US Senate
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Sen. Jacky Rosen asks federal government to investigate corporate landlords
Rosen asked the acting secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to crack down on ‘predatory’ practices being used by corporate landlords that make housing unobtainable for Nevadans. Nevada US Sen. Jacky Rosen is urging the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to crack down on practices she says are…
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Meet the Nevada congressional candidates who advanced to the November election
With the field largely set for Nevada’s congressional races, Democrats and Republicans will spend the next several months stating their case for why they should represent the Silver State on Capitol Hill. The dust has largely settled following Nevada’s statewide primary on Tuesday, which revealed the full slate of major party candidates who are vying…
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What Trump said during his visit to Las Vegas
From rambling about sharks and boats to accusing immigrants of stealing Nevada jobs and a last-minute Senate endorsement, here are three takeaways from Trump’s Sunday visit to Las Vegas: Former President Donald Trump was in Las Vegas over the weekend for a set of fundraisers and a rally on Sunday — his first such event…
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Here’s who’s on the ballot in Nevada’s Senate primary.
From a heavily favored Democratic incumbent to a crowded Republican field, these are the candidates vying for US Senate ahead of November’s general election. There’s still time to make your voice heard by casting a vote in Nevada’s statewide primary. Although the early voting period ends Friday, Election Day is Tuesday, June 11, and folks…
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Senate Republicans block bill to protect birth control access
The bill would have guaranteed the right for Americans to obtain and use birth control without government interference. It would also protect the right of health care providers to distribute information about contraception and provide it to patients.
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Sam Brown opposes many gun safety reforms. How will that shape the 2024 US Senate race?
Sam Brown has been on record saying he opposes many gun safety measures supported by Nevada voters, and that the Second Amendment ‘shall not be infringed.’ Since his foray into Nevada politics nearly four years ago, Republican US senate candidate Sam Brown has been frank when it comes to his laissez faire stance on gun…
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Nevada Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto call for investigation into Big Oil amid price-fixing and collusion allegations
Senate Democrats joined their House counterparts in calling for an industry-wide investigation into Big Oil collusion and price-fixing allegations, which they say cost US consumers at the pump while driving up corporate profits.
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Sam Brown walks back 2022 comments supporting Yucca Mountain
In a social media post, retired US Army Capt. Sam Brown stated he’s spoken with engineers and experts about the Yucca project over the last month and that ‘it is abundantly clear that the project is dead.’ The frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Nevada Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen said he no longer…
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Senate Democrats will hold a vote on birth control protections in June
The Right to Contraception Act would protect access to birth control nationwide as many reproductive rights advocates worry that contraceptive access will be Republicans’ next target after they successfully helped overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Sen. Jacky Rosen backs bill to ban lawmakers from stock trading
While this is the latest effort to bar members of Congress from trading stocks while in office, similar efforts in the past have stalled. Nevada Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen has become the latest federal lawmaker to announce their support for legislation that would ban members of Congress and their immediate families from trading on…
