Nevada Democrats seized Tuesday on President Donald Trump’s wobble on Yucca Mountain, urging him to follow through with his campaign-season equivocation and keep the nuclear repository in Nevada in a mothballed state.
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As he stumped in Elko for Republican candidates this weekend, President Donald Trump said he is “very inclined to be against” Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste facility – a statement that conflicts with his administration’s first two budget proposals.
Former President Barack Obama told thousands of Nevadans on Monday that they can’t stay out of this election if they want changes in the White House and Congress.
The National Republican Congressional Committee has pulled spending to support Republican Cresent Hardy in his rematch against Democrat Steven Horsford for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District.
Trump’s Elko visit, coming on the first day of early voting in Nevada, coincides with a Las Vegas visit by former Vice President Joe Biden. Former President Barack Obama visits Las Vegas on Monday.
The sole senatorial debate between Republican Sen. Dean Heller and Democrat Rep. Jacky Rosen highlighted stark differences between the candidates, who spent much of the tense debate Friday night exchanging barbs on health care, immigration and gun control.
Nevadans eager to continue the policies that have put the nation’s economy back on strong footing should vote for Heller.
Governor candidate Steve Sisolak tore into rival Adam Laxalt for missing a candidate forum Thursday before tackling questions about maintaining the state’s Medicaid expansion, investing in affordable housing and cracking down on predatory payday lenders.
Former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden are heading to Las Vegas within the next week for a pair of separate campaign events to stump for Democrats and rally voters as early voting begins, the state Democratic Party announced Monday.
Nevada candidates are pulling out all the stops to court minority voters who could swing the competitive U.S. Senate race next month.
President Donald Trump will hold a “Make America Great Again” rally in Elko on Oct. 20, according to his website.
Early voting in Nevada begins Saturday, and dozens of state and federal candidates are scrambling to get their message out to voters.
While he isn’t publicly supporting a candidate for the seat he held from 2003 to 2005, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval heaped praise on both of the top candidates.
In the high-stakes Nevada Senate race that could determine who controls the upper chamber, Dean Heller and Jacky Rosen are using the Kavanaugh confirmation battle to energize their bases ahead of the Nov. 6 election.
Rep. Jacky Rosen was one of four top-ticket candidates to speak and answer questions at the Jewish temple in Las Vegas. She was joined by Democrat Susie Lee and Republican Danny Tarkanian — both vying to replace her in Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District — and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Sisolak.
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