Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced a bill to crack down on a dangerous tranquilizer that’s drawn the attention of leadership, and Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) is ensuring House Democrats and the White House are aligned over the latest Republican effort to rewrite local laws in Washington, D.C.

Though the 2024 midterms remain more than 600 days away, early Republican campaign attacks against Rosen are centering around a proposed new rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for Medicare Advantage, the capitated Medicare Part C program created in the 1990s that pays private insurers to cover seniors’ health care benefits. 

In the last week, President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came to Las Vegas with dueling messages about the state of the country.

House Republicans are moving an energy package that could have major implications for mining and permitting in Nevada, while Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) began the budgeting process for his subcommittee.

Cortez Masto won by less than 1 percent in a state where the price of gas spiked to $5.67 per gallon. In pre-election polling, Nevada voters picked “jobs and the economy” as their top issue, dwarfing the next closest issue by a factor of more than 3-to-1.

As the federal budgeting process begins in earnest, Nevada’s lawmakers have begun making requests. Meanwhile, one of President Joe Biden’s most popular programs among young people – student debt relief – is on the brink of cancellation by the Supreme Court.

Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) – Nevada’s sole Republican in Congress – said he plans to continue to serve in the House of Representatives.

The Federal Aviation Administration will give $31 million to Harry Reid International Airport for terminal upgrades through funding from a section of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) wrote, Rosen’s office announced Monday.

With the House on recess, Senate committees began holding hearings and Nevada Democrats reintroduced a bill to halt any administration action on Yucca Mountain. When both chambers return at the end of the month, members will begin pursuing bipartisan legislation – so I caught up with some members on their approach to it.

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) sponsored a Senate resolution opposing a tax policy considered politically radioactive, potentially previewing her approach to calling out Republican extremism on the campaign trail in 2024.

At Tuesday’s State of the Union, President Joe Biden took a policy victory lap, naming the bills Democrats passed and pledging to “finish the job.” I took a look at how those accomplishments are playing out in the Silver State.

With President Joe Biden likely to announce his re-election campaign in coming months, a new Nevada Independent / OH Predictive Insights poll finds him trailing both former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

More than five years have passed since the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, but Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) still carries the memory of entering the police station in the middle of the night and witnessing the devastation.

When President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union on Tuesday night, the audience will consist of special guests reflecting the Nevada delegation’s policy priorities, including people affected by police brutality and abortion bans. 

After a slow start to the congressional session, committee assignments have been finalized – and the Nevada delegation is well-represented across both chambers. Meanwhile, Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) is leading the Congressional Black Caucus in renewed efforts to take on police brutality after the killing of Tyre Nichols.

With the authorization that allows federal funds to flow to the Tahoe Basin set to expire next year, Nevada’s congressional delegation and Tahoe stakeholders are hopeful they can pass a re-authorization this year.

The debt limit affects the entire economy and could jeopardize benefits and federal spending. Its outcome remains unknown.

As chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Horsford's focus will be on implementation of the policies Democrats passed in the last Congress.

House Republicans began enacting their legislative agenda this week – most of which will be dead on arrival in the Democrat-controlled Senate.

Democratic California Rep. Ro Khanna introduced the resolution in Congress Tuesday to urge President Joe Biden to acknowledge the United States’ role in El Salvador’s 12-year civil war.