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D.C. Download: How Nevada's Democrats are navigating growing calls for Gaza ceasefire

More than five months have passed since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel declared war on Hamas. In the U.S., tensions have simmered among Democrats over the Biden administration’s handling of the war and the president’s continued support of Israel, as the death toll in Gaza has climbed to more than 31,000.

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Biden to visit Las Vegas and Reno

President Joe Biden will travel to both Reno and Las Vegas next week as he barnstorms battleground states this month, his campaign announced Thursday.

'No good options': Popular internet subsidy used by many Nevadans may disappear

Those digital gains are imperiled by a familiar obstacle: congressional inaction. Funding for the ACP is expected to run out in May, causing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to begin winding down the program; it stopped taking new applicants in early February. If Congress does not act to renew the program’s funding, hundreds of thousands of Nevadans could see their Internet bills increase or their service cut.

D.C. Download: The $1.59 trillion question

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.

How Biden's battle against resort and other 'junk' fees could affect Las Vegas

The war on junk fees has become a centerpiece of the president’s and Democrats’ political agenda. They’re banking on the issue being an electoral hit, believing junk fees to be universally unpopular. And the release of a proposed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule in October would give the effort teeth, creating a legal standard in which full prices must be displayed up front and additional fees must be legitimate.

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