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Trump to request investigation of secret report he says was given to NBC

President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday that he would ask congressional committees to investigate NBC’s receipt of top secret information, apparently referring to a report on Russian hacking to influence the 2016 U.S. election.

Nevada ‘cutting’ its way to record spending

Telling a lie over and over doesn’t make it true. But it can turn a lie into a narrative. Don’t believe me? Take Nevada’s budget. You’re already hearing that the state’s general fund is about to be cut to the bone.

A traditional end to an unconventional presidential election

A joint session of Congress is set to count the Electoral College votes on Friday, a traditional ending to a most unconventional presidential election.

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Biden to Trump: ‘Grow up’

Vice President Joe Biden told President-elect Donald Trump Thursday to “grow up.” The vice president told “PBS NewsHour” in an interview that it’s time for Trump “to be an adult.”

Las Vegas, North Las Vegas councils OK room tax hikes to fund convention center improvements

Las Vegas and North Las Vegas city councils this week approved a .5-percentage point hotel room tax hike to help fund a $1.4 billion expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Henderson council OK’d an ordinance for that increase as well as a half-percentage point tax hike to help pay for a new football stadium.

Intel report identifies Russians who gave emails to Wikileaks, US officials say

The CIA has identified Russian officials who fed material hacked from the Democratic National Committee and party leaders to WikiLeaks at the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin through third parties, according to a new U.S. intelligence report, senior U.S. officials said on Thursday.