s degree in urban leadership, she’ll ...

Nevada governor candidate targets corporate homeowners to fund schools

If she wins June’s Democratic primary and is then elected governor, Alexis Hill plans to enact property tax reforms to pull Nevada out of the ...

Cortez Masto aims to expand funding for safe rides to school amid spike in CCSD pedestrian strikes

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., is pushing to extend federal safety funding to school bus routes under a bipartisan bill introduced Tuesday.

Threats mount against Zach Conine after Trump Thumper ad goes viral

A caller hoping to reach Nevada Treasurer Zach Conine left a profanity-laced voicemail that gets straight to the point: “scumbag” ...

Shadow Ridge seniors challenge Gen Z stereotypes at the ballot box

Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar visited Shadow Ridge Tuesday to present the Helen J. Stewart Award, a recognition given to high schools that register ...

Nevada Sen. Rosen offers different proposal for Senate's $1B ballroom plan

Senate Republicans want to spend $1 billion in taxpayer money on security upgrades for President Donald Trump’s new White House ballroom — a project the ...

Ford tabs restoring universal meals as priority for Nevada schools

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s education platform, if he is elected governor, includes free school meals for all students. Not only would guaranteed school meals ...

Rick Harrison of 'Pawn Stars' raves about Trump during White House visit

Las Vegas resident Rick Harrison of “Pawn Stars” fame offered a glowing endorsement of President Donald Trump at a White House event today, calling him ...

Nevada’s Horsford: Supreme Court decision on redistricting ‘a license to silence Black voters’

The ruling is an attack on the growing political power of Black and brown voters and will result in more rigged electoral districts that dilute ...

Senators, including Cortez Masto, call for blocking Trump coins

Saying the U.S. was founded to reject kings, Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is trying to halt efforts to place President Donald Trump’s likeness and ...

No Tax on Tips meets inflation concerns in Trump’s Las Vegas stop

President Donald Trump boasted Thursday that Nevada waiters, casino dealers, bartenders and other tipped workers had received “the biggest tax refunds of their entire lives,” ...