President Joe Biden Archives

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...

OPINION: Nevada Can’t Afford to Do Big Pharma’s Bidding

July 21, 2023 11:22 amJuly 21, 2023 12:37 pm

In March, President Biden spoke in Nevada about the need to reduce drug prices. The president is right: As things stand, Nevadans have experienced the highest increase in healthcare costs in the nation over the past three decades. A recent survey conducted by Altarum Health found that nearly one in three...

Poll: Silver State Swings To DeSantis

July 7, 2023 10:26 amJuly 13, 2023 1:40 pm

Editors note: This post has been updated with a comment from Jason Miller, Senior Advisor to the Trump campaign. In a poll conducted by Citizens Awareness Project, (see below), a cross-section of Nevada voters signal trouble for Biden– depending on his opponent. More than half (54%) of the 500 respondents...

OPINION: Biden’s Proposed Cuts To Medicare Advantage Threaten Access To Affordable, Quality Healthcare

March 8, 2023 11:44 amMarch 8, 2023 1:24 pm

This past summer, a study was released examining how self-reported happiness was growing with age. The main explanation was that as people get older, they are more concerned with their quality of life rather than the number of years they have left. That’s why it’s so crucial to practice healthy habits and...

President Biden Set To Designate Avi Kwa Ame as National Monument

November 30, 2022 4:37 pm

Today, President Joe Biden pledged to designate Avi Kwa Ame “Spirit Mountain” in southern Nevada as the state’s fourth national monument. “There’s so much more that we’re going to do to protect the treasured tribal lands,” Biden said during the White House Tribal Nations Summit in Washington. “I’m committed to protecting...

OPINION: Time To Take the Politics Out Of The Opioid Crisis

October 6, 2022 7:29 amOctober 6, 2022 3:23 pm

In two recent television campaign attack ads, Senator Cortez Masto attacked former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt for not addressing the Purdue OxyContin opiate debacle and “national opioid problem” that has hurt Nevada. What a hypocrite. This is a lie. Even the Washington Post has called Cortez Masto out on...

To Sanction Putin, American Energy Independence Must Be Revived

March 2, 2022 2:20 pmMarch 2, 2022 5:07 pm

As a citizen and proud Nevadan, I feel it is my duty to speak out against the tragedy in Ukraine. This morning, I woke up to reports of Russian bombs having struck near the Babyn Yar Holocaust site in Ukraine. Among the various horrific reports coming out of Ukraine, this...