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Rev Al Sharpton Demands AG Ford Investigate Prominent GOP Donor

July 30, 2024 12:25 pmAugust 2, 2024 1:08 pm

The Rev. Al Sharpton has asked Attorney General Aaron Ford to investigate Don Ahern, the former CEO of Ahern Rentals Inc. In a letter to Ford, Sharpton claims Ahern displayed “an alarming pattern” of racism and violence as CEO of the company. In 2022, Ahern’s company was acquired by United Rentals...

John Lee Tapped For ‘Young Guns’ Program by NRCC

July 29, 2024 9:14 amJuly 29, 2024 12:45 pm

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today announced John Lee is on the initial list of 26 candidates for the 2024 Young Guns program. The Young Gun program mentors and supports candidates in races across the country and works to provide them with the necessary tools to run successful, winning campaigns against their Democratic...

Horsford Goes To Bat For Biden

July 8, 2024 9:17 amJuly 12, 2024 1:09 pm

Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) has announced his support for President Joe Biden in a prepared statement released on his campaign’s X (formerly Twitter) account. Horsford is one of the first in the Democratic congressional delegation from Nevada to publicly announce his support for the embattled president since Biden’s disastrous debate...

GOP Candidate John Lee Earns Trump’s Endorsement in Congressional Race

June 4, 2024 9:06 amJune 4, 2024 9:13 am

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed GOP candidate John Lee over primary challenger David Flippo in Nevada’s fourth Congressional District (CD-4). Trump announced his endorsement last night on Truth Social. Lee was the former Mayor of North Las Vegas for eight years and served for 14 years in the state...

John Lee Announces Congressional Run Against Horsford

October 2, 2023 2:46 pm

Former North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee has entered the race for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District (CD-4), a seat currently held by Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford since 2018 and who is running for re-election. Lee was mayor of North Las Vegas from 2013 through 2022 and ran unsuccessfully for governor...

Sisolak Announces May 20th End of Emergency Powers

May 9, 2022 12:14 pmMay 17, 2022 12:01 pm

Late last Friday afternoon in a press release and without much fanfare, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced his intention to end his emergency powers on May 20th. The state of emergency has been in place since March 2020 and has, according to the release, “gave flexibility for Nevada to respond...

Democratic Governor’s Association Places Whopping $10M Ad Buy in Nevada

May 9, 2022 7:31 amMay 9, 2022 12:27 pm

As reported in a Nevada News3 exclusive, the Democratic Governor’s Association (DGA) announced it is placing a massive $10 million ad buy in the Silver State ahead of the November election. This ad buy represents the third largest investment by DGA out of seven states. This ad buy also follows...