2026Election Stories

The pastor's political activities could jeopardize the tax exempt status of his church – at least in theory. But at least one expert says it's doubtful the IRS will look into them, because the agency is short on resources.

AP sat down separately with lawmakers, three Republicans including Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) and three Democrats, to hear what it's like on Capitol Hill and what they can do to make it better.

The $70 million effort to replace traditional primaries with either nonpartisan ones or ranked choice voting in six state is run by Denver-based Unite America. The group has donated close to $14 million toward the passage of Nevada's Question 3.

During speeches in North Las Vegas and Reno, Harris rehashed a slew of her policies aimed at lowering health care, housing and grocery costs, and characterized her candidacy as a fight for freedom and dignity.

In a nearly 95-minute stump speech in Henderson, the former president played to an adoring audience while slamming Harris.

Las Vegas city attorneys could negotiate paying between $250 million and $286 million to the Badlands developer who was blocked from turning a golf course into housing.

The Indy analyzed the various scenarios in which Nevadans will decide the next president, as well as control of the U.S. Senate.

Washoe County has received attention in recent weeks after turnover at the top of the elections office there.

During her relatively brief time as Washoe County's registrar of voters, Cari-Ann Burgess has faced conspiracies and vitriol, but she said she still hadn't intended to leave.

In a 50-minute discussion at IndyFest, panelists also addressed the potential of a voter ID requirement and concerns about post-election unrest.

Five of the high court's justices ruled that justices disagreed with Republicans' interpretation of the law at the center of the lawsuit and determined it would not be in the public interest to change the election procedures this late in the cycle.

Campaigns from both parties have traversed the Las Vegas Valley courting AAPI voters, a critical, growing bloc who could decide several of the state's close elections. As 12 percent of the Nevada electorate — with 45 percent population growth since 2012 — campaign outreach has reflected the significance and diversity of AAPI voters. 

For more than an hour, participants at the event expressed wide-ranging grievances with the current state of affairs.

Steven Kull of the Program for Public Consultation at the University of Maryland said the public finds the political discourse "frustrating."

The event, hosted by Turning Point Action, was geared toward Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander voters — the first Trump event geared toward the bloc in Nevada this cycle. 

The publisher for The Cook Political Report said at IndyFest 2024 any "October surprise" in the Presidential campaign is not relevant. Every month in the past four years has seen an October surprise.

In a meeting with county staff, including representatives of the DA's office, Burgess said she was forced to put a request for leave in writing despite her desire to stay.

A super PAC linked to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is planning to make its first expenditure in the Nevada Senate race, less than two weeks before the election.

Judicial races are usually characterized by roadside signs saying nothing, fluffy TV ads and flashy mailers providing little illumination for voters who are mostly unfamiliar with the incumbents or challengers. This project aims to change that.

Republicans in Nevada are asking poll observers to complete a more than 15-item checklist that mostly centers on voting machine security. Critics say it invites harassment against workers and sows distrust.