The analysis revealed that although the Democratic candidate’s share of the vote decreased throughout the Las Vegas Valley, so did the GOP share (albeit by smaller margins), particularly in suburban areas.

The impressive nominating pace of both presidencies means that in his second term, Trump is unlikely to have much influence on the federal judiciary in Nevada. But his first-term impact on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where he appointed 10 of the court’s 29 judges, means that Nevada could be subject to more conservative judicial rulings in future cases. 

Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI, resides in Las Vegas at the home of a GOP megadonor.

Though newspapers detailed Laxalt's political decisions, she was better known in the Legislature as a mentor and “legend.”

Vastly outspent by Democrats in the U.S. Senate race in Nevada, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has scrapped an ambitious spending plan and is now taking a different approach.

The Nevada Senate campaigns (and supportive outside groups) are each spending millions of dollars to try to get voters to think of their opponent in the same breath as their party leader.

As a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the Nevada Constitution goes before voters in November, a new poll shows Silver State residents oppose criminalizing the procedure.

Between an interview with National Republican Senatorial Chair (NRSC) Steve Daines (R-MT) and new Democratic memos, it’s clear that both parties believe #WeMatter more than ever. 

The people who conspired to overturn the 2020 presidential election by force and installed fake electors in key battleground states — including Nevada — are once again calling the other guys cheaters.

In a Wednesday ruling, Chief U.S. District Court Judge Miranda Du dismissed the case on the grounds that the plaintiffs did not have standing to file the lawsuit.

Republican Senate nominee Sam Brown will report raising more than $4 million in the second quarter of 2024, easily the Army veteran’s best fundraising quarter yet.

As of Friday morning, about 380,000 Nevadans voted in the primary, a decrease of roughly 20 percent from the past two cycles. But a higher share of Democrats and Republicans voted by mail.

The Nevada Independent explains the trends and races that we’re watching in the primary and what the results could portend for the general election.

Republican former President Donald Trump led President Joe Biden, a Democrat, by 12 points in a head-to-head matchup. Yet the poll also showed Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) maintained a 2 percentage point lead on her likely Republican challenger Sam Brown.

Here’s a selection of reactions to the verdict from Nevada political leaders.

In an audio recording obtained by The Nevada Independent of a speech to supporters at a Las Vegas early vote rally that same day, Brown reiterated his opposition to the repository and explained his reasoning for changing stances between his 2022 run for Senate and now.

Of the states that will decide the 2024 election, Nevada has the highest percentage of its population who are veterans — a civically minded voting bloc of an estimated 200,000 with the power to swing a swing state. 

Almost all the GOP candidates running for the Legislature or Congress in Nevada are not running on election integrity. In 2022, the GOP nominees for key statewide races echoed election conspiracies.

Sam Brown, the front-runner in the race, wants to minimize the role of the agency but stopped short of calling for its elimination, a stance he held in 2022 and one taken by his farther-right opponents.

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) placed a $14 million ad reservation for the Las Vegas and Reno media markets Thursday, a massive buy portending another expensive Senate race this cycle.