Videos
-
AOC in Vegas: ‘This country is not going the way of billionaires’
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) rallied with Nevada Rep. Steven Horsford (D) on Oct. 24 as Democrats push to flip the House majority. “Nevada is a tipping point for the entire country,” AOC told the crowd, nodding to the Silver State’s working-class and tourism-based economy. “The way Nevada goes, is the way America goes.”…
-
Pete Buttigieg: How the Democratic Party needs to change to attract young voters
Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited Las Vegas to speak with young people about the economy on Oct. 7. Many of the attendees told him they need to work multiple jobs in order to scrape by and classmates are having to skip class to save on gas. Buttigieg told The Nevadan Democrats need to…
-
Waman says TPS uncertainty has left her parents living paralyzed in fear
A Michigan woman shared with Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto how immigration uncertainty shapes her parents’ daily routines. Both hold Temporary Protected Status (TPS), but say the protection no longer brings peace of mind. Established in 2001 after catastrophic earthquakes in El Salvador, TPS currently protects roughly 200,000 Salvadorans in the U.S. The administration missed…
-
Sen. Cortez Masto explains why some immigrants can’t “just become legal”
“Why don’t they just adjust their status?” Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto says that question ignores a major barrier built into U.S. immigration law: for some immigrants who have accrued unlawful presence, leaving the country to pursue legal status can trigger a three- or 10-year bar on returning. Cortez Masto is pushing legislation that would…
-
Sen. Cortez Masto warns Trump administration is coming for abortion pill access
Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is sounding the alarm over Attorney General Todd Blanche’s plans for abortion medication after he was recorded discussing the issue on a private call with faith leaders. On that call, Blanche said the Trump administration was working on policies to prevent organizations and states from using mail-order abortion drugs to…
-
Brooke Wheatley wins Nevada Teacher of the Year
Valley High School social studies teacher Brooke Wheatley has been named the 2027 Nevada Teacher of the Year, recognizing her dedication to her students and the teaching profession. Wheatley says she takes pride in being a role model, mother figure and support system for her students. Now, she’ll represent Nevada’s roughly 27,000 educators as an…
-
Sen. Cortez Masto wants health insurance to cover birth control free of charge
Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is calling for passage of the Affordability is Access Act, proposed federal legislation designed to require private health insurance plans to fully cover over-the-counter birth control without any out-of-pocket costs or the need for a prescription.
-
Nevada lawmaker slams UNLV over teacher forced out due to DACA status
Rep. Dina Titus (D-NEV) responds to UNLV asking a special education teacher to resign because her DACA status has yet to be approved. Titus, along with Attorney General Aaron Ford and Democratic nominee for State Treasurer Tya Mathis-Coleman, were informed about the development at a UNLV town hall on Sept. 21. Do you think universities…
-
Sen. Masto presses Trump nominee over a Medicaid fraud contradiction
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto pressed Chris Klomp, Trump’s nominee for deputy HHS secretary, over what she described as cuts to federal funding for state Medicaid Fraud Control Units. Klomp acknowledged that government investments in fighting fraud, waste and abuse can generate major returns and called that spending a “wise investment.” Cortez Masto’s point: if those…
-
Gap in prison surveillance footage raises questions in excessive force lawsuit
In Las Vegas, a former Nevada prison inmate is suing the Nevada Department of Corrections, alleging officers used excessive force and failed to get him immediate medical treatment. Surveillance video obtained by 8 News Now Investigators appears to skip multiple times during the incident, while NDOC says an independent investigation found no unlawful use of…
