Tribal leaders in Nevada pushed Monday for Senate confirmation of U.S. Rep. Debra Haaland, D-N.M., to be the first Native American to head the Interior Department.
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U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen will chair a newly created Senate subcommittee with jurisdiction over tourism and trade, a boost for a state crippled economically by the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Thursday.
A $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief and economic stimulus bill proposed by President Joe Biden could increase federal aid to Nevada to $3.9 billion.
Former President Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday as the U.S. Senate voted on the 45th president’s second impeachment trial.
West Virginia has led other states, including Nevada, when it comes to distributing the coronavirus vaccine to its residents, in part by partnering with smaller pharmacy chains and community groups.
Donald Trump’s lawyers are arguing that his words to his supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol – to “fight like hell” – are common political rhetoric.
House impeachment managers laid out their case to the Senate in graphic detail Wednesday, using violent images from security video to charge that former President Donald Trump incited an insurrection at the Capitol.
House Democrats moved Friday to expel a freshman Republican who has called recent mass shootings — including the Oct. 1 tragedy — fake events that are part of a government plot to confiscate guns.
American Indians and Alaska Natives are more willing than whites to be vaccinated for COVID-19, despite some concerns about the inoculation.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto has filed a bill seeking seeking $50 million for mental health programs to help those dealing with stress during the pandemic.
Energy secretary nominee Jennifer Granholm told Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto the Biden administration had no plans to restart process for nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain.
Wide-spread logistical problems hindering the rollout have spurred the Nevada congressional delegation to pressure the Biden administration to streamline the process.
A Senate trial for the impeachment of former President Donald Trump won‘t start until the week of Feb. 8, although the House will deliver its impeachment article on Monday.
President Joe Biden has unveiled a stimulus package that would give Americans another $1,400 in relief checks, extend federal unemployment past March and increase the current amount of $300 per week to $400 in unemployment aid.
The chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform has asked the FBI to investigate the role a social media site based in Henderson had on the violent Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol that left five dead.