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Act Blue, Democratic Super PAC, Already Spending to Defeat Adam Laxalt

October 9, 2021 7:30 amApril 3, 2022 7:49 am

In American politics, nothing is real until money is spent. Candidates talk all the time about their “path to victory,” but until actual invoices are being paid with actual cash, it’s all bullshit. Just in case you weren’t convinced that the expected November US Senate clash between Catherine Cortez Masto...

Exclusive: Adam Laxalt Sits Down With The Nevada Globe

October 8, 2021 11:44 amOctober 8, 2021 3:18 pm

The neck-and-neck 2022 US Senate race in Nevada has already drawn national attention. And the candidates understand that no one’s going to be given the seat—especially the challenger. After a 6-stop tour and driving over 700 miles in one day, Republican candidate Adam Laxalt, the former Attorney General of Nevada,...

PAC That Features Cortez Masto Backs Group That Harassed Sinema in Bathroom

October 7, 2021 1:16 pmApril 3, 2022 7:50 am

It was the bathroom visit heard round the world. Literally. Just when you thought your capacity to be shocked by the crassness of American politics had vanished, viral video emerges showing young activists hectoring Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Az) over her reluctance to support President Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan at...

Progressives Want to Tax the Mines; Senator Cortez Masto Says Not So Fast

October 7, 2021 10:29 amOctober 15, 2021 10:37 am

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has rejected a proposal within the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion dollar budget bill that contains provisions to tax and impose royalty fees on mining operations. This rejection is surprising. In late September, she did not oppose the proposal. When asked, Cortez Masto said “I have talked to Senator...

All Eyes on Nevada as Polling Shows Democrats Could Lose Control of Senate

October 4, 2021 6:00 amApril 3, 2022 7:35 am

The Senate race in Nevada has national attention and powerful implications for the Biden administration. According to internal polling, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto trails the likely Republican nominee, former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, by two percentage points. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by...

Ralston and Hewitt Go Toe-to-Toe in Epic Twitter War

September 29, 2021 2:20 pmApril 3, 2022 7:25 am

A savage little Twitter feud erupted over this past weekend, with two heavyweight punchers both landing several blows. It started on Sept 22 when Politico reported that prosecutors looking to convict Lev Parnas plan to call former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt to the stand. Laxalt received two $5000 donations...