“I’ll beat Oprah,” the president declared flatly at a White House meeting Tuesday — though he quickly added, “I don’t think she’s going to run.”
Politics and Government
Federal judges ruled Tuesday that North Carolina’s congressional district map drawn by legislative Republicans is illegally gerrymandered because of excessive partisanship that gave the GOP a rock-solid advantage for most seats and must quickly be redone.
A federal judge on Tuesday night temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation.
Nevada lawmakers said Tuesday that Congress must address federal marijuana laws following a decision by the Trump administration to lower the barrier on federal prosecutions in states that have decriminalized use for medical and recreational purposes.
Nevada officials have embarked on a broad campaign to improve oversight of casino emergency response plans in the wake of failings exposed in a Review-Journal investigation.
End of temporary immigration protection raises concerns that mixed-status families will be split up, tourism and food industries will lose thousands of trained workers.
Vice President Mike Pence will be in Las Vegas on Thursday to attend an Air Force event with Nevada Sen. Dean Heller, a source with knowledge confirmed to the Review-Journal.
Fitch Ratings downgraded the district from BBB+ rating to BBB in December, less than one year after lowering the district from its A+ rating.
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is stepping down as chairman of Breitbart News Network after a public break with President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump opened up the curtain of Washington negotiations as he invited the press to stay for nearly an hour and broadcast a Cabinet Room meeting with Democratic and Republican lawmakers Wednesday.
Henderson Mayor Debra March is set to deliver her first state of the city address since taking office in June.
State game wardens ask public’s help locating the poacher or poachers who killed an adult moose last month near Jarbidge, about 500 miles north of Las Vegas, and removed its head and most of its meat.
Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio has announced he plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Jeff Flake.
Former 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney was treated for prostate cancer last year.
Democratic mega-donor Tom Steyer, who is frequently seen on TV ads advocating for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, announced Monday that he would donate $30 million to boost the youth vote in an effort to flip the House for Democrats.