Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) will be part of the minority next year, and as such, likely won’t swing any decisions — President-elect Donald Trump can afford to lose three Republican votes on any nominee. But it’s their first opportunity to take stances on Trump policy via his personnel and question them on Nevada-specific issues.

To win the role, Lee will face Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH), who just won a second term representing Cincinnati and its red suburbs, and Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA), who, like Lee, is going into her fourth term and represents western Washington, including Seattle exurbs.

Adelson, the wife of the late gaming magnate Sheldon Adelson and an ardent supporter of her native Israel, has been among the chief financiers of Trump’s political ambitions.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) proposed a six-month stopgap with attached legislation requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote — a nonstarter with Democrats, who point out that noncitizen voting is already illegal and incredibly rare. 

A train of up-and-coming Democratic stars stopped by the Nevada delegation’s breakfasts in Chicago this week to address the Silver State delegates whose influence will be paramount come the next competitive Democratic presidential primary.

By a 15-4 vote last week, the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee passed the Energy Permitting Reform Act, a compromise bill by brought Sens. Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) to speed up the development of energy projects — renewable and fossil fuels.

The biggest story in Congress this week? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a joint address from the House floor, earning cheers, boycotts from dozens of Democrats and massive protests near the Capitol.

Sam Brown was one of several U.S. Senate hopefuls to take the stage Tuesday night in Milwaukee, providing him with a prime opportunity to introduce himself to a national audience — and donor base.

Can President Joe Biden beat former President Donald Trump? Is he fit enough to serve four more years? And do voters’ opinions on the latter question impact the former?

Lithium is a key piece of the administration’s economic theory — domestically producing a critical mineral to power the electrification of America’s energy grid that Biden wants to supercharge by 2030.

Bump stocks — firearm modification devices that allow semiautomatic rifles to fire faster and were used to devastating effect in the 1 October shooting in Las Vegas — are now legal again after a Friday ruling by the Supreme Court.

Nevada’s political avengers assembled Monday for a groundbreaking ceremony more Coachella than press conference.

Given the bleak outlook of the war and the fact that Ukraine aid has always had majority support, Congress has reached a time for choosing. The House will vote Saturday on the provisions of a national security funding package.

None of Nevada's six delegation members are planning to retire; barring a surprise retirement (or more likely an election loss), retirements represent an opportunity for them to raise their profiles within their committees. 

Monday would have marked the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s now overturned decision in Roe v. Wade, and Nevada Democrats were unified in their message — abortion is on the ballot in 2024.

Amodei, a senior appropriator, said even if the toplines are adhered to, there is likely not enough time to write spending bills to those levels by next week. If it were up to him, Congress would pass a continuing resolution to extend current spending levels to February, making a uniform deadline for all government funding and averting a shutdown.