AWKWARD ODDS: Ford Campaign Cites Prediction Markets While His AG’s Office Fights Them in Court

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s campaign for governor is facing an awkward gambling-policy contradiction after reportedly citing prediction-market odds in a campaign fundraising pitch while Ford’s own office is simultaneously fighting to keep major prediction-market operators out of Nevada. Nevada Independent gaming reporter Howard Stutz flagged...

SEGERBLOM CASH: Benitez-Thompson Campaign Took $1,000 From Committee Tied to LVDSA-Linked Commissioner

Democrat congressional candidate Teresa Benitez-Thompson’s campaign accepted a $1,000 contribution this spring from a political committee bearing the name of Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom, a longtime Nevada progressive whom the Las Vegas chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America identified as one of its members in 2021. A Federal...

MAGA MONEY HITS NEVADA: Trump-Aligned Super PAC Jumps Into Susie Lee’s NV-03 Race

President Donald Trump’s political operation is putting money behind the Republican effort to unseat Rep. Susie Lee, with a MAGA Inc.-backed super PAC now entering Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District. Safety and Affordability PAC has reserved roughly $27 million in advertising across 15 competitive House races, according to reporting from The...

HALO HITS DALLAS: Marty O’Donnell Lands RNC Convention Speaking Slot as NV-03 Takes National Stage

Republican congressional candidate Marty O’Donnell is heading to the national stage next week, joining President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and senior Republican leaders as a featured speaker at the Republican National Committee’s first midterm convention in Dallas. O’Donnell, the Republican nominee challenging Democrat Rep. Susie Lee in Nevada’s...

SILVER LINING: Nate Silver Moves Nevada Governor’s Race to ‘Likely R’ as Lombardo Builds Lead Over Ford

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is entering the final two months of Nevada’s gubernatorial race with something increasingly difficult for Democrat Attorney General Aaron Ford to spin away: momentum. Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin moved Nevada’s governor race from “Leans Republican” to “Likely Republican” this week, upgrading Lombardo’s reelection prospects as polling,...