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A group supporting President Donald Trump stands outside the Nevada Legislature on the fourth day of the 31st Special Session in Carson City, Saturday, July 11, 2020.

Carson City braces for potential armed protests ahead of Biden inauguration

Jan. 13, 2021

By John Sadler

The storming of the U.S. Capitol last week by extremist supporters of President Donald Trump and ongoing protest threats by militia groups nationwide through ...
McConnell privately backs impeachment as House moves to charge Trump

Jan. 13, 2021

By Jonathan Martin, Maggie Haberman and Nicholas Fandos, The New York Times Company

Sen. Mitch McConnell has concluded that President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses and believes that Democrats’ move to impeach him will make it easier to purge Trump from the party ...
Leftover court bid to block Biden win in Nevada is dismissed

Jan. 12, 2021

By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

A leftover legal bid by a conservative former state lawmaker to block certification of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden's win in Nevada has been dismissed. Joel Hansen, an attorney ...
Nevada lawmaker resigns amid campaign finance investigation

Jan. 12, 2021

By Sam Metz, Associated Press/Report for America

A Nevada lawmaker resigned amid an investigation involving the use of campaign contributions that prompted law enforcement to raid his home in May. Las Vegas ...
Sheldon Adelson, casino mogul and GOP power broker, dies at 87

Jan. 12, 2021

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Sheldon Adelson, who rose from a modest start as the son of an immigrant taxi driver to become a billionaire Republican powerbroker with a casino empire and ...
Trump hardliners, including in Nevada, paint themselves as victims, vow protests aren’t over

Jan. 12, 2021

By Ray Brewer

These white nationalists, militia groups such as the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, and those who follow conspiracy media sites such as QAnon are planning more chaos with next week’s “Million Militia March” to coincide with Biden’s inauguration.
Harry Reid: Democrats have no choice but to seek impeachment

Jan. 12, 2021

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says President Donald Trump's behavior gave House Democrats no choice but to move toward impeaching him a second time ...
State Sen. Yvanna Cancela resigns to join federal health agency

Jan. 11, 2021

By John Sadler

State Sen. Yvanna Cancela, a staunch supporter of President-elect Joe Biden, has resigned to take a position with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “I did not make this decision lightly, especially considering the upcoming 2021 Legislative session and the ...
Pelosi says House will impeach Trump, pushes VP to oust him

Jan. 11, 2021

By Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump, calling him a threat to democracy after the deadly assault on the Capitol.
Nevada lawmakers join call for Trump’s removal

Jan. 7, 2021

By John Sadler

Calling President Donald Trump a “clear and present danger to the republic” in the aftermath of Wednesday’s rioting at the U.S Capitol, Nevada Rep. Dina Titus joined the legion of Democratic lawmakers calling for the ...
Attacks on U.S. Capitol are without precedent, UNLV professor says

Jan. 7, 2021

By Ray Brewer

The riotous protest Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump that sent lawmakers scrambling for safety and left a woman dead are unlike anything seen before in the nation’s history, said Michael Green, an associate ...
Trump supporters take to streets in downtown Las Vegas

Jan. 6, 2021

By John Sadler

Jennifer Phillips of Las Vegas didn’t call supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the U.S. Capitol rioters or agitators or anarchists. In her estimation, they are patriots. "You can't blame us. We've been ...
Cortez Masto sees Georgia Senate races as key to Biden agenda, COVID aid for Nevada

Jan. 5, 2021

By John Sadler

Two months after the 2020 elections, Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada is still in campaign mode. And she’s not even on a ballot. As head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Cortez Masto has found herself on the front lines of two Senate runoff races in Georgia. Victories ...
Joe Neal, Nevada's first Black state senator, dies at 85

Jan. 2, 2021

By Associated Press

Neal served in the Nevada Senate from 1973 to 2003,
Nevada Sen. Pat Spearman in hospital with COVID-19; two other lawmakers diagnosed

Dec. 31, 2020

By John Sadler

Three members of the Nevada Legislature have tested positive for COVID-19, with Sen. Pat Spearman announcing her hospitalization on Twitter. Assembly members ...
Las Vegas performing art venues eagerly await aid from stimulus bill

Dec. 24, 2020

By Sara MacNeil

Help appears to be on the way as Congress included $15 billion for small art and entertainment venues as part of a $900 billion coronavirus relief package.
Nevada Democrats welcome Trump’s call for $2,000 aid checks

Dec. 23, 2020

By John Sadler

Nevada Democratic lawmakers are enthusiastically supporting President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger coronavirus aid checks, putting wary Republicans in a sticky situation. “Democrats in the House have been pushing hard for larger direct payments for months, but Senate Republicans wanted ...
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