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RENO, Nev. — Michigan Democrat Sen. Elissa Slotkin brought her national profile to Northern Nevada this week, headlining a Washoe County Democrat fundraiser where congressional candidate Teresa Benitez-Thompson was among the featured guests. Slotkin delivered the keynote address Wednesday at the Washoe County Democrat Party’s “Power the Blue Wave” dinner

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Sunday aimed at cutting diesel costs for truckers, farmers and other heavy fuel users, temporarily opening the door to highway use of tax-free dyed diesel and directing the Treasury Department to defer certain federal diesel tax obligations through the

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — A new White House economic analysis is putting a staggering price tag on the Democratic Socialists of America’s national platform, giving Republicans fresh ammunition against Nevada Democrat Reps. Dina Titus, Susie Lee and Steven Horsford ahead of the midterms. The Council of Economic Advisers examined eight

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — President Donald Trump announced a new round of one-time $90 payments for more than 20 million Medicare beneficiaries, tapping a little-used federal fund to help eligible seniors offset the cost of their Part B premiums. The payments will come from the Medicare Improvement Fund, a pool

Rep. Dina Titus is scrambling to defend her record on gasoline taxes after Republican challenger Carrie Buck revived a decades-old Nevada vote and a video of the longtime Democrat declaring, “You’ve got to raise the gas tax.” The fight erupted after Titus accused Buck of distorting her record, pointing to

A resurfaced 2015 floor speech is putting Democrat congressional candidate Teresa Benitez-Thompson’s record on transgender policy back under the microscope, showing the former Nevada Assembly leader sharply attacking legislation that would have required students to use school bathrooms and locker rooms corresponding with their biological sex. Assembly Bill 375 would

Republican congressional nominee Carrie Buck is going on offense over gas prices, with a new television ad targeting longtime Rep. Dina Titus over her decades-old support for higher gasoline taxes and her current financial holdings in utility companies. The new spot, titled “Getting Hosed,” is listed by AdImpact as an

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the federal government to stop using the terms “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” and instead adopt “Super Intelligence” and “SI,” a sweeping terminology change the White House says better reflects the rapidly expanding capabilities of modern computing technology. The September 29 order