Nevada Politics

Steve Marcus

Jesse Law, chairman of the Clark County Republican Party, speaks during a campaign event for Adam Laxalt, a Republican candidate for Senate, at The Pass casino in Henderson Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Laxalt, a former Nevada attorney general, is challenging Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev.

DA office won’t pursue charge against Clark County GOP chair

Apr 17, 2024 (8:09 p.m.)

By Ayden Runnels

The chairman of the Clark County Republican Party isn’t being charged by the district attorney's office following a weekend arrest on suspicion of domestic battery, court records show.

Nevada's young Latino voters feel they're being ignored by campaigns

By Grace Da Rocha

The Latino vote, especially in a swing state like Nevada, could be crucial in determining who is the nation’s next president, election watchers say. That makes Latino voters a natural demographic to target by the campaigns of ...
Judge to hold hearing Monday considering detention of ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

A federal judge in California will consider whether a former FBI informant charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family must remain behind bars while he ...
GOP Nevada Sen. hopeful has ‘closed the door’ on federal abortion ban

By Casey Harrison

Nevada Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Sam Brown says he has “closed the door” on support for a federal abortion ban, marking a break with his party on an election-year issue that has beleaguered conservatives in recent years. In an interview ...
Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts, prosecutors say

Associated Press

A former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts with officials affiliated with ...
Former Runnin’ Rebels champion wants to trade his badge for the bench

By Casey Harrison

Chris Jeter didn’t think twice when he decided to sell his house in Las Vegas to buy a mobile home in the nearby rural Searchlight Township because, the former ...
Group alleges GOP Senate candidate in Nevada broke campaign finance rules

By Casey Harrison

A voter advocacy group filed a complaint today with the Federal Election Commission against Republican Nevada U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown, alleging “potential illegal coordination” between his 2022 campaign and ...
City moving forward on youth sports plans at former Fiesta Henderson site

By Katie Ann McCarver

The city of Henderson plans to build an indoor sports facility on the site of the former Fiesta Henderson resort, with the remainder of the site offering other amenities that would complement ...
Accusations traded in Nevada fake elector case; trial set for March 11

By Casey Harrison

Attorneys representing six Nevada Republicans accused of participating in a so-called fake elector scheme after the 2020 presidential election say prosecutors misrepresented evidence to a Clark County grand jury and the case should be moved to a different jurisdiction or dismissed. In a 38-page Tuesday court filing responding to ...
Russian efforts to create anti-satellite weapons are cause for US concern

By Matthew Lee, Kevin Freking, Ellen Knickmeyer and Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The Republican head of the House Intelligence Committee urged the Biden administration on Wednesday to declassify information about what he called a serious national security threat. A senior congressional ...
GOP caucus participation down in Nevada, despite Trump claims

By Ray Brewer

Republicans were quick to boast about long lines outside caucus locations Thursday as people turned out to support former President Donald Trump. Some loyalists waited ...
Trump wins Nevada caucuses, though GOP keeps process close to the vest

By Casey Harrison

The Nevada Republican party has said it decided to hold privately run caucuses to choose its presidential nominee because it would be a safer, more transparent contest than the state-run primary held Tuesday ...
Conservative media tripped up explaining how Nevada GOP caucuses work

By Ray Brewer

If you are confused about today’s caucuses hosted by the Nevada Republican Party, you aren’t alone. Even Newsmax — the party’s cable news outlet mouthpiece — can’t seem to get it righ
Nevada caucuses set to begin in Nevada; Trump expected to win big

By Casey Harrison

The Nevada caucuses are about to get underway as Republicans were filing into sites in Las Vegas and around the state to make their choice for the party's presidential candidate, expected to overwhelmingly favor ...
Voters in Nevada give Biden support; GOP worried about turnout for caucuses

By Ray Brewer,
Casey Harrison

Clark County residents encountered rain and overcast conditions Tuesday when they left their homes for the polls to vote in the first Nevada presidential preference primary. Even though President Joe Biden was a lock to win his ...
Nevada Democrats turn out for Biden; 'none of these' wins GOP side

By Ray Brewer

Nevada’s presidential primary on Tuesday produced one result many expected: President Joe Biden was the runaway winner against a noncompetitive field.
Voters head to polls for Nevada’s first presidential primary

By Casey Harrison

Voters in Las Vegas faced brisk and rainy weather today as they made their way to the polls in the state’s first-ever presidential preference primary. Polls opened ...
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